Labor Party (El Salvador)

The Labor Party (Partido Laborista) was a Salvadoran political party that existed from 1930 to 1931.

Labor Party

Partido Laborista
AbbreviationPL
LeaderArturo Araujo
Founded1930
Banned1931
HeadquartersSan Salvador, El Salvador

The party was founded by Arturo Araujo in 1930. The party joined a coalition with Maximiliano Hernández Martínez's National Republican Party during the 1931 general election.[1] The coalition failed to win a majority but Araujo was elected president by the Legislative Assembly.

The party dissolved following the 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état when all political parties were banned.[2]

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Votes % Result Refs.
1931 Arturo Araujo 106,777 46.65% Elected Y [1]

Legislative Assembly elections
Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Refs
1931 Arturo Araujo
0 / 42

Labor Presidents of El Salvador
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Election Vice President
1 Arturo Araujo
(1878–1967)		 1 March 1931 2 December 1931 1931 Maximiliano Hernández Martínez

See also

References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook Vol. 1 Oxford University Press, p287
  2. Grieb, Kenneth J (1971) "The United States and the rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez" Journal of Latin American Studies 3, 2 p152
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