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1959 Guatemalan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 16 December 1959,[1] in order to elect half the seats in Congress. Voter turnout was just 44.91%.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal
National Democratic Reconciliation Party78,76325.812535
Revolutionary Party71,68223.497
National Democratic Movement67,61522.1613
Guatemalan Christian Democracy30,3589.9511
Revolutionary Unity Party21,1736.9400
Authentic Revolutionary Party14,1584.6400
National Renewal Party7,6772.5200
Guatemalan Anticommunist Liberal Party4,2551.3900
Institutional Reformist Party3,4991.1500
Anticommunist Authentic Party3,2121.0500
Party Nationalist Liberal Union2,7340.9000
Total305,126100.003366
Valid votes305,12689.88
Invalid/blank votes34,37010.12
Total votes339,496100.00
Registered voters/turnout756,00044.91
Source: Nohlen (votes)

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Bibliography

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  • Villagrán Kramer. Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala. 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1959. New York. 1960.