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1961 Guatemalan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 3 December 1961,[1] in order to elect half the seats in Congress. Following the election, the National Democratic Reconciliation Party-National Democratic Movement-Democratic Unity Party alliance held 50 of the 66 seats. Voter turnout was just 44.48%.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
PRDNMDNPUD150,94850.5250+2
Revolutionary Party81,50027.279+2
National Liberation Movement25,1028.403New
Guatemalan Christian Democracy20,9577.014–7
Democratic Authentic Party20,3106.8000New
Total298,817100.0033660
Valid votes298,81782.53
Invalid/blank votes63,24717.47
Total votes362,064100.00
Registered voters/turnout814,00044.48
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 and Atlas of the world 1961. New York, 1962.