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


Party		Votes	%	Seats
Party		Votes	%	Won	Total	+/–
	PRDN–MDN–PUD	150,948	50.52	–	50	+2
	Revolutionary Party	81,500	27.27	–	9	+2
	National Liberation Movement	25,102	8.40	–	3	New
	Guatemalan Christian Democracy	20,957	7.01	–	4	–7
	Democratic Authentic Party	20,310	6.80	0	0	New
Total		298,817	100.00	33	66	0

Valid votes		298,817	82.53
Invalid/blank votes		63,247	17.47
Total votes		362,064	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		814,000	44.48
Source: Nohlen (votes)

References

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

Bibliography

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.

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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America