Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election, 1961
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in El Salvador on 17 December 1961.[1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won all 54 seats.
Results
| Parties and alliances |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| National Conciliation Party |
207,701 |
60.1 |
54 |
| Union of Democratic Parties¹ |
64,916 |
18.8 |
0 |
| National Action Party |
49,300 |
14.3 |
0 |
| Authentic Constitutional Party |
23,665 |
6.8 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
|
- |
- |
| Total |
345,582 |
100 |
54 |
| Source: Nohlen |
¹ The Union of Democratic Parties was an alliance of the Renovating Action Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Social Democrat Party.
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 9780199283576
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