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1952 Salvadoran legislative election

1952 Salvadoran legislative election
El Salvador
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All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PRUD Óscar Osorio 100 54 +16
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador in March 1952.[1] The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which was the only party to contest the elections as the opposition Renovating Action Party claimed that they were rigged.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification700,979100.0054+16
Total700,979100.0054+2
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Webre, Stephen (1979) José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972 Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, p18

Bibliography

  • Political Handbook of the world, 1952. New York, 1953.
  • Benítez Manaut, Raúl. 1990. "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas." Secuencia 17:71-92 (mayo-agosto de 1990).
  • Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1967. El Salvador election factbook, March 5, 1967. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems.
  • Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.