1956 Salvadoran legislative election
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 15 May 1956.[1] The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification | 552,000 | 94.36 | 54 | 0 | |
| National Action Party | 33,000 | 5.64 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 585,000 | 100.00 | 54 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Bibliography
- Political Handbook of the world, 1956. New York, 1957.
- 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.
- Ruddle, Kenneth. 1972. Latin American political statistics. supplement to the statistical abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, UCLA.
- Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America | |
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