1970 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 1 March 1970.[1] No candidate received over 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio being elected by Congress on 21 March by a vote of 37 to 17.[2] The National Liberation MovementInstitutional Democratic Party alliance also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 54% in the presidential election and 53% in the Congressional elections.

1970 Guatemalan general election

1 March 1970
Presidential election
 
Nominee Carlos Arana Osorio Mario Fuentes Pieruccini
Party MLN Revolutionary
Running mate Eduardo Cáceres Óscar Castañeda
Electoral vote 37 17
Popular vote 251,135 202,241
Percentage 43.35% 34.91%

President before election

Julio Méndez
Revolutionary

President-elect

Carlos Arana
MLN

Results

President

CandidatePartyPopular voteCongress vote
Votes%Votes%
Carlos Manuel Arana OsorioMLNPID251,13543.353768.52
Mario Fuentes PierucciniRevolutionary Party202,24134.911731.48
Jorge Lucas CaballerosGuatemalan Christian Democracy125,94821.74
Total579,324100.0054100.00
Valid votes579,32490.42
Invalid/blank votes61,3609.58
Total votes640,684100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,190,44953.8255
Source: Nohlen

Congress

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
MLNPID231,52841.7131+5
Revolutionary Party201,11936.2419–10
Guatemalan Christian Democracy122,37922.050New
Total555,026100.00500
Valid votes555,02687.55
Invalid/blank votes78,95312.45
Total votes633,979100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,190,44953.26
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Thomas Skinner (1974) The West Indies & Caribbean Year Book: Anuario Comercial de Las Antillas Y Países Del Caribe, Volume 1974, p509

Bibliography

  • Guía del organismo legislativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968.
  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1971.
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