1956 Salvadoran legislative election

1956 Salvadoran legislative election

← 1954 May 15, 1956 (1956-05-15) 1958 →
All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly
Majority party   Party PRUD Last election 54 Seats won 54 Seat change Popular vote 552,000 Percentage 94.4% Swing 5.6%

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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.

Results[]

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[]

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.