1958 Salvadoran legislative election

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1958 Salvadoran legislative election
← 1956 23 March 1958 1960 →
All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly
  Majority party
 
Party PRUD
Last election 54
Seats won 54
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 450,000
Percentage 100%
Swing Increase 5.6%
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Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 23 March 1958.[1] The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats unopposed after opposition candidates withdrew from the elections.[2]

Results[]

Salvadoran legislative election, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1960.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification450,000100.00540
Total450,000100.00540
Source: Nohlen

References[]

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Benítez Manaut, Raúl (1990) "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas" Secuencia 17:71-92, p72

Bibliography[]

  • Political Handbook of the world, 1958. New York, 1959.
  • Eguizábal, Cristina. 1984. "El Salvador: elecciones sin democracia." Polemica (Costa Rica) 14/15:16-33 (marzo-junio 1984).
  • 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.
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