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Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 16 December 1959,[1] in order to elect half the seats in Congress. Voter turnout was just 44.91%.
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
| Won
|
Total held
|
| National Democratic Reconciliation Party |
78,763 |
25.81 |
25 |
35
|
| Revolutionary Party |
71,682 |
23.49 |
|
7
|
| National Democratic Movement |
67,615 |
22.16 |
|
13
|
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy |
30,358 |
9.95 |
|
11
|
| Revolutionary Unity Party |
21,173 |
6.94 |
0 |
0
|
| Authentic Revolutionary Party |
14,158 |
4.64 |
0 |
0
|
| National Renewal Party |
7,677 |
2.52 |
0 |
0
|
| Guatemalan Anticommunist Liberal Party |
4,255 |
1.39 |
0 |
0
|
| Institutional Reformist Party |
3,499 |
1.15 |
0 |
0
|
| Anticommunist Authentic Party |
3,212 |
1.05 |
0 |
0
|
| Party Nationalist Liberal Union |
2,734 |
0.90 |
0 |
0
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
34,370 |
- |
- |
-
|
| Total |
339,496 |
100 |
33 |
66
|
| Source: Nohlen
|
References
Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer. Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala. 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1959. New York. 1960.
Guatemala portal 
