1960 Panamanian general election
The Panama held a general election on 20 May 1960, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.
“Ernesto de la Guardia's administration had been overwhelmed by the rioting and other problems, and the National Patriotic Coalition, lacking effective opposition in the National Assembly, began to disintegrate. Most dissenting factions joined the National Liberal Party in the National Opposition Union”. [1]
The 1960 election was without precedent in Panama. For once the usual charges of illegal intervention by the National Guard were absent, and the opposition Liberal coalition candidate, Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón, was declared the winner and installed in office in an unexpectedly peaceful transfer of power. [2]
Presidential election results
| Candidate | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón | National Opposition Union (UNO) | 100,042 | 41.43% |
| National Liberal Party (PLN) | 42,394 | 17.56% | |
| Republican Party (PR) | 26,073 | 10.82% | |
| Third Nationalist Party (TPN) | 16,068 | 06.65% | |
| National Liberation Movement (MLN) | 15,507 | 06.42% | |
| Ricardo Manuel Arias Espinosa | National Patriotic Coalition (CPN) | 85,981 | 35.61% |
| Víctor Florencio Goytía | Popular Alliance (AP) | 55,455 | 22.96% |
| Liberal Civic Resistance Party (PRCL) | 29,031 | 12.02% | |
| Progressive National Party (PPN) | 9,785 | 04.04% | |
| DIPAL Party (PD) | 8,635 | 03.58% | |
| Renewal Party (PREN) | 8,004 | 03.31% | |
| Total valid votes | 241,478 | 100% | |
| Spoilt and invalid votes | 16,561 | 06.42% | |
| Total votes/Turnout | 258,039 | 59.26% | |
| Registered voters | 435,454 | ||
| Population | 1,075,541 | ||
Legislative election
| Parties and alliances | Votes/districts | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Opposition Union (UNO) | ?? | ?? | 28 |
| National Liberal Party (PLN) | ?? | ?? | 08 |
| Republican Party (PR) | ?? | ?? | 09 |
| Third Nationalist Party (TPN) | ?? | ?? | 07 |
| National Liberation Movement (MLN) | ?? | ?? | 04 |
| National Patriotic Coalition (CPN) | ?? | ?? | 18 |
| Popular Alliance (AP) | ?? | ?? | 07 |
| Liberal Civic Resistance Party (PRCL) | ?? | ?? | 03 |
| Progressive National Party (PPN) | ?? | ?? | 02 |
| DIPAL Party (PD) | ?? | ?? | 01 |
| Renewal Party (PREN) | ?? | ?? | 01 |
| Total valid votes | ?? | 100% | 53 |
| Spoilt and invalid votes | ?? | ?? | |
| Total votes/Turnout | ?? | ?? | |
| Registered voters | 435,454 | ||
| Population | 1,075,541 |
References
- ^ Black, Jan Knippers and Edmundo Flores. "Historical setting." Meditz, Sandra W. 1989. Panama: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Rederal Research Division, Library of Congress. Pp. 37.
- ^ Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 10.
- ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.532.
- ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.529.
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