Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 16 December 1959, 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

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.