1961 Guatemalan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 3 December 1961, in order to elect half the seats in Congress. Following the election, the National Democratic Reconciliation Party-National Democratic Movement-Democratic Unity Party alliance held 50 of the 66 seats. Voter turnout was just 44.48%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won	Total	+/–
	PRDN–MDN–PUD	150,948	50.52	–	50	+2
	Revolutionary Party	81,500	27.27	–	9	+2
	National Liberation Movement	25,102	8.40	–	3	New
	Guatemalan Christian Democracy	20,957	7.01	–	4	–7
	Democratic Authentic Party	20,310	6.80	0	0	New
Total		298,817	100.00	33	66	0
Valid votes		298,817	82.53
Invalid/blank votes		63,247	17.47
Total votes		362,064	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		814,000	44.48
Source: Nohlen (votes)

Bibliography

• Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
• Political handbook and Atlas of the world 1961. New York, 1962.