Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1961

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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 held
PRDN-MDN-PUD	150,948	50.52		50
Revolutionary Party	81,500	27.27		9
Movement of National Liberation	25,102	8.40		3
Guatemalan Christian Democracy	20,957	7.01		4
Democratic Authentic Party	20,310	6.80	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	63,247	-	-	-
Total	362,064	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 and Atlas of the world 1961. New York, 1962.