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1950 Salvadoran general election

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General elections were held in El Salvador between 26 and 29 March 1950. The result was a victory for Óscar Osorio in the presidential election,[1] and his Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification in the legislative election.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Óscar Osorio Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification 345,139 56.45
José Asencio Menéndez Renovated Action Party 266,271 43.55
Invalid/blank votes 36,256 -
Total 647,666 100
Source: Nohlen

Constitutional Assembly

Party Votes % Seats
Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification 345,139 56.45 38
Renovating Action Party 266,271 43.55 14
Invalid/blank votes 36,256 - -
Total 647,666 100 52
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.287.

Bibliography

  • Political Handbook of the world, 1950 New York, 1951
  • Benítez Manaut, Raúl (1990) "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas" Secuencia 17:71-92
  • Consejo Central de Elecciones (1951) Memoria de las elecciones de 1950 San Salvador: Secretaria de Información de la Presidencia de la Republica.
  • Eguizábal, Cristina (1984) "El Salvador: elecciones sin democracia" Polemica 14/15:16-33
  • Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1967. El Salvador election factbook, March 5, 1967. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems.
  • Kantor, Harry (1969) Patterns of politics and political systems in Latin America Chicago: Rand McNally & Company
  • Montgomery, Tommie Sue (1995) Revolution in El Salvador: From civil strife to civil peace Boulder: Westview
  • Parker, Franklin D (1981) The Central American republics Westport: Greenwood Press
  • Ruddle, Kenneth (1972) Latin American political statistics Supplement to the statistical abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, UCLA
  • Webre, Stephen (1979) José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972 Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press
  • Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter (1997) Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press
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