1957 Guatemalan general election

1957 Guatemalan general election
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Presidential election
 
Nominee Miguel Ortiz Miguel Ydígoras Miguel Asturias Quiñónez
Party MLN PRDN DCG
Popular vote 241,335 173,365 52,600
Percentage 51.64% 37.10% 11.26%
President before election

Arturo Gonzáles
MLN

President-elect

None
(Results annulled)

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General elections were held in Guatemala on 20 October 1957.[1] Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won the presidential election. However, the elections were nullified on 23 October 1957 following protests against electoral fraud, and fresh elections were held in 1958.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Miguel Ortiz PassarelliNational Democratic Movement241,33551.64
Miguel Ydígoras FuentesNational Democratic Reconciliation Party173,36537.10
Miguel Asturias QuiñónezGuatemalan Christian Democracy52,60011.26
Total467,300100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Bibliography

  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1957. New York, 1958.