1948 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras on 10 October 1948. ^[1] The elections were boycotted by the Liberal Party as the party was restricted from campaigning. Instead, they called for the electorate to abstain from voting. ^[2]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Juan Manuel Gálvez	National Party	254,802	99.85
	Angel Zúñiga Huete	Liberal Party	210	0.08
	Other candidates		178	0.07
Total			255,190	100.00
Valid votes			255,190	98.78
Invalid/blank votes			3,155	1.22
Total votes			258,345	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			300,496	85.97
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party		Seats	+/–
	National Party	49	+4
	Liberal Party	0	0
	Others	0	–
Total		49	+4
Source: Political Handbook of the World [3]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p415
3. Political Handbook of the World 1949, p101

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