1958 Salvadoran legislative election

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1958 Salvadoran legislative election
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  1956 23 March 1958 1960  

All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
PRUD José Lemus 100540

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 23 March 1958. [1] The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats unopposed after opposition candidates withdrew from the elections. [2]

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Salvadoran legislative election, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1960.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification 450,000100.00540
Total450,000100.00540
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Benítez Manaut, Raúl (1990) "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas" Secuencia 17:71-92, p72

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