Guatemalan Constitutional Assembly election, 1984

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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Guatemala on 1 July 1984. [1] Although the National Centre Union received the most votes, an alliance of the National Liberation Movement and Nationalist Authentic Centre emerged as the largest bloc with 23 of the 88 seats. Voter turnout was 78%. [2]

Guatemala republic in Central America

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, Honduras to the east, El Salvador to the southeast and the Pacific Ocean to the south. With an estimated population of around 16.6 million, it is the most populated country in Central America. Guatemala is a representative democracy; its capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City.

National Liberation Movement (Guatemala) political party in Guatemala

The National Liberation Movement was a Guatemalan political party formed in 1954 by Carlos Castillo Armas. The party served as political platform for the military junta.

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Results

PartyDistrictPRTotal seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
National Centre Union 278.74017.9516273.74417.83521
MLN-CAN 260.46616.7718249.71216.26523
Guatemalan Christian Democracy 261.20716.7814326.06421.24620
Revolutionary Party 179.19911.548146.0929.51210
National Renewal Party 126.0218.113133.6808.7125
Institutional Democratic Party 109.9057.083106.1886.9225
Anti-Communist Unification Party 53.3853.44061.1663.9811
United Front of the Revolution 45.4902.93045.6772.9700
Emerging Movement of Harmony 43.7532.82042.7642.7800
National Unity Front 47.3663.05140.4882.6401
Democratic Action 36.7472.37028.3471.8500
Democratic Civic Front 27.9281.80028.0401.8300
Democratic Party of National Cooperation 18.5441.19025.2381.6400
Progressive Party 14.6860.95014.3540.9300
FDP-CND 13.3760.86014.0500.9100
DCG-PNR 14.7620.9511
Rural Organization of Social Action 12.2220.7911
Progressive National Alliance 6.7660.4400
United Zacapa Committee 2.7310.1800
Invalid/blank votes439,120459,379
Total1,992,394100651,994,9331002388
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN   9780199283576
  2. Nohlen, p331

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