Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1953

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Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala for half the seats in Congress between 16 and 18 January 1953. The Revolutionary Action Party won a plurality of seats.

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.

Revolutionary Action Party was a leftist political party in Guatemala during the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution. Formed in 1945, the party went through a series of mergers and fractures before dissolving in 1954 after the United States-backed coup d'état.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Revolutionary Action Party 22
Party of the Guatemalan Revolution 16
National Renovation Party 7
Guatemalan Labor Party 4
Four other parties¹5
Independents¹4
Invalid/blank votes--
Total241,31810056

¹ The four other parties were opposition parties, whilst the independents were all pro-government.

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