Honduran general election, 1948

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A general election (Spanish : Elecciones generales de Honduras de 1948) was held in Honduras on 10 October 1948. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

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Honduras republic in Central America

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. In the past, it was sometimes referred to as "Spanish Honduras" to differentiate it from British Honduras, which later became modern-day Belize. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

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“Even though the Liberal Party had been made legal again to give the appearance of a competitive election with the National Party, the Liberals boycotted the elections after assessing their chances. But as so often is the case in Central American history, the carefully chosen successor did not turn out to be all that malleable after all”. [1]

Liberal Party of Honduras political party

The Liberal Party of Honduras is a centre-right liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of the Liberal International. The PLH is identified with the color red and white, as the flag Francisco Morazan used in most of his military campaigns during time of the Central American Federal Republic.

National Party of Honduras political party

The National Party of Honduras is a political party in Honduras founded on February 27, 1902, by Manuel Bonilla Chirinos. Historically it has been one of the two most influential parties in the country. The party's platform is based on Christian humanist doctrine, and its five main principles are common wealth, dignity of the human person, equality, solidarity and subsidiarity.

Presidential election results [2]

CandidateParty/AllianceVotes%
Juan Manuel Gálvez National Party of Honduras (PNH)254,80299.85%
Angel Zúñiga Huete Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)21000.08%
Others17800.07%
Total valid votes255,190100%
Spoilt and invalid votes3,15501.05%
Total votes/Turnout300,49673.05%
Registered voters411,354
Population1,326,000

Legislative election [3]

Parties and alliancesVotes/districts%Seats
National Party of Honduras (PNH)254,80299.85%49
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)21000.08%00
Others17800.07%00
Total valid votes255,190100%49
Spoilt and invalid votes3,15501.05%
Total votes/Turnout300,49673.05%
Registered voters411,354
Population1,326,000

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References

  1. ↑ Weaver, Frederick Stirton. Inside the volcano: the history and political economy of Central America. Boulder: Westview Press. 1994. Pp. 145.
  2. ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.415.
  3. ↑ Political handbook of the world 1949. New York, 1950. Pp. 101

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