Honduran legislative election, 1930

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A legislative election was held in Honduras in October 1930.

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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Legislative election [1]

Parties and alliancesVotes/districts%Seats
National Party of Honduras (PNH)????23
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)????23
Vacant2
Total valid votes??100%48
Spoilt and invalid votes????
Total votes/Turnout????
Registered voters??
Population958,000

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References

  1. Political handbook of the world 1931. New York, 1932. Pp. 91.

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