1952 Salvadoran legislative election

1952 Salvadoran legislative election

March 1952

All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly 28 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PRUD Óscar Osorio 100 54 +16 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador in March 1952. The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which was the only party to contest the elections as the opposition Renovating Action Party claimed that they were rigged.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification	700,979	100.00	54	+16
Total		700,979	100.00	54	+2
Source: Nohlen

Bibliography

• Political Handbook of the world, 1952. New York, 1953.
• Benítez Manaut, Raúl. 1990. "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas." Secuencia 17:71-92 (mayo-agosto de 1990).
• Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1967. El Salvador election factbook, March 5, 1967. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems.
• Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.