1932 Honduran general election

A general election (Spanish: Elecciones generales de Honduras de 1932) was held in Honduras on 28 October 1932. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

"President Vicente Mejía Colindres resisted pressure from his own party to manipulate the results to favor the Liberal Party of Honduras candidate, Angel Zúñiga Huete. As a result, the National Party of Honduras candidate, Tiburcio Carías Andino, won the election by a margin of some 20,000 votes".[1]

Presidential election results
Candidate Party/Alliance Votes %
Tiburcio Carías Andino National Party of Honduras (PNH) 81,211 ??
Angel Zúñiga Huete Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) 61,643 ??
Others ?? ??
Total valid votes ?? 100%
Spoilt and invalid votes ?? ??
Total votes/Turnout ?? ??
Registered voters ??
Population 958,000

[2]

Legislative election
Parties and alliances Votes/districts % Seats
National Party of Honduras (PNH) ?? ?? 43
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) ?? ?? 13
Others ?? ?? 00
Total valid votes ?? 100% 56
Spoilt and invalid votes ?? ??
Total votes/Turnout ?? ??
Registered voters ??
Population 958,000

[3]

References
  1. Haggerty, Richard and Richard Millet. 1995. “Historical setting.” Merrill, Tim L., ed. 1995. Honduras: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Pp. 28.
  2. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.414.
  3. Political handbook of the world 1934. New York, 1935. Pp. 88

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