1960 Panamanian general election

The Panama held a general election on 20 May 1960, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly.

“Ernesto de la Guardia's administration had been overwhelmed by the rioting and other problems, and the National Patriotic Coalition, lacking effective opposition in the National Assembly, began to disintegrate. Most dissenting factions joined the National Liberal Party in the National Opposition Union”. [1]

The 1960 election was without precedent in Panama. For once the usual charges of illegal intervention by the National Guard were absent, and the opposition Liberal coalition candidate, Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón, was declared the winner and installed in office in an unexpectedly peaceful transfer of power. [2]

Presidential election results
Candidate Party/Alliance Votes %
Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón National Opposition Union (UNO) 100,042 41.43%
National Liberal Party (PLN) 42,394 17.56%
Republican Party (PR) 26,073 10.82%
Third Nationalist Party (TPN) 16,068 06.65%
National Liberation Movement (MLN) 15,507 06.42%
Ricardo Manuel Arias Espinosa National Patriotic Coalition (CPN) 85,981 35.61%
Víctor Florencio Goytía Popular Alliance (AP) 55,455 22.96%
Liberal Civic Resistance Party (PRCL) 29,031 12.02%
Progressive National Party (PPN) 9,785 04.04%
DIPAL Party (PD) 8,635 03.58%
Renewal Party (PREN) 8,004 03.31%
Total valid votes 241,478 100%
Spoilt and invalid votes 16,561 06.42%
Total votes/Turnout 258,039 59.26%
Registered voters 435,454
Population 1,075,541

[3]

Legislative election
Parties and alliances Votes/districts % Seats
National Opposition Union (UNO) ?? ?? 28
National Liberal Party (PLN) ?? ?? 08
Republican Party (PR) ?? ?? 09
Third Nationalist Party (TPN) ?? ?? 07
National Liberation Movement (MLN) ?? ?? 04
National Patriotic Coalition (CPN) ?? ?? 18
Popular Alliance (AP) ?? ?? 07
Liberal Civic Resistance Party (PRCL) ?? ?? 03
Progressive National Party (PPN) ?? ?? 02
DIPAL Party (PD) ?? ?? 01
Renewal Party (PREN) ?? ?? 01
Total valid votes ?? 100% 53
Spoilt and invalid votes ?? ??
Total votes/Turnout ?? ??
Registered voters 435,454
Population 1,075,541

[4]

References
  1. Black, Jan Knippers and Edmundo Flores. "Historical setting." Meditz, Sandra W. 1989. Panama: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Rederal Research Division, Library of Congress. Pp. 37.
  2. Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. Panama: election factbook, May 12, 1968. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1968. Pp. 10.
  3. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.532.
  4. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.529.
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