1960 Salvadoran legislative election

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 24 April 1960.[1] The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats after the Central Electoral Council had disqualified the candidates of the Renovating Action Party in seven of fourteen constituencies.[2]

1960 Salvadoran legislative election
24 April 1960
All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly
  Majority party
 
Party PRUD
Last election 54
Seats won 54
Seat change
Popular vote 368,545
Percentage 87.7%
Swing 12.3%
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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification368,54587.73540
Renovating Action Party51,55712.270New
Total420,102100.00540
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p282

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