1958 Salvadoran legislative election

1958 Salvadoran legislative election

23 March 1958

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

Party Leader % Seats +/– PRUD José Lemus 100 54 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 23 March 1958. The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats unopposed after opposition candidates withdrew from the elections.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification	450,000	100.00	54	0
Total		450,000	100.00	54	0
Source: Nohlen

Bibliography

• Political Handbook of the world, 1958. New York, 1959.
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