1954 Guatemalan general election
Constituent Assembly elections were held alongside a plebiscite on the presidency of Carlos Castillo Armas in Guatemala on 10 October 1954. A reported 99.92% of voters voted in favour of Armas' presidency, whilst the National Anti-Communist Front won 57 of the 65 seats in the Assembly.
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Results
Armas as president
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 485,699 | 99.92 |
| Against | 400 | 0.08 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | |
| Total | 486,099 | 100 |
| Source: Holden | ||
Constituent Assembly
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| National Anti-Communist Front | 57 | |
| Anti-Communist University Students Committee | 2 | |
| ACCA | 2 | |
| Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West | 2 | |
| Independents | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | |
| Source: Ebel | ||
Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1954. New York, 1955.
- Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.
- Holden, Robert H. 2004. Armies without nations: public violence and state formation in Central America, 1821-1960. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Ebel, Roland H. 1998. Misunderstood caudillo: Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes and the failure of democracy in Guatemala. Lanham: University Press of America.
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