Honduran general election, 1948

A general election was held in Honduras on 10 October 1948. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

“Even though the Liberal Party had been made legal again to give the appearance of a competitive election with the National Party, the Liberals boycotted the elections after assessing their chances. But as so often is the case in Central American history, the carefully chosen successor did not turn out to be all that malleable after all”. [1]


Presidential election results[2]

Candidate Party/Alliance Votes %
Juan Manuel Gálvez National Party of Honduras (PNH) 254,802 99.85%
Angel Zúñiga Huete Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) 210 00.08%
Others 178 00.07%
Total valid votes 255,190 100%
Spoilt and invalid votes 3,155 01.05%
Total votes/Turnout 300,496 73.05%
Registered voters 411,354
Population 1,326,000

Legislative election [3]

Parties and alliances Votes/districts % Seats
National Party of Honduras (PNH) 254,802 99.85% 49
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) 210 00.08% 00
Others 178 00.07% 00
Total valid votes 255,190 100% 49
Spoilt and invalid votes 3,155 01.05%
Total votes/Turnout 300,496 73.05%
Registered voters 411,354
Population 1,326,000

References

  1. ↑ Weaver, Frederick Stirton. Inside the volcano: the history and political economy of Central America. Boulder: Westview Press. 1994. Pp. 145.
  2. ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.415.
  3. ↑ Political handbook of the world 1949. New York, 1950. Pp. 101


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Krehm, William. Democracia y tiranias en el Caribe. Buenos Aires: Editorial Parnaso. (First edition in 1947). 1957.

Leonard, Thomas M. “The quest for Central American democracy since 1945.” Assessing democracy in Latin America. 1998. Boulder: Westview Press.

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