1957 Honduran Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Honduras on 22 September 1957.^[1] In November the Assembly elected Ramón Villeda Morales as president.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	205,135	61.85	36	+36
	National Party	98,088	29.57	18	+18
	National Reformist Movement	28,437	8.57	4	New
Total		331,660	100.00	58	0

Registered voters/turnout		522,359	–
Source: Nohlen

Aftermath

On 16 November the Assembly elected Ramón Villeda Morales as president by a vote of 37 to 20.^[2] Following his election, the Liberal Party formed a coalition government with the National Party and the National Reformist Movement, with cabinet portfolios divided on a 6:2:1 ratio.^[3] However, the National Party and National Reformist Movement held protests in Tegucigalpa on the day of the presidential vote.^[3]

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ John D. Martz (1959) Central America, the crisis and the challenge, p161
^ ^a ^b Robert MacCameron (1983) Bananas, labor and politics in Honduras: 1954-1963, p94

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[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] John D. Martz (1959) Central America, the crisis and the challenge, p161

[RM-3] Robert MacCameron (1983) Bananas, labor and politics in Honduras: 1954-1963, p94

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