1956 Salvadoran legislative election explained
| Country: | El Salvador |
| Previous Election: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1958 |
| Election Date: | 15 May 1956 |
| Seats For Election: | All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Party1: | Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification |
| Leader1: | Óscar Osorio |
| Percentage1: | 94.36 |
| Seats1: | 54 |
| Last Election1: | 54 |
| Map: | Elecciones legislativas de El Salvador de 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958 y 1960 - Resultados por Departamento.svg |
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 15 May 1956.[1] The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats.
Bibliography
- Political Handbook of the world, 1956. New York, 1957.
- Benítez Manaut, Raúl. 1990. "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas." Secuencia 17:71-92 (mayo-agosto de 1990).
- Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1967. El Salvador election factbook, March 5, 1967. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems.
- Ruddle, Kenneth. 1972. Latin American political statistics. supplement to the statistical abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, UCLA.
- Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen]
