1948 Honduran general election

Politics of Honduras
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Political parties
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Eduardo Enrique Reina

General elections were held in Honduras on 10 October 1948.[1] The elections were boycotted by the Liberal Party as the party was restricted from campaigning. Instead, they called for the electorate to abstain from voting.[2]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Juan Manuel GálvezNational Party254,80299.85
Angel Zúñiga HueteLiberal Party2100.08
Other candidates1780.07
Total255,190100.00
Valid votes255,19098.78
Invalid/blank votes3,1551.22
Total votes258,345100.00
Registered voters/turnout300,49685.97
Source: Nohlen

Congress

PartySeats+/–
National Party49+4
Liberal Party00
Others0–
Total49+4
Source: Political Handbook of the World[3]

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p415
  3. ^ Political Handbook of the World 1949, p101

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