Honduran Constituent Assembly election, 1957

A legislative election was held in Honduras on 22 September 1957. The people elected 58 deputies to the Constituent Assembly.

Legislative election

Parties and alliances	Votes/districts	%	Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)	205,135	61.85%	36
National Party of Honduras (PNH)	98,088	29.57%	18
National Reformist Movement (MNR)	28,437	08.57%	04
Total valid votes	331,660	100%	58
Spoilt and invalid votes	??	??
Total votes/Turnout	??	??
Registered voters	522,359
Population	1,769,000

References

Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.410.

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