Salvadoran presidential election, 1945
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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador between 14 and 16 January 1945. The result was a victory for Salvador Castaneda Castro of the Social Democratic Unification Party.[1] The election was boycotted by five candidates who withdrew after accusing Osmín Aguirre y Salinas of unfair practices to ensure victory for his favoured candidate.[2]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salvador Castaneda Castro | Social Democratic Unification Party | 312,754 | 99.70 | ||
Osmín Aguirre y Salinas | Social Democratic Party | 690 | 0.22 | ||
Antonio Claramount Lucero | Progressive Fraternal party | 165 | 0.05 | ||
Arturo Romero | Democratic Union Party | 55 | 0.02 | ||
Napoleón Viera Altamirano | Republican Social Front | 29 | 0.01 | ||
José Cipriano Castro | Salvadorean People's Party | 1 | 0.00 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | - | ||||
Total | 313,694 | 100 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
Bibliography
- Krehm, William (1957) Democracia y tiranias en el Caribe Buenos Aires: Editorial Parnaso
- Larde y Larin, Jorge (1958) Guía histórica de El Salvador San Salvador: Ministerio de cultura
- Herman, Edward S. and Frank Brodhead (1984) Demonstration elections: U.S.-staged elections in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and El Salvador Boston: South End Press
- Political Handbook of the world, 1945 New York, 1946
- Webre, Stephen (1979) José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972 Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press
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