1961 Guatemalan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 3 December 1961,^[1] in order to elect half the seats in Congress. Following the election, the National Democratic Reconciliation Party-National Democratic Movement-Democratic Unity Party alliance held 50 of the 66 seats. Voter turnout was just 44.48%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Won	Total	+/–
	PRDN–MDN–PUD	150,948	50.52	–	50	+2
	Revolutionary Party	81,500	27.27	–	9	+2
	National Liberation Movement	25,102	8.40	–	3	New
	Guatemalan Christian Democracy	20,957	7.01	–	4	–7
	Democratic Authentic Party	20,310	6.80	0	0	New
Total		298,817	100.00	33	66	0
Valid votes		298,817	82.53
Invalid/blank votes		63,247	17.47
Total votes		362,064	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		814,000	44.48
Source: Nohlen (votes)