Nicaraguan general election, 1957

General elections were held in Nicaragua to elect a president and parliament on 3 February 1957.

“Luis Somoza Debayle formalized his grip on the presidency through fraudulent elections in February 1957 which were boycotted by all the opposition except the puppet Conservative Nationalist Party (PNC). The Popular Social Christian Party (PPSC) was created in reaction to these elections and received support from younger Conservatives dissatisfied with their party’s inability to make any political impact on the dictatorship”. ^[1]

Presidential election results^[2]

Candidate	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle	Liberal Nationalist Party (PLN)	316,998	89.25%
Edmundo Amador Pineda	Conservative Nationalist Party (PCN)	38,180	10.75%
Total valid votes		355,178	100%
Spoilt and invalid votes		??	??
Total votes/Turnout		??	??
Registered voters		??	–
Population		1,290,000	–

Legislative election ^[3]

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats/ Senate	Seats/ Chamber of Deputies
Liberal Nationalist Party (PLN)	316,998	89.25%	12	28
Conservative Nationalist Party (PCN)	38,180	10.75%	04+3*	14
Total valid votes	355,178	100%	16+3*	42
Spoilt and invalid votes	??	??	–	–
Total votes/Turnout	??	??	–	–
Registered voters	??	–	–	–
Population	1,290,000	–	–	–

(*) Plus the defeated Presidential candidate in 1957 (Conservative) and two life-time Senators (Conservatives) by virtue of their being ex-Presidents of the Republic.

References

1. ^ Bulmer-Thomas, Victor. “ Nicaragua since 1930.” Central America since independence. 1991. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 254.
2. ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.501.
3. ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.496.

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