1936 Honduran Constituent Assembly election
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Background
Congress voted on 6 January to call elections for a Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution, with 56 in favour and two against.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | 132,948 | 99.97 | 59 | |
| Liberal Party | 46 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Total | 132,994 | 100.00 | 59 | |
| Source: Argueta[4] | ||||
Aftermath
The newly elected Assembly met for the first time on 8 March. It drafted a constitution, article 202 of which allowed president Tiburcio CarÃas Andino and vice president Abraham Williams Calderón to continue in power until 1 January 1943.[5] It also extended its term until December 1942.[6]