Progressive Liberal Party
Partido Liberal Progresista
LeaderJorge Ubico Castañeda (1922–1944)
Federico Ponce Vaides (1944)
Founded1922
Legalised1925
Dissolved1944
Split fromLiberal Party
HeadquartersGuatemala City
IdeologyUbicoism
Liberalism[1][2]
Nationalism[1]
Anti-communism[1][3][4][5]
Political positionRight-wing to far-right

The Progressive Liberal Party was a political party in Guatemala.[6] It had a nationalistic and liberal ideology. It was founded in 1922, and dissolved in 1944.

The party, led by Jorge Ubico won the 1931 general election unopposed.[7][8]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Candidate Votes % Result
1922 Jorge Ubico
5%
 Lost Red X
1926 Jorge Ubico 36,940
11.39%
 Lost Red X
1931 Jorge Ubico 305,841
100%
 Elected Green tick

Legislative Assembly elections

Election Votes % Position Seats +/– Status in legislature
1923 0% Steady 2nd
0 / 69
 Steady 0 Opposition
1925 506 12.73% Steady 2nd
0 / 69
 Steady 0 Opposition
1926 36,940 11.39% Steady 2nd
5 / 69
 Increase 5 Opposition
1927 0% Steady 2nd
0 / 69
 Decrease 5 Opposition
1929 15.28% Steady 2nd
6 / 69
 Increase 6 Opposition
1931 305,841 100% Increase 1st
69 / 69
 Increase 63 Government
1935 100% Steady 1st
69 / 69
 Steady 0 Government
1944 44,571 91.84% Steady 1st
5 / 5
 Decrease 64 Government

Presidents of Guatemala

No. President Term start Term end Term length Vice President
1
(21)		 Jorge Ubico Jorge Ubico
(1878–1946)		 14 February 1931 1 July 1944 13 years, 138 days Vacant
2
(–)		 Juan Federico Ponce Vaides Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
(1889–1956)		 1 July 1944 20 October 1944 111 days Vacant

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mayra Valladares de Ruiz. "EL P ARllDO LIBERAL Y OTRAS ·FUERZAS POLÍTICAS 1871-1944" (PDF). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ Consejo Editorial de Plaza Pública. "Más inteligencia civil y menos populismo". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ubico, ¿Le debe algo la Historia?". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "1878: nace el ex presidente Jorge Ubico". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "1956: Guatemala termina la guerra con Alemania". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Central America in the 1930s". www.fsmitha.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Timeline: Guatemala". 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  8. ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook. Nohlen, Dieter. New York. 2005. ISBN 0-19-925358-7. OCLC 58051010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)


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