Peruvian general election, 1956

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General elections were held in Peru on 17 June 1956 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress.[1] Manuel Prado Ugarteche of the Pradist Democratic Movement won the presidential election with 45.5% of the vote.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Manuel Prado UgartechePradist Democratic Movement567,71345.5
Fernando Belaúnde TerryDemocratic Youth Front457,96636.7
Hernando de Lavalle VargasNational Unity/Democratic Concordance222,61917.8
Invalid/blank votes75,931
Total1,324,229100
Registered voters/turnout1,575,74184.0
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
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