1956 Peruvian general election

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. They were the first elections in Peru in which women could vote.[2]

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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
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References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p450
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