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 Ugarteche	Pradist Democratic Movement	567,713	45.5
Fernando Belaúnde Terry	Democratic Youth Front	457,966	36.7
Hernando de Lavalle Vargas	National Unity/Democratic Concordance	222,619	17.8
Invalid/blank votes		75,931	–
Total		1,324,229	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,575,741	84.0
Source: Nohlen

References

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

Elections and referendums in Peru
Presidential elections	1833 1840 1845 1851 1858 1862 1868 1871–1872 1872 1876 1886 1890 1894 1895 1899 1903 1904 1908 1912 1915 1919 1931 1936 1939 1945 1950 1956 1962 1963 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
Parliamentary elections	1871 1875 1877 1901 1904 1907 1909 1911 1913 1917 1931 1939 1945 1950 1956 1962 1963 1978 1980 1985 1990 1992 1995 2000 2001 2006 2011 2016 2020 2021
Regional elections	2014 2018
Municipal elections	2014 2018
Referendums	1865 1919 1939 1993 2010 2018

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