1956 Ecuadorian general election

3 June 1956
Presidential election
 
Nominee Camilo Ponce Enríquez Raúl Clemente Huerta
Party PSC PLRE
Alliance AP FDN
Running mate Francisco Illingworth José María Plaza
Popular vote 178,424 175,378
Percentage 29.04% 28.54%

 
Nominee Carlos Guevara Moreno José Ricardo Chiriboga Villagómez
Party CFP Dissidents
Running mate Alfonso Zambrano Orejuela Octavio Viteri Velásquez
Popular vote 149,935 110,686
Percentage 24.40% 18.01%

Results by province

President before election

Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
FNV

Elected President

Camilo Ponce Enríquez
PSC

General elections were held in Ecuador on 3 June 1956.[1] The presidential elections were won by Camilo Ponce Enríquez of the People's Alliance, a coalition of the Conservative Party, the Social Christian Party and Ecuadorian Nationalist Revolutionary Action. He defeated Raúl Clemente Huerta of the National Democratic Front (an alliance of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party) by 0.4% of the vote. He took office on 1 September.[2]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Camilo Ponce EnríquezPeople's Alliance (PSCConservative Party–ARNE)178,42429.04
Raúl Clemente HuertaNational Democratic Front (PLREPSEPCE)175,37828.54
Carlos Guevara MorenoConcentration of People's Forces149,93524.40
José Ricardo Chiriboga VillagómezDissident liberal and Velasqist groups110,68618.01
Total614,423100.00
Registered voters/turnout836,955
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Enciclopedia Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe pp. 299
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