1956 Ecuadorian general election
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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 [es] of the National Democratic Front (an alliance of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party) by 0.5% of the vote. He took office on 1 September.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Camilo Ponce Enríquez | People's Alliance (PSC–Conservative Party–ARNE [es]) | 178,424 | 29.04 | |
| Raúl Clemente Huerta [es] | National Democratic Front (PLRE–PSE–PCE) | 175,378 | 28.54 | |
| Carlos Guevara Moreno [es] | Concentration of People's Forces | 149,935 | 24.40 | |
| José Ricardo Chiriboga Villagómez | Dissident liberal and Velasqist groups | 110,686 | 18.01 | |
| Total | 614,423 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 836,955 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Enciclopedia Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe pp. 299
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