1956 Peruvian general election

1956 Peruvian general election

17 June 1956

Presidential election

File:Manuel Prado Ugarteche.jpg File:Presidente Belaúnde Terry.jpg File:Noimage.png Nominee Manuel Prado Ugarteche Fernando Belaúnde Terry Hernando de Lavalle y García Party MDP FJD UN–CD Popular vote 567,713 457,966 222,619 Percentage 45.48% 36.69% 17.83%

President before election Manuel A. Odría Restoration Party Elected President Manuel Prado Ugarteche MDP

General elections were held in Peru on 17 June 1956 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress. Incumbent President Manuel A. Odría, who had seized dictatorial powers, was pressured to call the 1956 elections.

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, and nine women were elected to Congress; Manuela Billinghurst, Alicia Blanco Montesinos, Lola Blanco Montesinos, María Colina Lozano, Matilde Pérez Palacio, Carlota Ramos de Santolaya, María Eleonora Silva Silva and Juana Ubilluz de Palacios were elected to the Chamber of Deputies, while Irene Silva de Santolalla became the first woman elected to the Senate.

Incumbent President Odría favored Hernando de Lavalle y Garcia.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Prado Ugarteche	Pradist Democratic Movement	567,713	45.48
	Fernando Belaúnde Terry	Democratic Youth Front	457,966	36.69
	Hernando de Lavalle y García	National Unity–Democratic Concordance	222,619	17.83
Total			1,248,298	100.00
Valid votes			1,248,298	94.27
Invalid/blank votes			75,931	5.73
Total votes			1,324,229	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,575,741	84.04
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Seats
	Pradist Democratic Movement	24
	National Unification	8
	José Gálvez list	6
	Democratic Youth Front	5
	Augusto Guzmán list	2
	Rodrigo Alonso list	2
	Luis González list	2
	Christian Democrat Party	2
	Wilson Sologuren list	1
	Edgardo Portaro list	1
Total		53
Source: JNE

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Seats
	Pradist Democratic Movement	64
	National Unification	41
	Democratic Youth Front	21
	José Gálvez list	15
	Augusto Guzmán list	12
	Rodrigo Alonso list	8
	Luis González list	8
	Christian Democrat Party	5
	Wilson Sologuren list	3
	Edgardo Portaro list	1
	Cuzqueña Democratic Alliance	1
	Ayacuchano Electoral Front	1
	Juan Lozno list	1
	Independent Civic Union	1
Total		182
Source: JNE