Peruvian general election, 1956
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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.
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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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 |
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