1956 Peruvian general election
17 June 1956
Presidential election
 
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.[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] 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.[3]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Manuel Prado UgartechePradist Democratic Movement567,71345.48
Fernando Belaúnde TerryDemocratic Youth Front457,96636.69
Hernando de Lavalle y GarcíaNational Unity–Democratic Concordance222,61917.83
Total1,248,298100.00
Valid votes1,248,29894.27
Invalid/blank votes75,9315.73
Total votes1,324,229100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,575,74184.04
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartySeats
Pradist Democratic Movement24
National Unification8
José Gálvez list6
Democratic Youth Front5
Augusto Guzmán list2
Rodrigo Alonso list2
Luis González list2
Christian Democrat Party2
Wilson Sologuren list1
Edgardo Portaro list1
Total53
Source: JNE

Chamber of Deputies

PartySeats
Pradist Democratic Movement64
National Unification41
Democratic Youth Front21
José Gálvez list15
Augusto Guzmán list12
Rodrigo Alonso list8
Luis González list8
Christian Democrat Party5
Wilson Sologuren list3
Edgardo Portaro list1
Cuzqueña Democratic Alliance1
Ayacuchano Electoral Front1
Juan Lozno list1
Independent Civic Union1
Total182
Source: JNE

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p450
  3. ↑ Primeras Mujeres Parlamentarias 1956-1962 Congress of Peru
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