1956 Ecuadorian general election

1956 Ecuadorian general election

3 June 1956

Presidential election

Nominee Camilo Ponce Enríquez Raúl Clemente Huerta [es] 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 [es] 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 [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	%
	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

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