1956 Ecuadorian general election

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]

1956 Ecuadorian general election

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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

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Camilo Ponce EnríquezPeople's Alliance (PSCConservative PartyARNE [es])178,42429.04
Raúl Clemente Huerta [es]National Democratic Front (PLREPSEPCE)175,37828.54
Carlos Guevara Moreno [es]Concentration of People's Forces149,93524.40
José Ricardo Chiriboga VillagómezDissident liberal and Velasqist groups110,68618.01
Total614,423100.00
Registered voters/turnout836,955
Source: Nohlen

References

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  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