1956 Peruvian general election

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17 June 1956

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Presidential election

President before election

Manuel A. Odría
Restoration Party

Elected President

Manuel Prado Ugarteche
MDP

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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. 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


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


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


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

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

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