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 of the National Democratic Front (an alliance of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party) by 0.4% of the vote. He took office on 1 September.[2]

1956 Ecuadorian general election

3 June 1956

Nominee Camilo Ponce Enríquez Raúl Clemente Huerta Party PSC Running mate Francisco Illingworth José María Plaza Popular vote 178,424 175,378 Percentage 29.0% 28.6%

President before election Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra FNV Elected President Camilo Ponce Enríquez PSC

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Camilo Ponce Enríquez	People's Alliance	178,424	29.0
Raúl Clemente Huerta	National Democratic Front	175,378	28.6
Carlos Guevara Moreno	Concentration of People's Forces	149,935	24.4
José Ricardo Chiriboga Villagómez	Dissident liberal and Velasqist groups	110,686	18.0
Eusebio Macías	Independent	469	0.0
Total		614,892	100
Registered voters/turnout		836,955

References

1. Nohlen, D (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