1856 Ecuadorian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador in 1856.^[1] The elections were held using an electoral college, and resulted in a victory for Francisco Robles, who received 60% of the vote.^[1] He took office on 1 September.^[2]

Results[]


Candidate	Votes	%
Francisco Robles	514	59.70
Manuel Gómez de la Torre	292	33.91
Manuel Bustamante del Mazo	37	4.30
	9	1.05
Other candidates	9	1.05
Total	861	100.00

Valid votes	861	98.74
Invalid/blank votes	11	1.26
Total votes	872	100.00
Source: Cevallos

References[]

^ ^a ^b Elecciones y Democracia en el Ecuador TSE
^ Georg Maier (1971) "Presidential Succession in Ecuador, 1830-1970" Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, volume 13, p508

[TSE-1] Elecciones y Democracia en el Ecuador TSE

[2] Georg Maier (1971) "Presidential Succession in Ecuador, 1830-1970" Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, volume 13, p508

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