1939 Peruvian general election

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1939 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election
  Manuel Prado Ugarteche.jpg
Nominee Manuel Prado Ugarteche José Quesada Larrea
Party Concentración Nacional Patriotic Front
Popular vote 262,971 76,222
Percentage 77.53% 22.47%

President before election

Óscar R. Benavides
Military junta

Elected President

Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Concentración Nacional

General elections were held in Peru on 22 October 1939 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress.[1] In the presidential elections the result was a victory for Manuel Prado Ugarteche of the Concentración Nacional coalition, who received 77.5% of the vote.[2] The Concentración Nacional also won a landslide victory in the Congressional elections, winning 45 of the 48 seats in the Senate and 111 of the 140 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[3]

Results[]

President[]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Manuel Prado UgartecheConcentración Nacional262,97177.53
José Quesada LarreaPatriotic Front76,22222.47
Total339,193100.00
Registered voters/turnout597,182
Source: Nohlen

Senate[]

PartySeats
Concentración Nacional45
Patriotic Front1
Unidentified2
Total48
Source: JNE

Chamber of Deputies[]

PartySeats
Concentración Nacional111
Liberal Party5
Constitutional Renewal Party1
Patriotic Front1
Revolutionary Union1
Unidentified16
Independents5
Total140
Source: JNE

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p470
  3. ^ Elecciones parliamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011) Jurado Nacional de Elecciones
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