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1956 Peruvian general election
Presidential election
General elections were held in Peru on 17 June 1956 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress .[ 1] [ 2]
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,[ 3] 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.[ 4]
Incumbent President Odría favored Hernando de Lavalle y Garcia.[ 5]
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
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^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3 ^ Cotler, Julio (1991), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Peru since 1960" , The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America , vol. 8, Cambridge University Press, pp. 451– 508, doi :10.1017/chol9780521266529.009 , ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9 ^ Nohlen, p450
^ Primeras Mujeres Parlamentarias 1956-1962 Congress of Peru^ Bertram, Geoffrey (1991), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Peru, 1930–60" The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America , vol. 8, Cambridge University Press, pp. 440– 442, doi :10.1017/chol9780521266529.008 , ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9
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