1939 Peruvian general election
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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
[edit]President
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Prado Ugarteche | Concentración Nacional | 262,971 | 77.53 | |
| José Quesada Larrea | Patriotic Front | 76,222 | 22.47 | |
| Total | 339,193 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 597,182 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
[edit]| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentración Nacional | 45 | |
| Patriotic Front | 1 | |
| Unidentified | 2 | |
| Total | 48 | |
| Source: JNE | ||
Chamber of Deputies
[edit]| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentración Nacional | 111 | |
| Liberal Party | 5 | |
| Constitutional Renewal Party | 1 | |
| Patriotic Front | 1 | |
| Revolutionary Union | 1 | |
| Unidentified | 16 | |
| Independents | 5 | |
| Total | 140 | |
| Source: JNE | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p470
- ^ Elecciones parliamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011) Jurado Nacional de Elecciones
