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 [es] of the National Democratic Front (an alliance of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party) by 0.5% of the vote. He took office on 1 September.[2]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Camilo Ponce EnríquezPeople's Alliance (PSCConservative PartyARNE [es])178,42429.04
Raúl Clemente Huerta [es]National Democratic Front (PLREPSEPCE)175,37828.54
Carlos Guevara Moreno [es]Concentration of People's Forces149,93524.40
José Ricardo Chiriboga VillagómezDissident liberal and Velasqist groups110,68618.01
Total614,423100.00
Registered voters/turnout836,955
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (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
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