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1956 Ecuadorian general election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Ecuador |
| previous_election | 1952 Ecuadorian general election |
| previous_year | 1952 |
| next_election | 1960 Ecuadorian general election |
| next_year | 1960 |
| election_date | 3 June 1956 |
| module | {{Infobox election |
| embed | yes |
| election_name | Presidential election |
| type | presidential |
| nominee1 | Camilo Ponce Enríquez |
| party1 | Social Christian Party (Ecuador) |
| alliance1 | AP |
| running_mate1 | Francisco Illingworth |
| popular_vote1 | 178,424 |
| percentage1 | 29.04% |
| nominee2 | |
| party2 | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party |
| alliance2 | FDN |
| running_mate2 | José María Plaza |
| popular_vote2 | 175,378 |
| percentage2 | 28.54% |
| image4 | Dr. Carlos Guevara Moreno con Velasco (cropped).jpg |
| nominee4 | |
| party4 | Concentration of People's Forces |
| running_mate4 | Alfonso Zambrano Orejuela |
| popular_vote4 | 149,935 |
| percentage4 | 24.40% |
| image5 | Jose-ricardo-chiriboga-villagomez.png |
| nominee5 | José Ricardo Chiriboga Villagómez |
| party5_name | no |
| party5 | Dissidents |
| color5 | DDDDDD |
| running_mate5 | Octavio Viteri Velásquez |
| popular_vote5 | 110,686 |
| percentage5 | 18.01% |
| map_image | File:Votos Presidente por Provincia Ecuador 1956.svg |
| map_size | 200px |
| map_caption | Results by province |
| title | President |
| before_election | Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra |
| before_party | National Velasquista Federation |
| after_election | Camilo Ponce Enríquez |
| after_party | Social Christian Party (Ecuador) |
General elections were held in Ecuador on 3 June 1956. 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 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.
Results
President
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p379 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928358-3
- Enciclopedia Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe pp. 299
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