1945 Peruvian general election

1945 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee José Luis Bustamante y Rivero Eloy G. Ureta
Party FDN Revolutionary Union
Popular vote 305,590 150,720
Percentage 66.97% 33.03%

President before election

Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Concentración Nacional

Elected President

José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
FDN

General elections were held in Peru on 10 June 1945 to elect the President and both houses of Congress.[1] In the presidential elections the result was a victory for José Luis Bustamante y Rivero of the National Democratic Front (FDN), who received 67% of the vote.[2] The FDN also emerged as the largest party in both houses of Congress, winning 35 of the 49 seats in the Senate and 73 of the 153 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[3]

  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