1950 Peruvian general election

1950 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Manuel A. Odría
Party Restoration Party
Popular vote 550,779
Percentage 100%

President before election

Zenón Noriega Agüero
Military Junta

Elected President

Manuel Odría
Restoration Party

General elections were held in Peru on 2 July 1950 to elect the President and both houses of Congress.[1] Manuel A. Odría was the only presidential candidate after Ernesto Montage of the Democratic League withdrew, and was elected unopposed.[2] In the Congressional elections, lists supporting Odría won 38 of the 47 seats in the Senate and 139 of the 156 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