1939 Peruvian general election explained

Country:	Peru
Flag Year:	state
Previous Election:	1936 Peruvian general election
Previous Year:	1936
Election Date:	22 October 1939
Next Election:	1945 Peruvian general election
Next Year:	1945
Module:	Embed: yes Party Name: no Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Image1: Manuel Prado Ugarteche.jpg Nominee1: Manuel Prado Ugarteche Party1: Concentración Nacional Popular Vote1: 262,971 Percentage1: 77.53% Color1: dbba6d Party2: Patriotic Front Popular Vote2: 76,222 Percentage2: 22.47% Color2: ff0000 President Before Election: Óscar R. Benavides Before Party: Military junta After Election: Manuel Prado Ugarteche After Party: Concentración Nacional

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

Chamber of Deputies

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p470
3. https://infogob.jne.gob.pe/General/ObtenerArchivo?fileURL=f6fpIdOkgSXhQqb%2BTNgm@2JQVy3Xiue27m3fgjtRSMW4JwBnKqnWfcW5CRy41KNcfd&tk=FlS0bK1FrM4=SK Elecciones parliamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011)