1945 Peruvian general election explained

Country:Peru
Flag Year:state
Previous Election:1939 Peruvian general election
Previous Year:1939
Election Date:10 June 1945
Next Election:1950 Peruvian general election
Next Year:1950
Module:
Embed:yes
Election Name:Presidential election
Type:presidential
Image1:José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (1968).jpg
Nominee1:José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
Party1:FDN
Popular Vote1:305,590
Percentage1:66.97%
Nominee2:Eloy G. Ureta
Party2:Revolutionary Union
Popular Vote2:150,720
Percentage2:33.03%
President
Before Election:Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Before Party:Concentración Nacional
After Election:José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
After Party: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]

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)