1956 Ecuadorian general election explained

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

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Election Name:	Presidential election
Type:	presidential
Nominee1:	Camilo Ponce Enríquez
Party1:	Social Christian Party (Ecuador)
Running Mate1:	Francisco Illingworth
Popular Vote1:	178,424
Percentage1:	29.04%
Party2:	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party
Running Mate2:	José María Plaza
Popular Vote2:	175,378
Percentage2:	28.54%
Image4:	Dr. Carlos Guevara Moreno con Velasco (cropped).jpg
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 Size:	200px
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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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