1939 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election
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Nominee Manuel Prado Ugarteche José Quesada Larrea
Party Concentración Nacional Patriotic Front
Popular vote 262,971 76,222
Percentage 77.53% 22.47%

President before election

Óscar R. Benavides
Military junta

Elected President

Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Concentración Nacional

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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

President

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Senate

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Chamber of Deputies

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References

  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