1856 Ecuadorian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador in 1856. The elections were held using an electoral college, and resulted in a victory for Francisco Robles, who received 60% of the vote. He took office on 1 September.

1856 Ecuadorian presidential election

1856

Nominee Francisco Robles Manuel Gómez de la Torre Electoral vote 514 292 Percentage 59.70% 33.91%

President before election José María Urvina Elected President Francisco Robles

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Francisco Robles	514	59.70
Manuel Gómez de la Torre	292	33.91
Manuel Bustamante del Mazo	37	4.30
Francisco Aguirre Abad	9	1.05
Other candidates	9	1.05
Total	861	100.00
Valid votes	861	98.74
Invalid/blank votes	11	1.26
Total votes	872	100.00
Source: Cevallos