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]
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Results
editPresident
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | National Democratic Front | 305,590 | 66.97 | |
| Eloy G. Ureta | Revolutionary Union | 150,720 | 33.03 | |
| Total | 456,310 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 776,572 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
edit| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Front | 35 | New | |
| Revolutionary Union | 4 | +4 | |
| Socialist Party of Peru | 4 | New | |
| Unidentified | 5 | – | |
| Independents | 1 | New | |
| Total | 49 | +1 | |
| Source: JNE | |||
Chamber of Deputies
edit| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Front | 73 | New | |
| Revolutionary Union | 29 | +28 | |
| Socialist Party of Peru | 3 | New | |
| Unidentified | 9 | – | |
| Independents | 39 | +34 | |
| Total | 153 | +13 | |
| Source: JNE | |||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p470
- ^ Elecciones parliamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011) Jurado Nacional de Elecciones