1956 Ecuadorian general election
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 Raúl Clemente Huerta of the National Democratic Front (an alliance of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party) by 0.4% of the vote. He took office on 1 September.[2]
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Camilo Ponce Enríquez | People's Alliance | 178,424 | 29.0 |
| Raúl Clemente Huerta | National Democratic Front | 175,378 | 28.6 |
| Carlos Guevara Moreno | Concentration of People's Forces | 149,935 | 24.4 |
| José Ricardo Chiriboga Villagómez | Dissident liberal and Velasqist groups | 110,686 | 18.0 |
| Eusebio Macías | Independent | 469 | 0.0 |
| Total | 614,892 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 836,955 | ||
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