1939 Peruvian general election

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Prado Ugarteche	Concentración Nacional	262,971	77.53
	José Quesada Larrea	Patriotic Front	76,222	22.47
Total			339,193	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			597,182	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Concentración Nacional			45
	Patriotic Front			1
	Unidentified			2
Total				48
Source: JNE

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Concentración Nacional			111
	Liberal Party			5
	Constitutional Renewal Party			1
	Patriotic Front			1
	Revolutionary Union			1
	Unidentified			16
	Independents			5
Total				140
Source: JNE

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