1952 Ecuadorian general election

General elections were held in Ecuador on 1 June 1952.[1] The presidential elections were won by José María Velasco Ibarra of the Velasquista National Federation-Ecuadorian Nationalist Revolutionary Action alliance. His term started on 1 September.[2]

1952 Ecuadorian general election

1 June 1952

Nominee José María Velasco Ibarra Ruperto Alarcón Falconí Party FNV PC Running mate Alfredo Chiriboga Cristóbal Azúa Robles Popular vote 159,259 116,870 Percentage 43.0% 33.0%

President before election Galo Plaza Lasso Elected President José María Velasco Ibarra FNV

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
José María Velasco Ibarra	FNV-ARNE	122,259	43.0
Ruperto Alarcón Falconí	Conservative Party	116,870	33.0
José Ricardo Chiriboga	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	66,771	18.9
Modesto Larrea Jijón	National Democratic Alliance	18,125	5.1
Invalid/blank votes		3,629	–
Total		357,654	100
Registered voters/turnout		550,997	64.9
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Conservative Party	84,973	25.4
Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	47,143	14.1
National Democratic Alliance	11,334	3.4
Others	191,287	57.1
Total	334,737	100
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Enciclopedia Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe pp. 299