1960 Ecuadorian general election

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1960 Ecuadorian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Galo Plaza
Party FNV PLRE ? PSE
Running mate Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy Nicolas Castro Benitez
Popular vote 369,461 179,705
Percentage 48.16% 23.43%

 
Nominee Gonzalo Cordero Crespo Antonio Parra Velasco
Party ADC CPE ? CPF ? PSE
Running mate Hector Romero Menendez Manuel Benjamin Carrion
Popular vote 172,117 45,822
Percentage 22.44% 5.97%

Results by province

President before election

Camilo Ponce Enriquez
PSC

Elected President

Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
FNV

General elections were held in Ecuador on 5 June 1960. [1] The presidential election was won by Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra of the National Velasquista Federation , who received 48.2% of the vote. [2] His fourth term of office began on 1 September. [3]

Results [ edit ]

President [ edit ]

Candidate Party Votes %
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra National Velasquista Federation 369,461 48.16
Galo Plaza PLRE ? PSE 179,705 23.43
Gonzalo Cordero Crespo Christian Democratic Action ( PCE ? PSC ? ARNE ) 172,117 22.44
Antonio Parra Velasco CPE ? CPF ? PSE dissisents 45,822 5.97
Total 767,105 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 1,009,280 ?
Source: Nohlen

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p379 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p401
  3. ^ Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe , p 299