1952 Ecuadorian general election

1952 Ecuadorian general election

1 June 1952

Presidential election

Nominee José María Velasco Ibarra Ruperto Alarcón Falconí Party FNV PC Running mate Alfredo Chiriboga Cristóbal Azúa Robles Popular vote 152,259 116,870 Percentage 43.01% 33.01%   Nominee José Ricardo Chiriboga Modesto Larrea Jijón Party PLRE ADN Running mate Manuel Alvarado Olea Clodovedo Alcívar Zevallos Popular vote 66,771 18,125 Percentage 18.86% 5.12%

Results by province

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

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

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	José María Velasco Ibarra	FNV–ARNE	152,259	43.01
	Ruperto Alarcón Falconí	Conservative Party	116,870	33.01
	José Ricardo Chiriboga	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	66,771	18.86
	Modesto Larrea Jijón	National Democratic Alliance	18,125	5.12
Total			354,025	100.00
Valid votes			354,025	98.99
Invalid/blank votes			3,629	1.01
Total votes			357,654	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			550,997	64.91
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party		Votes	%
	Conservative Party	84,973	25.39
	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party	47,143	14.08
	National Democratic Alliance	11,334	3.39
	Other parties	191,287	57.15
Total		334,737	100.00