1932 Ecuadorian presidential election

1932 Ecuadorian presidential election

30–31 October 1932
 
Nominee Juan de Dios Martínez Manuel Sotomayor Pablo Vela
Party PLRE PC Independent
Popular vote 56,872 16,212 6,093
Percentage 71.04% 20.25% 7.61%

President before election

Alberto Guerrero Martínez

Elected President

Juan de Dios Martínez
PLRE

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador on 30 and 31 October 1932.[1] The result was a victory for Juan de Dios Martínez, who received 71% of the vote.[2]

Electoral fraud contributed to Juan de Dios Martínez's victory.[3]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Juan de Dios MartínezEcuadorian Radical Liberal Party56,87271.04
Manuel SotomayorConservative Party16,21220.25
Pablo VelaIndependent (Socialist)6,0937.61
Other candidates8811.10
Total80,058100.00
Source: Nohlen, TSE

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p399
  3. ^ Mora, Enrique Ayala (1991), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Ecuador since 1930", The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America, vol. 8, Cambridge University Press, pp. 687–726, doi:10.1017/chol9780521266529.013, ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9