1946 Mexican general election
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General elections were held in Mexico on 7 July 1946.[1] The presidential elections were won by Miguel Alemán Valdés, who received 77.9% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 141 of the 147 seats.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Alemán Valdés | Institutional Revolutionary Party | 1,786,901 | 77.9 |
| Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza | Mexican Democratic Party | 443,357 | 19.3 |
| Carlos Calderón | Revolutionary National Claim-Laying Popular Party | 33,952 | 1.5 |
| Jesus Agustín Castro | National Constitutionalist Party | 29,337 | 1.3 |
| Other candidates | 1,181 | 0.1 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 2,294,728 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 1,687,284 | 73.5 | 141 | -6 |
| National Action Party | 51,312 | 2.2 | 4 | +4 |
| Mexican Communist Party | 10,542 | 0.5 | 0 | – |
| Other parties | 545,790 | 23.8 | 2 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 2,294,928 | 100 | 147 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p468
