1945 Peruvian Congressional Election
10 June 1945 · A bicameral Congress on a restricted franchise · 153 seats
National Democratic Front finished first with 73 of 153 seats. José Luis Bustamante y Rivero replaced Manuel Prado Ugarteche.
The franchise was still limited to literate men, illiterate Peruvians could not vote until the 1979 constitution.
President before
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Concentración Nacional
President after
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
FDN
Largest force
National Democratic Front
73 of 153 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Front | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | |
| Revolutionary Union | — | 29 | +28 | — | — | — | |
| Socialist Party of Peru | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Unidentified | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| Independents | — | 39 | +34 | — | — | — |