1945 Peruvian Presidential Election
10 June 1945 · Depression, dictatorship and annulled elections
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero won with 66.97% against Eloy G. Ureta on 33.03%.
The franchise was still limited to literate men, illiterate Peruvians could not vote until the 1979 constitution.
President before
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Concentración Nacional
Elected President
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
FDN
Winning share
67.0%
Turnout
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The result
| José Luis Bustamante y Rivero | National Democratic Front | 305,590 | 66.97% |
| Eloy G. Ureta | Revolutionary Union | 150,720 | 33.03% |