Mexican general election, 1946
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General elections were held in Mexico
on 7 July 1946. 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.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on 7 July 1946. The presidential elections were won by Miguel Alemán Valdés
Miguel Alemán Valdés
Miguel Alemán Valdés served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.-Life:Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma...
, who received 77.9% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
won 141 of the 147 seats.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Valdés served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.-Life:Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma... |
Institutional Revolutionary Party Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few... |
1,786,901 | 77.9 |
| Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza | Mexican Democratic Party Mexican Democratic Party The Mexican Democratic Party was an ultra-Catholic social conservative political party in Mexico that existed between 1979 and 1997.-Origins:... |
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 Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few... |
1,687,284 | 73.5 | 141 | |
| National Action Party National Action Party (Mexico) The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the... |
51,312 | 2.2 | 4 | |
| Mexican Communist Party Mexican Communist Party The Mexican Communist Party was a communist party in Mexico. It was founded in 1911 as the Socialist Workers' Party by Manabendra Nath Roy, a left-wing Indian intellectual. The PSO changed its name to the Mexican Communist Party in November 1919 following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia... |
10,542 | 0.5 | 0 | – |
| Other parties | 545,790 | 23.8 | 2 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 2,294,928 | 100 | 147 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||