Peruvian general election, 1985

Peruvian general election, 1985
Peru
14 April 1985

 
Nominee Alan García Pérez Alfonso Barrantes Lingán
Party APRA United Left
Running mate Luis Alberto Sánchez
Luis Alva Castro
Enrique Bernales Ballesteros
Agustín Haya de la Torre
Popular vote 3,452,111 1,605,139
Percentage 53.1% 24.7%

President before election

Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Popular Action

Elected President
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General elections were held in Peru on 14 April 1985 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress.[1] Alan García of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance won the presidential election with 44.9% of the vote, whilst his party emerged as the largest faction in both houses of Congress.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Alan GarcíaAmerican Popular Revolutionary Alliance3,452,11153.1
Alfonso Barrantes LingánUnited Left1,605,13924.7
Luis Bedoya ReyesDemocratic Convergence773,31311.9
Javier Alva OrlandiniPopular Action471,1507.3
Roger Cáceres VelásquezNational Left81,6472.0
Francisco Morales BermúdezDemocratic Front of National Unity54,8990.8
Jorge Campos ArredondoNational Progressive Party23,3660.4
Enrique Fernández ChacónSocialist Workers Party15,6960.2
Peter UculmanaNational Movement Party 7th June10,1500.2
Invalid/blank votes1,044,181
Total7,544,836100
Registered voters/turnout8,333,43390.6
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance2,920,60550.1107+49
United Left1,424,98124.448+38
Democratic Convergence649,40411.112+10
Popular Action491,5818.410–88
National Left110,6951.91–3
Democratic Front of National Unity59,4551.00New
National Movement Party 7th June24,4660.40New
National Progressive Party19,1310.30New
Socialist Workers Party16,4250.30New
Socialist Party of Peru14,7750.300
Independents99,1921.72+2
Invalid/blank votes777,823
Total6,608,5331001800
Registered voters/turnout8,282,54579.8
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/–
APRA-DC-SODE[a]3,099,97551.332+14
United Left1,521,46125.215+6
Democratic Convergence675,62111.27+1
Popular Action492,0568.15–21
National Left103,8741.710
Democratic Front of National Unity56,8590.90New
National Progressive Party25,8430.40New
Frente Agrícola Humanista Femenino17,5400.30New
Socialist Workers Party16,1130.30New
National Movement Party 7th June15,1260.30New
Socialist Party of Peru12,9910.200
Mariateguista Party for National Liberation7,3590.10New
Fernando Belaúnde Terry[b]1
Invalid/blank votes1,162,305
Total7,206,94310061+1
Registered voters/turnout8,282,54580.7
Source: Nohlen

a Within the APRA-DC-SODE coalition, the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance won 30 seats and the Christian Democrat Party and Solidarity and Democracy one each.[2]

b Former President Terry was appointed a Senator for life after the end of his presidential term. He represented Popular Action.[3]

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p469
  3. Nohlen, p470
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