Peruvian general election, 1985
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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 García |
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance |
3,452,111 |
53.1 |
Alfonso Barrantes Lingán |
United Left |
1,605,139 |
24.7 |
Luis Bedoya Reyes |
Democratic Convergence |
773,313 |
11.9 |
Javier Alva Orlandini |
Popular Action |
471,150 |
7.3 |
Roger Cáceres Velásquez |
National Left |
81,647 |
2.0 |
Francisco Morales Bermúdez |
Democratic Front of National Unity |
54,899 |
0.8 |
Jorge Campos Arredondo |
National Progressive Party |
23,366 |
0.4 |
Enrique Fernández Chacón |
Socialist Workers Party |
15,696 |
0.2 |
Peter Uculmana |
National Movement Party 7th June |
10,150 |
0.2 |
Invalid/blank votes |
1,044,181 |
– |
Total |
7,544,836 |
100 |
Registered voters/turnout |
8,333,433 |
90.6 |
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance |
2,920,605 |
50.1 |
107 |
+49 |
United Left |
1,424,981 |
24.4 |
48 |
+38 |
Democratic Convergence |
649,404 |
11.1 |
12 |
+10 |
Popular Action |
491,581 |
8.4 |
10 |
–88 |
National Left |
110,695 |
1.9 |
1 |
–3 |
Democratic Front of National Unity |
59,455 |
1.0 |
0 |
New |
National Movement Party 7th June |
24,466 |
0.4 |
0 |
New |
National Progressive Party |
19,131 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
Socialist Workers Party |
16,425 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
Socialist Party of Peru |
14,775 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
Independents |
99,192 |
1.7 |
2 |
+2 |
Invalid/blank votes |
777,823 |
– |
– |
– |
Total |
6,608,533 |
100 |
180 |
0 |
Registered voters/turnout |
8,282,545 |
79.8 |
– |
– |
Source: Nohlen |
Senate
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
APRA-DC-SODE[a] |
3,099,975 |
51.3 |
32 |
+14 |
United Left |
1,521,461 |
25.2 |
15 |
+6 |
Democratic Convergence |
675,621 |
11.2 |
7 |
+1 |
Popular Action |
492,056 |
8.1 |
5 |
–21 |
National Left |
103,874 |
1.7 |
1 |
0 |
Democratic Front of National Unity |
56,859 |
0.9 |
0 |
New |
National Progressive Party |
25,843 |
0.4 |
0 |
New |
Frente Agrícola Humanista Femenino |
17,540 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
Socialist Workers Party |
16,113 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
National Movement Party 7th June |
15,126 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
Socialist Party of Peru |
12,991 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
Mariateguista Party for National Liberation |
7,359 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
Fernando Belaúnde Terry[b] |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
Invalid/blank votes |
1,162,305 |
– |
– |
– |
Total |
7,206,943 |
100 |
61 |
+1 |
Registered voters/turnout |
8,282,545 |
80.7 |
– |
– |
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]
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