1985 Peruvian general election
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Miki Torres 1st Vice President of the Senate
Alejandro Muñante 2nd Vice President of the Senate
Nilza Chacón 3rd Vice President of the Senate
Edgar Mancha President of the Chamber of Deputies
Óscar de Jesús Reto Otero 1st Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies
Analí Márquez 2nd Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies
Harvey Colchado 3rd Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies José Yataco |
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General elections were held in Peru on 14 April 1985 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress. Alan García of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) won the presidential election with 53.1% of the vote, whilst his party gained a majority in both houses of Congress. It was the first time that an APRA candidate won the presidential election.
The election took place amid economic hardship.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Alan García | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 3,457,030 | 53.11 | |
| Alfonso Barrantes Lingán | United Left | 1,606,914 | 24.69 | |
| Luis Bedoya Reyes | Democratic Convergence | 773,705 | 11.89 | |
| Javier Alva Orlandini | Popular Action | 472,627 | 7.26 | |
| Roger Cáceres Velásquez | National Left | 91,986 | 1.41 | |
| Francisco Morales Bermúdez | Democratic Front of National Unity | 54,560 | 0.84 | |
| Jorge Campos Arredondo | National Progressive Party | 26,757 | 0.41 | |
| Carlos Enrique Fernández Chacón | Socialist Workers Party | 15,607 | 0.24 | |
| Peter Uculmana | National Movement Party 7 June | 10,020 | 0.15 | |
| Total | 6,509,206 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 6,509,206 | 86.13 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,047,976 | 13.87 | ||
| Total votes | 7,557,182 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,341,734 | 90.59 | ||
| Source: JNE | ||||
Senate
Former President Terry was appointed a Senator for life after the end of his presidential term. He represented Popular Action. 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.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| APRA–DC–SODE | 3,099,795 | 51.28 | 32 | +14 | |
| United Left | 1,521,461 | 25.17 | 15 | +6 | |
| Democratic Convergence | 675,621 | 11.18 | 7 | +1 | |
| Popular Action | 492,056 | 8.14 | 5 | –21 | |
| National Left | 103,874 | 1.72 | 1 | 0 | |
| Democratic Front of National Unity | 56,859 | 0.94 | 0 | New | |
| National Progressive Party | 25,843 | 0.43 | 0 | New | |
| Frente Agrícola Humanista Femenino | 17,540 | 0.29 | 0 | New | |
| Socialist Workers Party | 16,113 | 0.27 | 0 | New | |
| National Movement Party 7 June | 15,126 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
| Socialist Party of Peru | 12,991 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mariateguista Party for National Liberation | 7,359 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |
| Former presidents | 1 | New | |||
| Total | 6,044,638 | 100.00 | 61 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 6,044,638 | 83.87 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,162,305 | 16.13 | |||
| Total votes | 7,206,943 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,282,545 | 87.01 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Chamber of Deputies
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 2,920,605 | 50.09 | 107 | +49 | |
| United Left | 1,424,981 | 24.44 | 48 | +38 | |
| Democratic Convergence | 649,404 | 11.14 | 12 | +10 | |
| Popular Action | 491,581 | 8.43 | 10 | –88 | |
| National Left | 110,695 | 1.90 | 1 | –3 | |
| Democratic Front of National Unity | 59,455 | 1.02 | 0 | New | |
| National Movement Party 7 June | 24,466 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
| National Progressive Party | 19,131 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
| Socialist Workers Party | 16,425 | 0.28 | 0 | New | |
| Socialist Party of Peru | 14,775 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 99,192 | 1.70 | 2 | +2 | |
| Total | 5,830,710 | 100.00 | 180 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 5,830,710 | 88.23 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 777,823 | 11.77 | |||
| Total votes | 6,608,533 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,282,545 | 79.79 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Roett, Riordan (1985). "Peru: The Message from García". Foreign Affairs. 64 (2): 274–286. doi:10.2307/20042573. ISSN 0015-7120.
- ↑ Roett, Riordan (1985). "Peru: The Message from García". Foreign Affairs. 64 (2): 274–286. doi:10.2307/20042573. ISSN 0015-7120.
- ↑ Nohlen, p470
- ↑ Nohlen, p469