1980 Peruvian general election

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1980 Peruvian general election

18 May 1980
Presidential election
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Nominee
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Armando Villanueva
Party Popular Action APRA
Running mate Fernando Schwalb
Javier Alva Orlandini
Popular vote 1,793,190 1,087,188
Percentage 44.93% 27.24%

Results by department (left) and province (right)

President before election

Francisco Morales Bermúdez
Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces

Elected President

Fernando Belaúnde Terry

Popular Action

Congressional election
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1985 →
Party Leader % Seats
Senate
Popular Action Fernando Belaúnde 40.92 26
APRA Armando Villanueva 27.62 18
PPC Luis Bedoya Reyes 9.31 6
UNIR Horacio Zevallos 4.56 2
PRT Hugo Blanco 3.99 2
Unity of the Left Alfonso Barrantes 3.53 2
UDP Javier Diez Canseco 3.50 2
FRENATRACA Roger Cáceres 2.24 1
FOCEP Genaro Ledesma 1.68 1
Chamber of Deputies
Popular Action Fernando Belaúnde 38.92 98
APRA Armando Villanueva 26.51 58
PPC Luis Bedoya Reyes 9.60 10
Unity of the Left Alfonso Barrantes 3.44 10
FRENATRACA Roger Cáceres 2.57 4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in

Fernando Belaúnde Terry of the Popular Action
won the presidential election with 44.9% of the vote, whilst his party emerged as the largest party in both houses of Congress.

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Pradist Democratic Movement
9,8750.25
Waldo Fernández DuránProgressive and Social Integration Party9,3500.23
Luciano Castillo ColomaSocialist Party of Peru8,7140.22
Total3,991,254100.00
Valid votes3,991,25477.93
Invalid/blank votes1,130,07422.07
Total votes5,121,328100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,471,10179.14
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Pradist Democratic Movement
17,5600.420
Progressive and Social Integration Party12,7080.310
Socialist Party of Peru11,2990.270
Total4,142,203100.0060
Valid votes4,142,20378.78
Invalid/blank votes1,116,04421.22
Total votes5,258,247100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,431,65181.76
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Pradist Democratic Movement
22,5730.620
Socialist Political Action22,7080.630
Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution21,6090.600
Progressive and Social Integration Party16,4930.450
Socialist Party of Peru9,7860.270
Independents22,4080.620
Total3,631,339100.00180
Valid votes3,631,33979.41
Invalid/blank votes941,80220.59
Total votes4,573,141100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,431,65171.10
Source: Nohlen

References