General elections were held in Peru on 18 May 1980 for the first time since 1963 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress .[ 1] 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.
1980 Peruvian general election
Presidential election
Results by department (left) and province (right)
Congressional election
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Candidate Party Votes % Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action 1,793,190 44.93 Armando Villanueva American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 1,087,188 27.24 Luis Bedoya Reyes Christian People's Party 382,547 9.58 Hugo Blanco Workers' Revolutionary Party 160,713 4.03 Horacio Zevallos Galdós Revolutionary Left Union 134,321 3.37 Leonidas Rodrígyez Figueroa United Left 116,890 2.93 Carlos Malpica Santisteban Popular Democratic Unity 98,452 2.47 Roger Cáceres Velásquez National Front of Workers and Peasants 81,647 2.05 Genaro Ledesma Izquieta Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front 60,853 1.52 Carolos Carrillo Smith National Unity 18,170 0.46 Javier Tanteleán Vanini Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution 17,737 0.44 Gustavo Mohme Llona Socialist Political Action 11,607 0.29 Alejandro Tudela Garland Pradist Democratic Movement 9,875 0.25 Waldo Fernández Durán Progressive and Social Integration Party 9,350 0.23 Luciano Castillo Colonna Socialist Party of Peru 8,714 0.22 Total 3,991,254 100.00 Valid votes 3,991,254 77.93 Invalid/blank votes 1,130,074 22.07 Total votes 5,121,328 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,471,101 79.14 Source: Nohlen
Party Votes % Seats Popular Action 1,694,952 40.92 26 American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 1,144,203 27.62 18 Christian People's Party 385,674 9.31 6 Revolutionary Left Union 189,080 4.56 2 Workers' Revolutionary Party 165,191 3.99 2 United Left 146,085 3.53 2 Popular Democratic Unity 145,155 3.50 2 National Front of Workers and Peasants 92,892 2.24 1 Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front 69,412 1.68 1 National Unity 25,551 0.62 0 Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution 23,339 0.56 0 Socialist Political Action 19,102 0.46 0 Pradist Democratic Movement 17,560 0.42 0 Progressive and Social Integration Party 12,708 0.31 0 Socialist Party of Peru 11,299 0.27 0 Total 4,142,203 100.00 60 Valid votes 4,142,203 78.78 Invalid/blank votes 1,116,044 21.22 Total votes 5,258,247 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,431,651 81.76 Source: Nohlen
Party Votes % Seats Popular Action 1,413,233 38.92 98 American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 962,801 26.51 58 Christian People's Party 348,578 9.60 10 Revolutionary Left Union 172,430 4.75 0 Popular Democratic Unity 156,415 4.31 0 Workers' Revolutionary Party 151,447 4.17 0 United Left 124,751 3.44 10 National Front of Workers and Peasants 93,416 2.57 4 Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front 61,248 1.69 0 National Unity 31,443 0.87 0 Pradist Democratic Movement 22,573 0.62 0 Socialist Political Action 22,708 0.63 0 Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution 21,609 0.60 0 Progressive and Social Integration Party 16,493 0.45 0 Socialist Party of Peru 9,786 0.27 0 Independents 22,408 0.62 0 Total 3,631,339 100.00 180 Valid votes 3,631,339 79.41 Invalid/blank votes 941,802 20.59 Total votes 4,573,141 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,431,651 71.10 Source: Nohlen
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