1980 Peruvian general election

1980 Peruvian general election

18 May 1980
Presidential election
← 1963
1985 →
 
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
← 1978
1985 →
Party Leader Vote % 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
United 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
United 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 Peru on 18 May 1980 for the first time since 1963 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress.[1] Former President 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.

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