1985 Peruvian general election

1985 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election

Nominee Alan García Alfonso Barrantes Party APRA United Left Running mate Luis Alberto Sánchez Luis Alva Castro Enrique Bernales Ballesteros Agustín Haya de la Torre Popular vote 3,457,030 1,606,914 Percentage 53.11% 24.69%

Results by department (left) and province (right)

President before election Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action Elected President Alan García APRA

Congressional election

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Senate APRA Alan García 51.28 32 +14 United Left Alfonso Barrantes 25.17 15 +6 Dem. Convergence Luis Bedoya Reyes 11.18 7 +1 Popular Action Fernando Belaúnde 8.14 5 −21 National Left Roger Cáceres 1.72 1 0 Chamber of Deputies APRA Alan García 50.09 107 +49 United Left Alfonso Barrantes 24.44 48 +38 Dem. Convergence Luis Bedoya Reyes 11.14 12 +2 Popular Action Fernando Belaúnde 8.43 10 −88 National Left Roger Cáceres 1.90 1 −3 Independents N/A 1.70 2 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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 53.1% of the vote, whilst his party gained a majority in both houses of Congress.