1962 Peruvian general election
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General elections were held in Peru on 10 June 1962 to elect the President and both houses of Congress.[1] Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre of the Peruvian Aprista Party won the presidential election with 33% of the vote. However, this was below the constitutional requirement of one-third of the vote.[2] The military, who were opposed to Haya, claimed that electoral fraud had been carried out in some districts, and the results were later annulled following a military coup on 18 July led by Ricardo Pérez Godoy.[1][3]
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 557,007 | 32.97 |
| Fernando Belaúnde Terry | Popular Action | 544,180 | 32.21 |
| Manuel A. Odría | Odriist National Union | 480,378 | 28.43 |
| Héctor Cornejo Chávez | Christian Democrat Party | 48,792 | 2.89 |
| César Pando Egúsquiza | National Liberation Front | 33,341 | 1.97 |
| Luciano Castillo Colonna | Socialist Party | 16,658 | 0.99 |
| Alberto Ruiz Eldredge | Progressive Social Movement | 9,202 | 0.54 |
Total | 1,689,558 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,689,558 | 85.80 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 279,730 | 14.20 |
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Total votes | 1,969,288 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 2,221,288 | 88.66 |
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Source: Nohlen |
Senate
Party | Seats |
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| Democratic Alliance | 25 |
| Popular Action | 16 |
| Odriist National Union | 11 |
| Alcides Spelucín list | 1 |
| Cuzqueñista Union | 1 |
| National Liberation Front | 1 |
Total | 55 |
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Source: JNE |
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Seats |
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| Democratic Alliance | 85 |
| Popular Action | 61 |
| Odriist National Union | 33 |
| Christian Democrat Party | 2 |
| Alcides Spelucín list | 1 |
| Cuzqueñista Union | 1 |
| Huancavelicana Coalition | 1 |
| Moqueguano Independent Movement | 1 |
| Puneñista Parliamentary Union | 1 |
Total | 186 |
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Source: JNE |
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Richard J. Walter (2010) Peru and the United States, 1960-1975: How Their Ambassadors Managed Foreign Relations in a Turbulent Era Penn State Press, p17
- ^ Walter, p18