1931 Peruvian general election
General elections were held in Peru on 11 October 1931 to elect the President and a Constitutional Congress.[1] The result was a victory for Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro of the Revolutionary Union, who received 50.8% of the vote.[2]
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Results
President
Sanchez Cerro was also supported by the Nationalist Social Party, Osores was supported by the Constitutional Party, the Labourist Party and the National Coalition Party, while Jara y Ureta was supported by the Decentralist Party and Popular Union.[3]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro | Revolutionary Union | 152,149 | 50.75 | |
| Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 106,088 | 35.38 | |
| José María de la Jara y Ureta | Republican Action | 21,950 | 7.32 | |
| Arturo F. Osores Cabrera | Constitutional Renewal Party | 19,640 | 6.55 | |
| Total | 299,827 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 299,827 | 92.64 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,818 | 7.36 | ||
| Total votes | 323,645 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 392,363 | 82.49 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Constitutional Congress
Twelve elected members of the Congress later had their election declared invalid, including eight from the APRA, two independents and one each from the National Coalition and Revolutionary Union.[3]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Union | 57 | |
| American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 36 | |
| Decentralist Party | 28 | |
| Socialist Party of Peru | 4 | |
| National Coalition | 3 | |
| Nationalist Social Party | 3 | |
| Popular Union | 2 | |
| Unidentified | 5 | |
| Independents | 7 | |
| Total | 145 | |
| Source: JNE | ||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p470
- Elecciones parlamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011) Government of Peru
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