1963 Peruvian general election

General elections were held in Peru on 9 June 1963 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress after the results of the 1962 elections were annulled following a military coup.[1] The Peruvian Armed Forces, who controlled the nation as a military junta following the coup, largely controlled the electoral process to prevent the election of Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre.[2] Supported by Popular Action and the Christian Democrat Party, Fernando Belaúnde Terry won the presidential election with 39% of the vote, whilst the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance emerged as the largest party in both houses of Congress.

1963 Peruvian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Fernando Belaúnde Terry Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Party Popular Action APRA
Alliance APPDC
Running mate Fernando Schwalb López Aldana
Javier Alva Orlandini
None
Popular vote 708,662 623,501
Percentage 39.05% 34.36%


President before election

Nicolás Lindley López
Military Government Junta

Elected President

Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Popular Action

Following a coup on 3 October 1968, no further elections were held until a Constituent Assembly was elected in 1978.[1]

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Fernando Belaúnde TerryPopular ActionChristian Democrat Party708,66239.05
Víctor Raúl Haya de la TorreAmerican Popular Revolutionary Alliance623,50134.36
Manuel A. OdríaOdriist National Union463,08525.52
Mario Samamé BoggioPopular Union19,3201.06
Total1,814,568100.00
Valid votes1,814,56892.85
Invalid/blank votes139,7167.15
Total votes1,954,284100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,070,71894.38
Source: Nohlen

Senate

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PartySeats
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance18
Popular Action15
Odriist National Union7
Christian Democrat Party5
Total45
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

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PartySeats
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance56
Popular Action39
Odriist National Union26
Christian Democrat Party10
United Left3
Peruvian Democratic Movement2
Independents3
Total139
Source: Nohlen

Reactions

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Eight countries in the South America and the United States condemned the elections, saying that the Peruvian Armed Forces interfered with the process.[2] After conciliatory measures by the military junta, the United States would recognize the armed forces as the government.[2]

Deputies

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ a b c "Peru". The Atlantic. 1962-11-01. Retrieved 2023-05-04.