1985 Peruvian general election

1985 Peruvian general election
14 April 1985
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.

General elections were held in Peru on 14 April 1985 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress. 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.

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