1963 Peruvian general election

1963 Peruvian general election

9 June 1963

Presidential election

File:Presidente Belaúnde Terry.jpg File:Victorraulhayadelatorre.jpg Nominee Fernando Belaúnde Terry Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre Party Popular Action APRA Alliance AP–PDC Running mate Fernando Schwalb López Aldana Javier Alva Orlandini None Popular vote 708,662 623,501 Percentage 39.05% 34.36%

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President before election Nicolás Lindley López Military Government Junta Elected President Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action

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. 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. 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.

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

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fernando Belaúnde Terry	Popular Action–Christian Democrat Party	708,662	39.05
	Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	623,501	34.36
	Manuel A. Odría	Odriist National Union	463,085	25.52
	Mario Samamé Boggio	Popular Union	19,320	1.06
Total			1,814,568	100.00
Valid votes			1,814,568	92.85
Invalid/blank votes			139,716	7.15
Total votes			1,954,284	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,070,718	94.38
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Seats
	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	18
	Popular Action	15
	Odriist National Union	7
	Christian Democrat Party	5
Total		45
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Seats
	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	56
	Popular Action	39
	Odriist National Union	26
	Christian Democrat Party	10
	United Left	3
	Peruvian Democratic Movement	2
	Independents	3
Total		139
Source: Nohlen

Reactions

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

Deputies

• Rafael Arcangel Avalos Garcia