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]

1931 Peruvian general election

11 October 1931

Presidential election

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Nominee Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Party Revolutionary Union APRA Popular vote 152,149 106,088 Percentage 50.75% 35.38%   Nominee José María de la Jara y Ureta Arturo F. Osores Cabrera Party Republican Action PCRP Popular vote 21,950 19,640 Percentage 7.32% 6.55%

President before election David Samanez Ocampo Military junta Elected President Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Revolutionary Union

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

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p470
3. Elecciones parlamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011) Government of Peru