1963 Peruvian general election

none Peru state 1962 Peruvian general election 1962 9 June 1963 1980 Peruvian general election 1980 yes presidential Presidential election 94.38% Presidente Belaúnde Terry.jpg Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action (Peru) AP–PDC Fernando Schwalb López AldanaJavier Alva Orlandini 708,662 39.05% Victorraulhayadelatorre.jpg Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre American Popular Revolutionary Alliance None 623,501 34.36% 150px President Nicolás Lindley López Military Government Junta Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action (Peru) 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.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 978-0-19-928358-3 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.1962-11-01 Peru https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1962/11/peru/658157/ 2023-05-04 The Atlantic en 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 Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action–Christian Democrat Party 708662 Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 623501 Manuel A. Odría Odriist National Union 463085 Mario Samamé Boggio Popular Union 19320 139716 2070718 Nohlen Senate American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 18 Popular Action 15 Odriist National Union 7 Christian Democrat Party 5 Nohlen Chamber of Deputies 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 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 References Category:1963 in Peru Category:Parliamentary elections in Peru Peru Category:Presidential elections in Peru Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:June 1963 in South America