1985 Peruvian general election

14 April 1985

Presidential election

File:Alan García (1987).png File:Alfonso Barrantes Lingán (1979).jpg 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%

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President before election Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action Elected President Alan García APRA

Congressional election Party Leader % Seats ± APRA 51.28 32 United Left 25.17 15 Dem. Convergence 11.18 7 Popular Action 8.14 5 National Left 1.72 1 APRA 50.09 107 United Left 24.44 48 Dem. Convergence 11.14 12 Popular Action 8.43 10 National Left 1.90 1 Independents 1.70 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.

Results

Senate

Former President Terry was appointed a Senator for life after the end of his presidential term. He represented Popular Action. Within the APRA–DC–SODE coalition, the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance won 30 seats and the Christian Democrat Party and Solidarity and Democracy one each.