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General elections were held inPeru on 10 June 1962 to elect thePresident and both houses ofCongress.[1]Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre of thePeruvian Aprista Party won the presidential election with 33% of the vote. However, this was below the constitutional requirement of one-third of the vote.[2]
The military, who were opposed to Haya, claimed that electoral fraud had been carried out in some districts, and the results were later annulled following amilitary coup on 18 July led byRicardo Pérez Godoy.[1][3][4]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 557,007 | 32.97 | |
| Fernando Belaúnde Terry | Popular Action | 544,180 | 32.21 | |
| Manuel A. Odría | Odriist National Union | 480,378 | 28.43 | |
| Héctor Cornejo Chávez | Christian Democrat Party | 48,792 | 2.89 | |
| César Pando Egúsquiza [es] | National Liberation Front | 33,341 | 1.97 | |
| Luciano Castillo Colonna | Socialist Party | 16,658 | 0.99 | |
| Alberto Ruiz Eldredge [es] | Progressive Social Movement | 9,202 | 0.54 | |
| Total | 1,689,558 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,689,558 | 85.80 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 279,730 | 14.20 | ||
| Total votes | 1,969,288 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,221,288 | 88.66 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance (APRA–MDP) | 25 | |
| Popular Action | 16 | |
| Odriist National Union | 11 | |
| Alcides Spelucín list | 1 | |
| Cuzqueñista Union | 1 | |
| National Liberation Front | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | |
| Source:JNE | ||
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance (APRA–MDP) | 85 | |
| Popular Action | 61 | |
| Odriist National Union | 33 | |
| Christian Democrat Party | 2 | |
| Alcides Spelucín list | 1 | |
| Cuzqueñista Union | 1 | |
| Huancavelicana Coalition | 1 | |
| Moqueguano Independent Movement | 1 | |
| Puneñista Parliamentary Union | 1 | |
| Total | 186 | |
| Source:JNE | ||
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