1931 Peruvian general election
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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]
The election took place in the context of considerable political and economic instability.[3] The 1930 Peruvian coup led to the overthrow of President Augusto B. Leguía and to an interim government headed by Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.[3] On March 1, 1931, Sánchez resigned and went into exile. He returned on July 7, 1931, to be a candidate in the 1931 Peruvian general election.[3] Haya de la Torre shortly thereafter also returned from exile to be a candidate in the election.[3]
The election was primarily a context between two populist caudillos, Sánchez and Haya de la Torre.[3]
Sanchez performed well in Piura in the far northern coast, in the South, and in the centre of the country, including Lima.[3] Haya performed well in the mid-northern coast. Haya performed better among organized labour and white-collar groups while Sanchez performed well among small shopkeepers, artisans, unskilled urban workers and literate 'Indians' in the Sierra.[3]
Results
[edit]President
[edit]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.[4]
| 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 [es] | Decentralist Party | 21,950 | 7.32 | |
| Arturo F. Osores Cabrera [es] | 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
[edit]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.[4]
| 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[4] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p470
- ^ a b c d e f g Bertram, Geoffrey (1991), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Peru, 1930–60", The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America, vol. 8, Cambridge University Press, pp. 383–450, doi:10.1017/chol9780521266529.008, ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9
- ^ a b c Elecciones parlamentarias en el Perú (1931-2011) Government of Peru