Peruportal |
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Peru on 18 June 1978. [1] The American Popular Revolutionary Alliance emerged as the largest party, winning 37 of the 100 seats. [2]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 1,240,674 | 35.33 | 37 | |
Christian People's Party | 835,285 | 23.79 | 25 | |
Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front | 433,413 | 12.34 | 12 | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 232,520 | 6.62 | 6 | |
Peruvian Communist Party | 207,612 | 5.91 | 6 | |
Popular Democratic Unity | 160,741 | 4.58 | 4 | |
National Front of Workers and Peasants | 135,552 | 3.86 | 4 | |
Christian Democrat Party | 83,075 | 2.37 | 2 | |
National Union Party | 74,137 | 2.11 | 2 | |
Pradist Democratic Movement | 68,619 | 1.95 | 2 | |
Socialist Revolutionary Action | 20,164 | 0.57 | 0 | |
Reformist Democratic Party | 19,594 | 0.56 | 0 | |
Total | 3,511,386 | 100.00 | 100 | |
Valid votes | 3,511,386 | 84.15 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 661,576 | 15.85 | ||
Total votes | 4,172,962 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,978,831 | 83.81 | ||
Source: PDBA |
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