1990 Peruvian general election

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1990 Peruvian general election
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  1985
1995  
Presidential election
8 April 1990 (first round)
10 June 1990 (second round)
  Visit of Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru, to the CEC (cropped).jpg Sabatovargasllosa (cropped).jpg
Nominee Alberto Fujimori Mario Vargas Llosa
Party Cambio 90 FREDEMO
Running mate Máximo San Román
Carlos García y García
Eduardo Orrego
Ernesto Alayza  [ es ]
Popular vote4,489,8972,708,291
Percentage62.38%37.62%

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President before election

Alan García
APRA

Elected President

Alberto Fujimori
Cambio 90

Congressional election
8 April 1990
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Senate
Democratic Front Mario Vargas Llosa 32.0620+12
APRA Alan García 25.0916−16
Change 90 Andrés Reggiardo 21.7014New
United Left Henry Pease 9.776−9
Socialist Left Alfonso Barrantes 5.463New
FRENATRACA Roger Cáceres  [ es ]2.0310
Chamber of Deputies
Democratic Front Mario Vargas Llosa 30.0362+46
APRA Alan García 24.7853−54
Change 90 Andrés Reggiardo 16.9332New
United Left Henry Pease 9.8216−32
FIM Fernando Olivera 5.957New
Socialist Left Alfonso Barrantes 5.244New
FRENATRACA Roger Cáceres  [ es ]2.423+2
MRL 0.481+1
Tacneñista Front 0.341New
Popular Agreement 0.281New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Peru on 8 April 1990, with a second round of the presidential elections on 10 June. [1] The run-off was between favorite, novelist Mario Vargas Llosa leading a coalition of economically liberal parties collectively known as the Democratic Front and political underdog Alberto Fujimori of the populist and more moderate Cambio 90. Vargas Llosa won the first round with a small plurality, but alienated much of the electorate with a comprehensive privatisation agenda, bolstering the allegedly unelectable Fujimori who had finished second ahead of Luis Alva Castro of the ruling APRA party to enter the run-off against Vargas Llosa. Fujimori eventually won a landslide victory and would remain president for ten years until his resignation in November 2000.

Results

President

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Mario Vargas Llosa Democratic Front 2,163,32332.572,708,29137.62
Alberto Fujimori Cambio 90 1,932,20829.094,489,89762.38
Luis Alva Castro American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 1,494,23122.50
Henry Pease United Left 544,8898.20
Alfonso Barrantes Socialist Left 315,0384.74
Roger Cáceres  [ es ] National Front of Workers and Peasants 86,4181.30
Ezequiel Ataucusi Gamonal Agricultural People's Front of Peru 73,9741.11
Dora Narrea  [ es ] Odriist National Union 21,9620.33
Nicolás de Pierola BaltaDemocratic Union9,5410.14
Total6,641,584100.007,198,188100.00
Valid votes6,641,58484.757,198,18890.45
Invalid/blank votes1,195,53215.25760,0449.55
Total votes7,837,116100.007,958,232100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,013,22578.2710,007,61479.52
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Front 1,561,29130.0362+40
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 1,288,46124.7853–54
Cambio 90 879,94916.9332New
United Left 510,5579.8216–32
Independent Moralizing Front 309,2635.957New
Socialist Left 272,5915.244New
National Front of Workers and Peasants 126,0672.423+2
Agricultural People's Front of Peru 63,4501.220New
Independent Civic Union 33,8190.650New
Loreto Regionalist Movement 24,8540.481+1
Tacneñista Front 17,6420.341New
Popular Agreement Independent List 14,5470.281New
In Action Independent Movement12,6140.240New
Odriist National Union 10,4130.200New
Democratic Union7,7380.150New
Nationalist Independent Front6,1060.120New
Hayist Bases Movement 5,6070.110New
National Reconstruction Movement5,5880.110New
Independent Democratic Front4,7800.090New
Independent Social Movement4,3480.080New
Lima Defence Front – Provinces3,7390.070New
Independent Front of Retirees3,4770.070New
Chavin Region3,4160.070New
Democratic Alliance3,2040.060New
Democratic Agrarian Front "Atusparia"3,0160.060New
Velasquista Movement2,2280.040New
National Cooperation2,1360.040New
Independent List of Socialist Workers1,9420.040New
Amazonense Independent Movement1,4590.030New
Renewal Union of Peru1,3120.030New
Huascaran1,2210.020New
National Democratic Unity1,0250.020New
United1,0200.020New
Victors of Ayacucho9850.020New
Chalaco Regional Movement9250.020New
Independent Solidarity Movement9130.020New
Integration Movement for the Development of Huanuco8170.020New
Popular Renewal Movement7720.010New
Porteño Renovation Movement7350.010New
Independent Democratic Movement6750.010New
Lambayecano Independent Movement6710.010New
Independent Agreement for National Development5970.010New
North-East Agrarian Movement5780.010New
Andean Nationalist Left5020.010New
Impetu Regional Independent Movement3980.010New
Independent Popular Peruvian Alliance3750.010New
PASOP party3570.010New
Independent Democratic Organisation3420.010New
Advanced Democratic Integration3320.010New
Independent Civic Front Strength and Freedom1570.000New
Independent Democratic Socialist Party920.000New
Total5,199,103100.001800
Source: CLEA

By constituency

ConstituencyTotal seatsFREDEMOAPRACambio 90United LeftOthers
Amazonas 312000
Ancash 924210
Apurimac 310020
Arequipa 932211
Ayacucho 412010
Cajamarca 1035011
Callao 732200
Cusco 821320
Huancavelica 320100
Huanuco 421100
Ica 622110
Junin 1041500
La Libertad 1128100
Lambayeque 835000
Lima 1933210
Lima 240146929
Loreto 531001
Madre De Dios 100010
Moquegua 100010
Pasco 220000
Piura 1145011
Puno 811312
San Martin 321000
Tacna 210001
Tumbes 101000
Ucayali 210001
Source: CLEA

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Front 1,772,95332.0620+7
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance 1,387,93125.0916–14
Cambio 90 1,200,45921.7014New
United Left 540,6209.776–9
Socialist Left 302,1105.463New
National Front of Workers and Peasants 112,1422.0310
Agricultural People's Front of Peru 63,6941.150New
Somos Libres50,4300.910New
Independent Civic Union 45,0460.810New
Odriist National Union 16,3490.300–1
Hayist Bases Movement 13,5310.240New
Independent Front of Retirees8,9940.160New
Democratic Union7,8050.140New
National Co-operation3,9690.070New
Solidarity Independent Movemement3,0880.060New
Honorary Confederation of Independent Organised Struggle1,7790.030New
Former presidents2+1
Total5,530,900100.0062+1
Valid votes5,530,90080.53
Invalid/blank votes1,336,96319.47
Total votes6,867,863100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,013,22568.59
Source: JNE

Footnotes

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p454 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3


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