1995 Peruvian general election

1995 Peruvian general election

9 April 1995

Presidential election

Nominee Alberto Fujimori Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Party C90–NM UPP Running mate Ricardo Márquez César Paredes Hilda Fernández Guido Pennano Popular vote 4,798,515 1,624,566 Percentage 64.42% 21.81%

Results by department (left) and province (right)

President before election Alberto Fujimori C90–NM Elected President Alberto Fujimori C90–NM

Congressional election

All 120 seats in the Congress of Peru 61 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– C90–NM Alberto Fujimori 52.10 67 +23 UPP Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 14.00 17 New APRA Agustín Mantilla 6.53 8 +8 FIM Fernando Olivera 4.89 6 −1 CODE-PC Alejandro Toledo 4.15 5 New Popular Action Fernando Belaúnde 3.34 4 +4 PPC Luis Bedoya Reyes 3.09 3 −5 Renewal Rafael Rey 2.98 3 −3 Obras Ricardo Belmont 2.00 2 New United Left A. Haya de la Torre 1.88 2 +2 FREPAP Ezequiel Ataucusi 1.08 1 −1 FRENATRACA Roger Cáceres 1.07 1 −2 MIA Rolando Salvatierra 0.79 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Peru on 9 April 1995,^[1] the first under the 1993 constitution. Incumbent President Alberto Fujimori was easily re-elected with 64.4% of the vote defeating former UN Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, whilst his Cambio 90-New Majority alliance won a majority of seats in the newly unicameral Congress.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alberto Fujimori	Cambio 90–New Majority	4,798,515	64.42
	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Union for Peru	1,624,566	21.81
	Mercedes Cabanillas	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	306,108	4.11
	Alejandro Toledo	Possible Country	241,598	3.24
	Ricardo Belmont	Civil Works Movement	192,261	2.58
	Raúl Diez Canseco	Popular Action	122,383	1.64
	Ezequiel Ataucusi	Agricultural People's Front of Peru	57,556	0.77
	Agustín Haya de la Torre	United Left	42,686	0.57
	Luis Cáceres Velásquez	National Front of Workers and Peasants	25,017	0.34
	Sixtilio Dalmau	New Peru Movement	9,999	0.13
	Víctor Echegaray	Reformist Party of Peru	9,105	0.12
	Edmundo Inga	Alternative Peru Puma	7,006	0.09
	Miguel Campos	Peace and Development	6,337	0.09
	Carlos Cruz	Independent Front of National Reconciliation	5,249	0.07
Total			7,448,386	100.00
Valid votes			7,448,386	82.12
Invalid/blank votes			1,621,258	17.88
Total votes			9,069,644	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			12,280,538	73.85
Source: JNE

Congress

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cambio 90 – New Majority	2,277,423	52.10	67	+35
	Union for Peru	611,804	14.00	17	New
	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	285,526	6.53	8	–45
	Independent Moralizing Front	213,777	4.89	6	–1
	Possible Country	181,397	4.15	5	New
	Popular Action	146,018	3.34	4	–22
	Christian People's Party	135,236	3.09	3	–22
	Renewal Movement	130,060	2.98	3	New
	Civil Works Movement	87,252	2.00	2	New
	United Left	82,061	1.88	2	–14
	Agricultural People's Front of Peru	46,990	1.08	1	+1
	National Front of Workers and Peasants	46,728	1.07	1	–2
	Independent Agrarian Movement	34,463	0.79	1	New
	New Peru Movement	29,557	0.68	0	New
	Reformist Party of Peru	13,102	0.30	0	New
	Alternative Peru Puma	12,391	0.28	0	New
	Apertura para el Desarrollo Nacional	10,752	0.25	0	New
	Independent Front of National Reconciliation	10,314	0.24	0	New
	Independent Inca Movement	9,598	0.22	0	New
	Social Independent Movement	6,588	0.15	0	New
Total		4,371,037	100.00	120	–60
Valid votes		4,371,037	53.11
Invalid/blank votes		3,859,209	46.89
Total votes		8,230,246	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,280,538	67.02
Source: PDBA, JNE

References

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