Elections in Peru

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In Peru, the people directly elect a head of state (the president) as well as a legislature. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term. The unicameral Congress (Congreso) has 130 members, also elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. Peru has a multi-party system, which effectively bars one party from becoming the sole influence in a decision-making process. As such, parties must work with one another to form coalition governments. The whole election process is held by the National Jury of Elections and the National Office of Electoral Processes. Peru has compulsory voting.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Election

Position	2016	2017	2021
Type	Presidential (April & June) National Congress (April) Gubernatorial (April & June)	None	Presidential (April & June) National Congress (April) Gubernatorial (April & June)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None	President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None	All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None	All positions

Inauguration

Position	2016	2017	2021
Type	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)	None	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)
President and vice president	28 July	None	28 July
National Congress	28 July	None	28 July
Provinces, cities and municipalities	28 July	None	28 July

Latest elections

Main article: Peruvian general election, 2011

Presidential election

Summary of the 10 April and 5 June 2011 Peruvian presidential election result
Candidates – Parties	1^st round		2^nd round
Candidates – Parties	Votes	%	Votes	%
Ollanta Humala – Peru Wins (Gana Perú)	4,643,064	31.699	7,937,704	51.449
Keiko Fujimori – Force 2011 (Fuerza 2011)	3,449,595	23.551	7,490,647	48.551
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski – Alliance for the Great Change (Alianza por el Gran Cambio)	2,711,450	18.512
Alejandro Toledo – Possible Peru (Perú Posible)	2,289,561	15.631
Luis Castañeda – National Solidarity (Solidaridad Nacional)	1,440,143	9.832
José Ñique de la Puente – Fonavist Party (Partido Fonavista del Perú)	37,011	0.253
Ricardo Noriega – National Awakening Party (Partido Despertar Nacional)	21,574	0.147
Rafael Belaúnde Aubry – Forward Party (Partido Político Adelante)	17,301	0.118
Juliana Reymer – National Force Party (Partido Fuerza Nacional)	16,831	0.115
Humberto Pinazo – Justice, Technology, Ecology (Justicia, Tecnología, Ecología)	11,275	0.077
Total valid (turnout %)	14,074,682	100.000	15,428,351	100.000
Blank votes	1,406,998	8.855	116,335	0.706
Invalid votes	416,026	2.620	921,711	5.598
Source: National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE)

Parliamentary election

Summary of the 10 April 2011 election results for members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru and Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament
Parties	Congress			Andean Parliament
Parties	Votes	% (Valid)	Seats	Votes	% (Valid)	Seats
Peru Wins (Gana Perú) dominated by Peruvian Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Peruano) including Socialist Party (Partido Socialista) and others	3,245,003	25.274	47	2,740,106	27.022	2
Force 2011 (Fuerza 2011) including National Renewal (Renovación Nacional)	2,948,781	22.967	37	2,353,660	23.211	1
Electoral Alliance Possible Peru (Alianza Electoral Perú Posible) Possible Peru (Perú Posible) Popular Action (Acción Popular) We Are Peru (Somos Perú)	1,904,180	14.831	21	1,498,783	14.780	1
Alliance for the Great Change (Alianza por el Gran Cambio) Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) Humanist Party (Partido Humanista) National Restoration (Restauración Nacional)	1,851,080	14.417	12	1,413,783	13.942	1
National Solidarity Alliance (Alianza Solidaridad Nacional) National Solidarity (Solidaridad Nacional) Change 90 (Cambio 90) Union for Peru (Unión por el Perú) Always Together (Siempre Unidos)	1,311,766	10.217	9	954,618	9.414	0
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (Partido Aprista Peruano)	825,030	6.426	4	638,675	6.298	0
Radical Change (Cambio Radical)	347,475	2.706	0	195,441	1.927	0
Fonavist Party (Fonavistas des Perú)	170,052	1.324	0	158,877	1.567	0
Decentralist Party Social Force (Partido Decentralista Fuerza Social)	108,200	0.843	0	65,265	0.644	0
Forward Party (Partido Político Adelante)	42,276	0.329	0	36,193	0.357	0
National Force Party (Partido Fuerza Nacional)	37,633	0.293	0	35,014	0.345	0
National Awakening Party (Partido Despertar Nacional)	30,190	0.235	0	—	—	—
Justice, Technology, Ecology (Justicia, Tecnologia, Ecologia)	17,478	0.136	0	49,869	0.492	0
Valid votes	12,839,144	100.000	130	10,140,284	100.000	5
Blank votes				4,352,212	26.056
Invalid votes				2,210,919	13.236
Source: National Office of Electoral Processes - on Congressional Election - on Andean Parliament Election

Past elections

Elections and referendums in Peru

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Parliamentary elections	1931 1939 1945 1950 1956 1962 1963 1978 1980 1985 1990 1992 1995 2000 2001 2006 2011 2016

Referendums	1865 1919 1939 1993 2010

Laws

Sale of alcohol and carrying firearms (except for Members of the Armed Forces and the National Police) are forbidden during an election.
Political gatherings are forbidden, while public gatherings of any sort are prohibited during voting hours, including religious liturgies and entertainment shows. Clergy of any religion can not participate in their distinctive garments or habits.

References

↑ <Staff writer(s); no by-line. (5 June 2016). presidential-runoff-vote-starts-peru-39619860 "The Latest: Presidential Runoff Vote Starts in Peru" Check |url= value (help). ABC News. Lima, Peru. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 June 2016. Voting is mandatory in Peru.
↑ Jason Brennan; Lisa Hill (12 June 2014). Compulsory Voting: For and Against. Cambridge University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-107-04151-6.

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Adam Carr's Election Archive

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