1931 Peruvian Congressional Election
11 October 1931 · A bicameral Congress on a restricted franchise · 145 seats
Revolutionary Union finished first with 57 of 145 seats. Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro replaced David Samanez Ocampo.
The franchise was still limited to literate men, illiterate Peruvians could not vote until the 1979 constitution.
President before
David Samanez Ocampo
Military junta
President after
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
Revolutionary Union
Largest force
Revolutionary Union
57 of 145 seats
Turnout
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The result
Revolutionary Union
57
seats
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
36
seats
Decentralist Party
28
seats
Socialist Party of Peru
4
seats
National Coalition
3
seats
Nationalist Social Party
3
seats
Popular Union
2
seats
Unidentified
5
seats
Independents
7
seats