1962 Peruvian Congressional Election
10 June 1962 · A bicameral Congress on a restricted franchise · 186 seats
Democratic Alliance (APRA–MDP) finished first with 85 of 186 seats. Turnout 88.7%. Election annulled replaced Manuel Prado Ugarteche.
Haya de la Torre's plurality fell just short of the constitutional one-third threshold, and a military coup annulled the result before Congress could settle it.
President before
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
MDP
President after
Election annulled
Largest force
Democratic Alliance (APRA–MDP)
85 of 186 seats
Turnout
88.7%
The result
Democratic Alliance (APRA–MDP)
85
seats
Popular Action
61
seats
Odriist National Union
33
seats
Christian Democrat Party
2
seats
Alcides Spelucín list
1
seats
Cuzqueñista Union
1
seats
Huancavelicana Coalition
1
seats
Moqueguano Independent Movement
1
seats
Puneñista Parliamentary Union
1
seats