1980 Peruvian Congressional Election
18 May 1980 · The bicameral Congress of the restored democracy · 180 seats
Popular Action finished first with 98 of 180 seats on 38.9% of the vote. Turnout 79.1%. Fernando Belaúnde Terry replaced Francisco Morales Bermúdez.
President before
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces
President after
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Popular Action
Largest force
Popular Action
98 of 180 seats
Turnout
79.1%
The result
| Share of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Action | — | 98 | — | 1,413,233 | 38.9% | — | |
| American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | — | 58 | — | 962,801 | 26.5% | — | |
| Christian People's Party | — | 10 | — | 348,578 | 9.6% | — | |
| Revolutionary Left Union | — | 0 | — | 172,430 | 4.8% | — | |
| Popular Democratic Unity | — | 0 | — | 156,415 | 4.3% | — | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Party | — | 0 | — | 151,447 | 4.2% | — | |
| United Left | — | 10 | — | 124,751 | 3.4% | — | |
| National Front of Workers and Peasants | — | 4 | — | 93,416 | 2.6% | — | |
| Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front | — | 0 | — | 61,248 | 1.7% | — | |
| National Unity | — | 0 | — | 31,443 | 0.9% | — | |
| Pradist Democratic Movement | — | 0 | — | 22,573 | 0.6% | — | |
| Socialist Political Action | — | 0 | — | 22,708 | 0.6% | — | |
| Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution | — | 0 | — | 21,609 | 0.6% | — | |
| Progressive and Social Integration Party | — | 0 | — | 16,493 | 0.5% | — | |
| Socialist Party of Peru | — | 0 | — | 9,786 | 0.3% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | — | 22,408 | 0.6% | — |