1931 Peruvian general election

11 October 1931

Presidential election

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Nominee Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Party Revolutionary Union APRA Popular vote 152,149 106,088 Percentage 50.75% 35.38%   Nominee José María de la Jara y Ureta Arturo F. Osores Cabrera Party Republican Action PCRP Popular vote 21,950 19,640 Percentage 7.32% 6.55%

President before election David Samanez Ocampo Military junta Elected President Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Revolutionary Union

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General elections were held in Peru on 11 October 1931 to elect the President and a Constitutional Congress.^[1] The result was a victory for Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro of the Revolutionary Union, who received 50.8% of the vote.^[2]

Sanchez Cerro was also supported by the Nationalist Social Party, Osores was supported by the Constitutional Party, the Labourist Party and the National Coalition Party, while Jara y Ureta was supported by the Decentralist Party and Popular Union.^[3]

Twelve elected members of the Congress later had their election declared invalid, including eight from the APRA, two independents and one each from the National Coalition and Revolutionary Union.^[3]