# 1980 Peruvian general election

General elections were held in Peru on 18 May 1980 for the first time since 1963 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress. Former President Fernando Belaúnde Terry of the Popular Action won the presidential election with 44.9% of the vote, whilst his party emerged as the largest party in both houses of Congress.

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Fernando Belaúnde Terry | Popular Action | 1,793,190 | 44.93 |
| | Armando Villanueva | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 1,087,188 | 27.24 |
| | Luis Bedoya Reyes | Christian People's Party | 382,547 | 9.58 |
| | Hugo Blanco | Workers' Revolutionary Party | 160,713 | 4.03 |
| | Horacio Zevallos Galdós | Revolutionary Left Union | 134,321 | 3.37 |
| | Leonidas Rodrígyez Figueroa | United Left | 116,890 | 2.93 |
| | Carlos Malpica Santisteban | Popular Democratic Unity | 98,452 | 2.47 |
| | Roger Cáceres Velásquez | National Front of Workers and Peasants | 81,647 | 2.05 |
| | Genaro Ledesma Izquieta | Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front | 60,853 | 1.52 |
| | Carolos Carrillo Smith | National Unity | 18,170 | 0.46 |
| | Javier Tanteleán Vanini | Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution | 17,737 | 0.44 |
| | Gustavo Mohme Llona | Socialist Political Action | 11,607 | 0.29 |
| | Alejandro Tudela Garland | Pradist Democratic Movement | 9,875 | 0.25 |
| | Waldo Fernández Durán | Progressive and Social Integration Party | 9,350 | 0.23 |
| | Luciano Castillo Colonna | Socialist Party of Peru | 8,714 | 0.22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,991,254 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,991,254 | 77.93 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,130,074 | 22.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,121,328 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,471,101 | 79.14 |
| Source: Nohlen |||||

### Senate

Seats :
| | Popular Action | 1,694,952 | 40.92 | 26 |
| | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 1,144,203 | 27.62 | 18 |
| | Christian People's Party | 385,674 | 9.31 | 6 |
| | Revolutionary Left Union | 189,080 | 4.56 | 2 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Party | 165,191 | 3.99 | 2 |
| | United Left | 146,085 | 3.53 | 2 |
| | Popular Democratic Unity | 145,155 | 3.50 | 2 |
| | National Front of Workers and Peasants | 92,892 | 2.24 | 1 |
| | Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front | 69,412 | 1.68 | 1 |
| | National Unity | 25,551 | 0.62 | 0 |
| | Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution | 23,339 | 0.56 | 0 |
| | Socialist Political Action | 19,102 | 0.46 | 0 |
| | Pradist Democratic Movement | 17,560 | 0.42 | 0 |
| | Progressive and Social Integration Party | 12,708 | 0.31 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Peru | 11,299 | 0.27 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4,142,203 | 100.00 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,142,203 | 78.78 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,116,044 | 21.22 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,258,247 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,431,651 | 81.76 | |
| Source: Nohlen |||||

### Chamber of Deputies

Seats :
| | Popular Action | 1,413,233 | 38.92 | 98 |
| | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance | 962,801 | 26.51 | 58 |
| | Christian People's Party | 348,578 | 9.60 | 10 |
| | Revolutionary Left Union | 172,430 | 4.75 | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Unity | 156,415 | 4.31 | 0 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Party | 151,447 | 4.17 | 0 |
| | United Left | 124,751 | 3.44 | 10 |
| | National Front of Workers and Peasants | 93,416 | 2.57 | 4 |
| | Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front | 61,248 | 1.69 | 0 |
| | National Unity | 31,443 | 0.87 | 0 |
| | Pradist Democratic Movement | 22,573 | 0.62 | 0 |
| | Socialist Political Action | 22,708 | 0.63 | 0 |
| | Political Organisation of the Peruvian Revolution | 21,609 | 0.60 | 0 |
| | Progressive and Social Integration Party | 16,493 | 0.45 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Peru | 9,786 | 0.27 | 0 |
| | Independents | 22,408 | 0.62 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 3,631,339 | 100.00 | 180 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,631,339 | 79.41 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 941,802 | 20.59 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,573,141 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,431,651 | 71.10 | |
| Source: Nohlen |||||