1931 Peruvian general election
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General elections were held in Peru on 11 October 1931 to elect the President and a Constitutional Congress. The result was a victory for Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro of the Revolutionary Union, who received 50.8% of the vote.
The election took place in the context of considerable political and economic instability. The 1930 Peruvian coup led to the overthrow of President Augusto B. Leguía and to an interim government headed by Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. On March 1, 1931, Sánchez resigned and went into exile. He returned on July 7, 1931, to be a candidate in the 1931 Peruvian general election. Haya de la Torre shortly thereafter also returned from exile to be a candidate in the election.
The election was primarily a context between two populist caudillos, Sánchez and Haya de la Torre.
Sanchez performed well in Piura in the far northern coast, in the South, and in the centre of the country, including Lima. Haya performed well in the mid-northern coast. Haya performed better among organized labour and white-collar groups while Sanchez performed well among small shopkeepers, artisans, unskilled urban workers and literate 'Indians' in the Sierra.