1956 Bolivian general election

General elections were held in Bolivia on 17 June 1956.[1] Hernán Siles Zuazo of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) was elected President with 84% of the vote,[2] whilst the MNR won 61 of the 68 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and all 18 seats in the Senate.[3]

1956 Bolivian general election

17 June 1956
Presidential election
 
Nominee Hernán Siles Zuazo Óscar Únzaga
Party MNR FSB
Running mate Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz Mario Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
Popular vote 787,792 130,494
Percentage 84.45% 13.99%

President before election

Víctor Paz Estenssoro
MNR

Elected President

Hernán Siles Zuazo
MNR

Results

PartyPresidential candidateVotes%Seats
ChamberSenate
Revolutionary Nationalist MovementHernán Siles Zuazo787,79284.456118
Bolivian Socialist FalangeÓscar Únzaga130,49413.9970
Communist PartyFelipe Iñíguez Medrano12,2731.3200
Revolutionary Workers' PartyHugo Gonzales Moscoso2,3290.2500
Total932,888100.006818
Valid votes932,88897.34
Invalid/blank votes25,5322.66
Total votes958,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,126,52885.08
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p133 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p149
  3. Electoral Systems in Bolivia Plurinational Electoral Organ
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.