1964 Bolivian general election

General elections were held in Bolivia on 31 May 1964.[1] Víctor Paz Estenssoro of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) was the only candidate for president, and was re-elected with 98% of the vote.[2] The MNR retained its large majority in Congress.

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats
					Chamber			Senate
					Elected	Total	+/–	Elected	Total	+/–
	Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	Víctor Paz Estenssoro	1,114,717	97.85	36	57	–7	9	22	–7
	Anti-Communist Bolivian Front	No candidate	12,245	1.07	0	0	New	0	0	New
	National Civic Union	No candidate	11,142	0.98	1	1	New	0	0	New
	Bolivian Socialist Falange	No candidate	613	0.05	0	3	–1	0	0	0
	Social Christian Party	No candidate	228	0.02	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Authentic Revolutionary Party	No candidate	92	0.01	0	2	–1	0	0	0
	Communist Party	No candidate	74	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left	No candidate	23	0.00	0	9	New	0	5	New
	Revolutionary Workers' Party	No candidate	16	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bolivian Civic Action	No candidate	7	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			1,139,157	100	37	73	+1	9	27	0

Valid votes			1,139,157	87.81
Invalid/blank votes			158,162	12.19
Total			1,297,319	100
Registered voters/turnout			1,411,560	91.91
Source: Nohlen, Political Handbook of the World 1965

Aftermath

Following the elections, General René Barrientos led a military coup in November 1964, removing Paz from office. The coup led to a series of authoritarian and military regimes that remained in power until 1982.[3]

References

Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p133 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
Nohlen, p150
Nohlen, p125

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[N1-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p133 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

[2] Nohlen, p150

[3] Nohlen, p125

Elections and referendums in Bolivia
Presidential elections	1844 1850 1855 1862 1868 1870 1872 1873 1884 1888 1892 1896 1904 1908 1909 1913 1917 1925 (May) 1925 (Dec) 1931 1934 1940 1947 1951 1956 1960 1964 1966 1978 1979 1980 1985 1989 1993 1997 2002 2005 2009 2014 2019 2020 2025
Legislative elections	1844 1855 1862 1873 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 (May) 1920 (Dec) 1923 1925 1927 1928 1931 1933 1934 1938 1940 1942 1944 1947 1949 1951 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1978 1979 1980 1985 1989 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2009 2014 2019 2020 2025
Local elections	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2004 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2021
Judicial elections	2011 2017
Ombudsman elections	1998 2003 (Oct) 2003 (Dec) 2010 2016 2022
Referendums	1931 1986 2004 2006 2008 2009 2016