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

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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

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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

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  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