Bolivian general election, 1964
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Bolivia
held a general election on 31 May 1964, electing both a new President of the Republic
and a new National Congress
(for half the seats of the Deputies and 1/3 the seats of the Senators).
(*) Parties that did not present a candidates, but contested congressional elections.
MNR – Nationalist Revolutionary Movement.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
held a general election on 31 May 1964, electing both a new President of the Republic
President of Bolivia
The President of Bolivia is head of state and head of government of Bolivia. According to the current Constitution, the president is elected by popular vote to a five year term, renewable once...
and a new National Congress
National Congress of Bolivia
The Plurinational Legislative Assembly also known as the National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto capital, La Paz....
(for half the seats of the Deputies and 1/3 the seats of the Senators).
Presidential election results
| Presidential candidates | Candidates for Vice President | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víctor Paz Estenssoro Víctor Paz Estenssoro Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro was a politician and president of Bolivia. He ran for president 8 times , winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985.... (MNR) |
René Barrientos Ortuño (independent) | MNR | 1,114,717 | 97.85 |
| (*)Anti-Communist Bolivian Front Anti-Communist Bolivian Front The Anti-Communist Bolivian Front was a small right-wing political party in Bolivia.The Anti-Communist Bolivian Front was formed in 1964... |
FBA | 12,245 | 01.07 | |
| (*)National Civic Union National Civic Union (Bolivia) The National Civic Union was a small centrist political party in Bolivia.The National Civic Union was founded in 1964... |
UCN | 11,142 | 00.99 | |
| (*)Bolivian Socialist Falange Bolivian Socialist Falange The Bolivian Socialist Falange was a Bolivian political party established in the year 1937. A right-wing party drawing inspiration from fascism, it was the country's second-largest party between approximately 1954 and 1974... |
FSB | 613 | 00.05 | |
| (*)Social Christian Party Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia) The Christian Democratic Party is a progressive Christian-democratic political party in Bolivia.... |
PSC | 228 | 00.02 | |
| (*)Authentic Revolutionary Party Authentic Revolutionary Party The Authentic Revolutionary Party was a right-wing political party in Bolivia.The Authentic Revolutionary Party was founded in 1959 as a faction of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement , the ruling party under the presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro by Wálter Guevara Arze,... |
PRA | 92 | 00.01 | |
| (*)Communist Party of Bolivia Communist Party of Bolivia The Communist Party of Bolivia is a communist party in Bolivia. It was founded in 1950 by Raúl Ruiz González and other former members of the Revolutionary Left Party . It remained small and did not hold its first national party congress until 1959.... |
PCB | 74 | 00.01 | |
| (*)Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left The Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left was a left-wing political party in Bolivia. It was founded in 1963 by the labor leader Juan Lechín Oquendo and by Mario Torres Calleja and Edwin Moller in lesser roles... |
PRIN | 23 | 00.01 | |
| (*)Revolutionary Workers' Party Revolutionary Workers' Party (Bolivia) The Revolutionary Workers' Party is a Trotskyist political party in Bolivia. At its height in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the POR was one of the few Trotskyist parties in history to gain a mass working-class following.-Beginnings:... |
POR | 16 | 00.01 | |
| (*)Bolivian Civic Action Bolivian Civic Action The Bolivian Civic Action was a small conservative political party in Bolivia.The Bolivian Civic Action was founded in 1951... |
ACB | 7 | 00.01 | |
| Valid votes | 1,139,157 | 100.0 | ||
| Invalid votes | 158,162 | |||
| Votes cast | 1,297,319 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,411,560 | |||
| Population | 3,753,077 | |||
(*) Parties that did not present a candidates, but contested congressional elections.
MNR – Nationalist Revolutionary Movement.
Congressional Elections results
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | Senate (1964) | Deputies (1964) | Senate (total) | Deputies (total) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Revolutionary Movement | MNR | 1,114,717 | 97.85 | 09 | 36 | 22 | 57 | 79 |
| Anti-Communist Bolivian Front Anti-Communist Bolivian Front The Anti-Communist Bolivian Front was a small right-wing political party in Bolivia.The Anti-Communist Bolivian Front was formed in 1964... |
FBA | 12,245 | 01.07 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| National Civic Union National Civic Union (Bolivia) The National Civic Union was a small centrist political party in Bolivia.The National Civic Union was founded in 1964... |
UCN | 11,142 | 00.99 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 01 |
| Bolivian Socialist Falange Bolivian Socialist Falange The Bolivian Socialist Falange was a Bolivian political party established in the year 1937. A right-wing party drawing inspiration from fascism, it was the country's second-largest party between approximately 1954 and 1974... |
FSB | 613 | 00.05 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 03 | 03 |
| Social Christian Party Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia) The Christian Democratic Party is a progressive Christian-democratic political party in Bolivia.... |
PSC | 228 | 00.02 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 01 |
| Authentic Revolutionary Party Authentic Revolutionary Party The Authentic Revolutionary Party was a right-wing political party in Bolivia.The Authentic Revolutionary Party was founded in 1959 as a faction of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement , the ruling party under the presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro by Wálter Guevara Arze,... |
PRA | 92 | 00.01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 02 | 02 |
| Communist Party of Bolivia Communist Party of Bolivia The Communist Party of Bolivia is a communist party in Bolivia. It was founded in 1950 by Raúl Ruiz González and other former members of the Revolutionary Left Party . It remained small and did not hold its first national party congress until 1959.... |
PCB | 74 | 00.01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left The Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left was a left-wing political party in Bolivia. It was founded in 1963 by the labor leader Juan Lechín Oquendo and by Mario Torres Calleja and Edwin Moller in lesser roles... |
PRIN | 23 | 00.01 | 00 | 00 | 05 | 09 | 14 |
| Revolutionary Workers' Party | POR | 16 | 00.01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Bolivian Civic Action Bolivian Civic Action The Bolivian Civic Action was a small conservative political party in Bolivia.The Bolivian Civic Action was founded in 1951... |
ACB | 7 | 00.01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Valid votes | 1,139,157 | 100.0 | 09 | 37 | 27 | 73 | 100 | |
| Invalid votes | 158,162 | |||||||
| Votes cast | 1,297,319 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 1,411,560 | |||||||
| Population | 3,753,077 | |||||||