Bolivian legislative election, 1962
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Bolivia
held a parliamentary election on 4 June 1962, electing both a new President of the Republic
and a new National Congress
(for 36 the seats of the Deputies and 15 the seats of the Senators).
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 parliamentary election on 4 June 1962, 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 36 the seats of the Deputies and 15 the seats of the Senators).
Congressional Elections results
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | Senate (1962) | Deputies (1962) | Senate (total) | Deputies (total) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Revolutionary Movement | MNR | 887,534 | 87.80 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 64 | 91 |
| 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 | 74,734 | 07.14 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 04 | 04 |
| 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 | 44,271 | 04.23 | 00 | 02 | 00 | 03 | 03 |
| 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 | 20,494 | 01.96 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Social Christian Party Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia) The Christian Democratic Party is a progressive Christian-democratic political party in Bolivia.... |
PSC | 19,225 | 01.84 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 01 |
| Revolutionary Workers' Party | POR | 278 | 00.03 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Authentic Nationalist Revolutionary Movement Authentic Nationalist Revolutionary Movement The Authentic Nationalist Revolutionary Movement was a small right-wing political party in Bolivia.... |
MNRA | 100 | 00.01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Valid votes | 1,046,636 | 100.0 | 15 | 38 | 27 | 72 | 99 | |
| Invalid votes | 21,241 | |||||||
| Votes cast | 1,067,877 | |||||||
| Registered voters | ??? | |||||||
| Population | 3,585,790 | |||||||