Bolivia

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 5 January 1947, 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....

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Presidential election results

Presidential candidates	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Enrique Hertzog Garaizabal Enrique Hertzog Enrique Hertzog Garaizabal was a Bolivian politician who was elected President of his country in 1947...  (PURS Republican Socialist Unity Party The Republican Socialist Unity Party was a political party founded on 10 November, 1946 in Bolivia as the fusion of the Republican Socialist Party, the Genuine Republican Party, the United Socialist Party, and the Independent Socialist Party.The PURS was a last-ditch effort of Bolivia's... )	PURS	44,077	47.22
Luis Femando Guachalla (PL)	FDA	43,634	46.75
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 Revolutionary Nationalist Movement The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement is a Bolivian political party, perhaps the most important in the country during the 20th century. At the legislative elections in 2002, the party won, in an alliance with the Free Bolivia Movement, 26.9% of the popular vote and 36 out of 130 seats in the... )	BMP	5,194	05.56
Félix Tavera (independent)		433	00.46
Valid votes		93,338	100.0
Invalid votes		???
Votes cast		???
Registered voters		128,982
Population		???

Vice-Presidential election results

Vice-Presidential candidates	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Mamerto Urriolagoitía Harriague Mamerto Urriolagoitia Mamerto Urriolagoitía Harriague was President of Bolivia, from 1949 to 1951. Of privileged background, he studied in France and later joined the Bolivian diplomatic service. In 1947, Urriolagoitia was elected Vice-President to Dr...  (PURS)	PURS	43,765	48.24
Guillermo Francovich (PIR)	FDA	43,423	47.87
Juan Lechín Oquendo Juan Lechín Oquendo Juan Lechín Oquendo was a labor-union leader and head of the Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers from 1944 to 1987 and the Bolivian Workers' Union from 1952 to 1987...  (MNR)	BMP	1,620	01.79
Rafael Otazo (independent)		1,907	02.10
Valid votes		90,715	100.0
Invalid votes		???
Votes cast		???
Registered voters		128,982
Population		???

FDA – Antifascist Democratic Front

Antifascist Democratic Front

The Antifascist Democratic Front was a political alliance of the traditionalist and left-wing parties in Bolivia.The Antifascist Democratic Front was created on 18 December, 1945 bythe Liberal Party, PL;...

 (Frente Democratico Antifascista). Electoral alliance formed by
Liberal Party

Liberal Party (Bolivia)

The Liberal Party was one of two major political parties in Bolivia in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The other was the Conservative Party. The Liberal Party was formally founded in 1883 by Eliodoro Camacho...

, PL;
Revolutionary Left Party, PIR;
Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party (Bolivia)

The Social Democratic Party was a conservative, small and elitist, but influential Bolivian political party formed by middle-class intellectuals....

, PSD.

PURS – Republican Socialist Unity Party

Republican Socialist Unity Party

The Republican Socialist Unity Party was a political party founded on 10 November, 1946 in Bolivia as the fusion of the Republican Socialist Party, the Genuine Republican Party, the United Socialist Party, and the Independent Socialist Party.The PURS was a last-ditch effort of Bolivia's...

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BMP – Mining Parliamentary Bloc

Mining Parliamentary Bloc

The Mining Parliamentary Bloc was an electoral political alliance of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement and Revolutionary Workers' Party in Bolivia....

 (Bloque Minero Parliamentario). Electoral alliance formed by
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, MNR;
Revolutionary Workers' Party, POR.