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

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