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
edit| 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
editFollowing 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]