General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 February 1963.[1] Opposition parties had been legalized just a year earlier, after a 15-year period in which the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party.[2] They were the first elections in which opposition parties were allowed to take part since 1939.
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| Turnout | 85.12% | |||||||||||||||
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60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent president Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party was re-elected for a fourth term, whilst the Colorado Party won 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 85.1%.[3]
Results
edit| Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Colorado Party | Alfredo Stroessner | 569,551 | 92.26 | 40 | –20 | |
| Liberal Party | Ernesto Gavilan | 47,750 | 7.74 | 20 | New | |
| Total | 617,301 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Valid votes | 617,301 | 98.20 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,314 | 1.80 | ||||
| Total votes | 628,615 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 738,472 | 85.12 | ||||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
- ^ Nohlen, p426
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