1964 Bolivian general election
{{Politics of Bolivia}}
General elections were held in Bolivia on 31 May 1964.Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p133 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} Víctor Paz Estenssoro of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) was the only candidate for president, and was re-elected with 98% of the vote.Nohlen, p150 The MNR retained its large majority in Congress.
Results
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!rowspan=3 colspan=2|Party !rowspan=3|Presidential candidate !rowspan=3|Votes !rowspan=3|% !colspan=6|Seats | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Chamber
!colspan=3|Senate | ||||||||||
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| Elected
!Total !+/– !Elected !Total !+/– | ||||||||||
| bgcolor={{party color|Revolutionary Nationalist Movement}}| | align=left|Revolutionary Nationalist Movement | align=left|Víctor Paz Estenssoro | 1,114,717 | 97.85 | 36 | 57 | –7 | 9 | 22 | –7 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Anti-Communist Bolivian Front}}| | align=left|Anti-Communist Bolivian Front | align=left|No candidate | 12,245 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | New |
| align=left|National Civic Union | align=left|No candidate | 11,142 | 0.98 | 1 | 1 | New | 0 | 0 | New | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Bolivian Socialist Falange}}| | align=left|Bolivian Socialist Falange | align=left|No candidate | 613 | 0.05 | 0 | 3 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia)}}| | align=left|Social Christian Party | align=left|No candidate | 228 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Authentic Revolutionary Party}}| | align=left|Authentic Revolutionary Party | align=left|No candidate | 92 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of Bolivia}}| | align=left|Communist Party | align=left|No candidate | 74 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left}}| | align=left|Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left | align=left|No candidate | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | New | 0 | 5 | New |
| bgcolor={{party color|Revolutionary Workers' Party (Bolivia)}}| | align=left|Revolutionary Workers' Party | align=left|No candidate | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align=left|Bolivian Civic Action | align=left|No candidate | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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|align=left colspan=3|Total | 1,139,157 | 100 | 37 | 73 | +1 | 9 | 27 | 0 | ||
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|align=left colspan=3|Valid votes | 1,139,157 | 87.81 | colspan=6| | |||||||
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|align=left colspan=3|Invalid/blank votes | 158,162 | 12.19 | colspan=6| | |||||||
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|align=left colspan=3|Total | 1,297,319 | 100 | colspan=6| | |||||||
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|align=left colspan=3|Registered voters/turnout | 1,411,560 | 91.91 | colspan=6| | |||||||
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|align=left colspan=11|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.Nohlen, p125