Bolivian general election, 1980

Bolivia held a general election on 29 June 1980, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress.

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Presidential election results[1]

Presidential candidates Candidates for Vice President Party/Alliance Votes %
Hernán Siles Zuazo (MNRI) Jaime Paz Zamora (MIR) UDP 507,173 38.74
Víctor Paz Estenssoro (MNR) Ñúflo Chávez Ortiz (MNR) MNR-A 263,706 20.15
Hugo Banzer Suárez (ADN) Jorge Tamayo Ramos (ADN) ADN 220,309 16.83
Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (PS-1) José María Palacios (PS-1) PS-1 113,959 08.71
Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas (OID) Benjamín Miguel Harb (PDC) FDR-NA 39,401 03.01
Walter Guevara Arce (PRA) Flavio Machicado Saravia (PRA) PRA 36,443 02.78
Guillermo Bedregal Gutiérrez (MNRU) Miguel Trigo Rodríguez (MNRU) MNRU, MIN 24,542 01.87
Carlos Valverde Barbery (FSB) Enrique Riveros Aliaga (FSB) FSB 21,372 01.63
Roberto Jordán Pando (AFIN-MNR) Edmundo Roca Diez (AFIN-MNR) AFIN-MNR 17,150 01.31
Constantino Lima Chávez (MITKA-1) Honorato Sánchez Medina (MITKA-1) MITKA-1 17,023 01.30
Walter Gonzalez Valda (PUB) Norma Vespa de Rivera (PUB) PUB 16,380 01.25
Luciano Tapia Quisbert (MITKA) Eufronio Vélez Magne (MITKA) MITKA 15,852 01.21
Juan Lechín Oquendo (PRIN) Aníbal Aguilar Peñarrieta (PRIN) PRIN, VCPOR, OST, POR-C, MRTK 15,724 01.20
Valid votes 1,309,034 100
Invalid votes 180,450
Votes cast 1,489,484
Registered voters 2,004,284
Population 5,579,367

Aftermath

Hernán Siles Zuazo and his UDP coalition alone got 38% of the votes; the National Congress was certain to name him president on 6 August 1980. The process was disrupted on 17 July 1980, however, by the military coup of General Luis García Meza Tejada. The coup began one of the darkest periods in Bolivian history. Luis García Meza Tejada was pressured to resign on 4 August 1981. President General Celso Torrelio, who had emerged as a compromise candidate of the military after Luis García Meza Tejada's resignation, was reluctant to call for elections. In July 1982 he was replaced by General Guido Vildoso, who was named by the high command to return the country to democratic rule. On 17 September 1982, during a general strike that brought the country close to civil war, the military decided to step down, to convene the 1980 National Congress, and to accept its choice as president. Accordingly, The National Congress revalidated the 1980 elections on 23 September and overwhelmingly elected Hernán Siles Zuazo president on 5 October. He assumed the presidency on 10 October 1982.[2]

Congressional confirmation (October, 5 1982)[3]

Presidential candidates Parties Votes
Hernán Siles Zuazo (MNRI) UDP, MNR-A 113
Hugo Banzer Suárez (ADN) ADN 029
Invalid votes 004
Not voting 011
Total 157

Results by Department

Beni Chuquisaca Cochabamba La Paz Oruro Pando Santa Cruz Potosí Tarija
Hugo Banzer Suárez 9,664 26.71 8,083 11.88 36,073 18.83 81,712 16.29 12,096 12.58 1,370 18.05 13,181 09.12 46,873 22.65 11,257 19.92
Roberto Jordán Pando 193 00.53 1,807 02.66 3,975 02.08 5,167 01.03 1,002 01.04 124 01.63 2,521 01.74 1,647 00.80 714 01.26
Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas 1,172 03.24 2,042 03.00 9,187 04.80 11,078 02.21 4,352 04.53 94 01.24 7,019 04.85 3,149 01.52 1,308 02.32
Carlos Valverde Barbery 2,964 08.19 1,229 01.81 2,857 01.49 4,368 00.87 1,082 01.13 705 09.29 1,842 01.27 5,614 02.71 711 01.26
Luciano Tapia Quisbert 56 00.15 533 00.78 1,561 00.82 9,934 01.98 1,848 01.92 11 00.14 1,234 00.85 536 00.26 139 00.25
Constantino Lima Chávez 94 00.26 650 00.96 2,146 01.12 10,147 02.02 1,310 01.36 17 00.22 1,559 01.08 813 00.39 287 00.51
Víctor Paz Estenssoro 13,125 36.27 14,167 20.84 26,179 13.67 44,141 08.80 17,010 17.69 3,926 51.72 34,861 24.10 83,162 40.20 27,135 48.05
Guillermo Bedregal Gutiérrez 872 02.41 1,595 02.35 4,793 02.50 5,965 01.19 1,607 01.67 188 02.48 3,642 02.52 4,679 02.26 1,201 02.13
Walter Guevara Arce 180 00.50 1,104 01.62 14,191 07.41 10,231 02.04 3,081 03.20 46 00.61 3,116 02.15 3,794 01.83 700 01.24
Juan Lechín Oquendo 114 00.32 492 00.72 1,415 00.74 9,082 01.81 1,368 01.42 13 00.17 1,548 01.07 1,438 00.70 254 00.45
Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz 575 01.59 4,812 07.08 24,565 12.83 45,739 09.12 17,185 17.87 73 00.96 10,149 07.02 9,137 04.42 1,724 03.05
Walter Gonzalez Valda 185 00.51 1,285 01.89 4,057 02.12 4,996 01.00 1,464 01.52 40 00.53 2,249 01.55 1,536 00.74 568 01.01
Hernán Siles Zuazo 6,989 19.32 30,192 44.41 60,504 31.59 259,012 51.64 32,765 34.07 984 12.96 61,737 42.68 44,514 21.52 10,476 18.55
Valid votes 36,183 100,0 67,991 100,0 191,503 100,0 501,572 100,0 96,170 100,0 7,591 100,0 144,658 100,0 206,892 100,0 56,474 100,0
Invalid votes 2,425 15,434 29,743 68,189 14,557 461 23,831 18,382 7,428
Votes cast 38,608 83,425 221,246 569,761 110,727 8,052 168,489 225,274 63,902

UDP – Democratic and Popular Union (Unidad Democratica y Popular). Electoral alliance formed by
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of the Left, MNRI;
Communist Party of Bolivia, PCB;
Revolutionary Left Movement, MIR;
Popular Movement for National Liberation, MPLN;
Socialist Party-Sabino Tito Atahuichi, PS-Atahuichi;
Organization of Revolutionary Unity, OUR;
Center for the Study of Natural Resources, CERNA;
Workers' Vanguard Party, VO.[4]

MNR-A – Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Alliance (Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario-Alianza). Electoral alliance formed by
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, MNR;
Communist Party of Bolivia (Marxist–Leninist), PCML;
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of the Left-One, MNRI-1.[5]

ADN – Nationalist Democratic Action.

PS-1 – Socialist Party-One.

FDR-NA – Democratic Revolutionary Front-New Alternative (Frente Democrático Revolucionario – Nueva Alternativa). Electoral alliance formed by
Christian Democratic Party, PDC;
Alliance of the National Left, ALIN;
Socialist Party-Guillermo Aponte Burela, PS-Aponte;
Offensive of the Democratic Left, OID;
Revolutionary Workers Party Trotskyist-Posadist, POR-TP.[6]

PRA – Authentic Revolutionary Party.

MNRU – United Revolutionary Nationalist Movement.

MIN – Movement of the National Left;

FSB – Bolivian Socialist Falange.

AFIN-MNR – Alliance of Nationalist Left Forces of the MNR.

MITKA-1 – Indian Movement Tupaj Katari-One.

PUB – Bolivian Union Party.

MITKA – Indian Movement Tupaj Katari.

PRIN – Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left.

VCPOR – Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party.

OST – Workers' Socialist Organization.

POR-C – Revolutionary Workers' Party-Struggle.

MRTK – Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement.

Congressional Elections results[7]

Party/Alliance Votes % Senate Deputies Total
Democratic and Popular Union UDP 507,173 33.85 10 47 57
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of the Left MNRI – – 06 23 29
Communist Party of Bolivia PCB – – 03 12 15
Movement of the Revolutionary Left MIR – – 01 09 10
Popular Movement for National Liberation MPLN – – 00 02 02
Workers' Vanguard Party VO – – 00 00 00
Socialist Party-Sabino Tito Atahuichi PS-Atahuichi – – 00 00 00
Organization of Revolutionary Unity OUR – – 00 00 00
Center for the Study of Natural Resources CERNA – – 00 01 01
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Alliance MNR-A 263,706 20.15 10 34 44
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement MNR – – 09 29 38
Communist Party of Bolivia (Marxist–Leninist) PCML – – 01 03 04
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of the Left-One MNRI-1 – – 00 02 02
Nationalist Democratic Action ADN 220,309 16.83 06 24 30
Socialist Party-One PS-1 113,959 08.71 01 10 11
Democratic Revolutionary Front-New Alternative FDR-NA 39,401 03.01 00 05 05
Christian Democratic Party PDC – – 00 05 05
Alliance of the National Left, ALIN – – 00 00 00
Socialist Party-Guillermo Aponte Burela PS-Aponte – – 00 00 00
Offensive of the Democratic Left OID – – 00 00 00
Revolutionary Workers Party Trotskyist-Posadist POR-TP – – 00 00 00
Authentic Revolutionary Party PRA 36,443 02.78 00 03 03
MNRU, MIN 24,542 01.87 00 02 02
United Revolutionary Nationalist Movement MNRU – – 00 01 01
Movement of the National Left MIN – – 00 01 01
Bolivian Socialist Falange FSB 21,372 01.63 00 03 03
Alliance of Nationalist Left Forces of the MNR AFIN-MNR 17,150 01.31 00 00 00
Indian Movement Tupaj Katari-One MITKA-1 17,023 01.30 00 01 01
Bolivian Union Party PUB 16,380 01.25 00 00 00
Indian Movement Tupaj Katari MITKA 15,852 01.21 00 01 01
PRIN, VCPOR, OST, POR-C, MRTK 15,724 01.20 00 00 00
Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left PRIN – – 00 00 00
Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party VCPOR – – 00 00 00
Workers' Socialist Organization OST – – 00 00 00
Revolutionary Workers' Party-Struggle POR-C – – 00 00 00
Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement MRTK – – 00 00 00
Valid votes 1,309,034 100 27 130 157
Invalid votes 180,450 ** ** ** **
Votes cast 1,489,484 ** ** ** **
Registered voters 2,004,284 ** ** ** **
Population 5,579,367 ** ** ** **

Chamber of Deputies[8]

Party/ Department Chuquisaca La Paz Cochabamba Santa Cruz Potosi Oruro Tarija Béni Pando Total
UDP 6 14 6 4 8 4 2 2 1 47
MNR-A 3 2 3 7 5 2 5 3 4 34
ADN 2 6 4 4 2 1 2 3 1 25
PS-1 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 9
FDR-NA 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
PRA 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
FSB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
MNRU, MIN 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
MITKA-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MITKA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
AFIN-MNR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRIN, VCPOR, OST, POR-C, MRTK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 28 18 17 19 10 9 9 7 130

Chamber of Senators[9]

Party/Department Chuquisaca La Paz Cochabamba Santa Cruz Potosi Oruro Tarija Béni Pando Total
UDP 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 10
MNR-A 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 10
ADN 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5
PS-1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
FDR-NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MNRU, MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MITKA-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MITKA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AFIN-MNR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRIN, VCPOR, OST, POR-C, MRTK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27

Results by Department

Candidates / Department Beni Chuquisaca Cochabamba La Paz Oruro Pando Santa Cruz Potosí Tarija
ADN 9,664 26.71 8,083 11.88 36,073 18.83 81,712 16.29 12,096 12.58 1,370 18.05 13,181 09.12 46,873 22.65 11,257 19.92
AFIN-MNR 193 00.53 1,807 02.66 3,975 02.08 5,167 01.03 1,002 01.04 124 01.63 2,521 01.74 1,647 00.80 714 01.26
FDR-NA 1,172 03.24 2,042 03.00 9,187 04.80 11,078 02.21 4,352 04.53 94 01.24 7,019 04.85 3,149 01.52 1,308 02.32
FSB 2,964 08.19 1,229 01.81 2,857 01.49 4,368 00.87 1,082 01.13 705 09.29 1,842 01.27 5,614 02.71 711 01.26
MITKA 56 00.15 533 00.78 1,561 00.82 9,934 01.98 1,848 01.92 11 00.14 1,234 00.85 536 00.26 139 00.25
MITKA-1 94 00.26 650 00.96 2,146 01.12 10,147 02.02 1,310 01.36 17 00.22 1,559 01.08 813 00.39 287 00.51
MNR-A 13,125 36.27 14,167 20.84 26,179 13.67 44,141 08.80 17,010 17.69 3,926 51.72 34,861 24.10 83,162 40.20 27,135 48.05
MNRU, MIN 872 02.41 1,595 02.35 4,793 02.50 5,965 01.19 1,607 01.67 188 02.48 3,642 02.52 4,679 02.26 1,201 02.13
PRA 180 00.50 1,104 01.62 14,191 07.41 10,231 02.04 3,081 03.20 46 00.61 3,116 02.15 3,794 01.83 700 01.24
PRIN, VCPOR, OST, POR-C, MRTK 114 00.32 492 00.72 1,415 00.74 9,082 01.81 1,368 01.42 13 00.17 1,548 01.07 1,438 00.70 254 00.45
PS-1 575 01.59 4,812 07.08 24,565 12.83 45,739 09.12 17,185 17.87 73 00.96 10,149 07.02 9,137 04.42 1,724 03.05
PUB 185 00.51 1,285 01.89 4,057 02.12 4,996 01.00 1,464 01.52 40 00.53 2,249 01.55 1,536 00.74 568 01.01
UDP 6,989 19.32 30,192 44.41 60,504 31.59 259,012 51.64 32,765 34.07 984 12.96 61,737 42.68 44,514 21.52 10,476 18.55
Valid votes 36,183 67,991 191,503 501,572 96,170 7,591 144,658 206,892 56,474
Invalid votes 2,425 15,434 29,743 68,189 14,557 461 23,831 18,382 7,428
Votes cast 38,608 83,425 221,246 569,761 110,727 8,052 168,489 225,274 63,902

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