Bolivian general election, 1947
Bolivia held a general election on 5 January 1947, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress.
Results
President
| Presidential candidates |
Party/Alliance |
Votes |
% |
| Enrique Hertzog Garaizabal (PURS) |
PURS |
44,077 |
47.22 |
| Luis Femando Guachalla (PL) |
FDA |
43,634 |
46.75 |
| Víctor Paz Estenssoro (MNR) |
BMP |
5,194 |
05.56 |
| Félix Tavera (independent) |
|
433 |
00.46 |
| Valid votes |
93,338 |
100.0 |
| Invalid votes |
??? |
|
| Votes cast |
??? |
|
| Registered voters |
128,982 |
|
| Population |
??? | |
| Source: Gamboa[1] |
Vice President
| Vice-Presidential candidates |
Party/Alliance |
Votes |
% |
| Mamerto Urriolagoitía Harriague (PURS) |
PURS |
43,765 |
48.24 |
| Guillermo Francovich (PIR) |
FDA |
43,423 |
47.87 |
| Juan Lechín Oquendo (MNR) |
BMP |
1,620 |
01.79 |
| Rafael Otazo (independent) |
|
1,907 |
02.10 |
| Valid votes |
90,715 |
100.0 |
| Invalid votes |
??? |
|
| Votes cast |
??? |
|
| Registered voters |
128,982 |
|
| Population |
??? |
|
| Source: Gamboa |
FDA – Antifascist Democratic Front (Frente Democratico Antifascista). Electoral alliance formed by
Liberal Party, PL;
Revolutionary Left Party, PIR;
Social Democratic Party, PSD.
PURS – Republican Socialist Unity Party.
BMP – Mining Parliamentary Bloc (Bloque Minero Parliamentario). Electoral alliance formed by
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, MNR;
Revolutionary Workers' Party, POR.
Congress
References
- ↑ Walter Ríos Gamboa. Bolivia, hacia la democracía: apuntes histórico-políticos. Khana Cruz, 1979. P.161.
