Paraguayan general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Paraguay on 11 February 1973.^[1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputues. Voter turnout was 77.4%.^[2]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alfredo Stroessner	Colorado Party	681,306	84.7
Gustavo Riart	Radical Liberal Party	98,096	12.2
Carlos Levi Rufinelli	Liberal Party	24,611	3.1
Invalid/blank votes		10,597	–
Total		814,610	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	681,306	84.7	20	0
Radical Liberal Party	98,096	12.2	8	-1
Liberal Party	24,611	3.1	2	+1
Invalid/blank votes	10,597	–	–	–
Total	814,610	100	30	0
Source: IPU

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	681,306	84.7	40	0
Radical Liberal Party	98,096	12.2	16	0
Liberal Party	24,611	3.1	4	+1
Invalid/blank votes	10,597	–	–	–
Total	814,610	100	60	0
Source: Nohlen, IPU

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p426

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