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Parliamentary elections were held in Bolivia in May 1942 to elect members of the National Congress.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Bolivia in May 1942 to elect members of the National Congress.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||
| Chamber | Senate | ||||||||
| Elected | Total | +/– | Elected | Total | +/– | ||||
| Liberal Party | 25 | +4 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| United Socialist Party | 22 | +4 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Socialist Republican Party | 20 | +8 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Genuine Republican Party | 13 | –4 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Revolutionary Left Party | 6 | New | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| Revolutionary Nationalist Movement | 5 | New | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| MNR Independents | 5 | New | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| Workers Socialist Party of Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Workers' Party of Tarija | 1 | New | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| PSU Independents | 1 | New | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| PIR Independents | 1 | New | 0 | 0 | New | ||||
| FSB Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independents | 9 | –10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 110 | +1 | 9 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Source: Bustillos et al. [1] | |||||||||
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