1944 Bolivian legislative election

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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bolivia on 2 July 1944.

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Results

Asamblea Constituyente de Bolivia elecciones 1944.svg
PartySeats+/–
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 56+46
Independent Socialist Party 16New
Liberal Party 14–20
United Socialist Party 8–20
Revolutionary Left Party 8+1
Socialist Republican Party 4–27
Genuine Republican Party 2–14
Independents29+20
Total1370
Source: Political Handbook of the World 1946 [1]

Aftermath

On 4 August, 1944 the Constituent Assembly confirmed President Gualberto Villarroel López, who had assumed the presidency on 20 December 1943 as a result of a coup d'état. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Political Handbook of the World 1946. New York, 1946. pp. 14–15.