1947 Bolivian general election

General elections were held in Bolivia on 5 January 1947, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Enrique Hertzog	Republican Socialist Unity Party	44,077	47.22
	Luis Fernando Guachalla	Antifascist Democratic Front	43,634	46.75
	Víctor Paz Estenssoro	Mining Parliamentary Bloc	5,194	5.56
	Félix Tavera	Independent	433	0.46
Total			93,338	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			128,982	–
Source: Gamboa [1]

Vice President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mamerto Urriolagoitía	Republican Socialist Unity Party	43,765	48.24
	Guillermo Francovich	Antifascist Democratic Front	43,423	47.87
	Juan Lechín Oquendo	Mining Parliamentary Bloc	1,620	1.79
	Rafael Otazo	Independent	1,907	2.10
Total			90,715	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			128,982	–
Source: Gamboa

Congress

Party		Seats
		Chamber	Senate
	Republican Socialist Unity Party	45	14
	Revolutionary Left Party	36	4
	Liberal Party	16	7
	Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	4	1
	Revolutionary Workers' Party	3	1
	Social Democratic Party	2	0
	BSF Independents	1	0
	Independents	4	0
Total		111	27
Source: Political Handbook of the World 1948

References

1. Walter Ríos Gamboa. Bolivia, hacia la democracía: apuntes histórico-políticos. Khana Cruz, 1979. P.161.