Bolivian general election, 1956

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Bolivian presidential election, 1956
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  1951 17 June 1956 1960  
Turnout 85.37%

  Hernan Siles Zuazo.jpg Unzaga.jpg
Nominee Hernán Siles Zuazo Óscar Únzaga
Party MNR FSB
Running mate Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz Mario Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
Popular vote787,792130,494
Percentage84.43%14.00%

President before election

Víctor Paz Estenssoro
MNR

Elected President

Hernán Siles Zuazo
MNR

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General elections were held in Bolivia on 17 June 1956. [1] Hernán Siles Zuazo of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) was elected President with 84% of the vote, [2] whilst the MNR won 61 of the 68 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and all 18 seats in the Senate. [3]

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Hernán Siles Zuazo Bolivian politician

Hernán Siles Zuazo was a Bolivian politician who served as constitutionally elected president twice, from 1956 to 1960 and again from 1982 to 1985. He also briefly served as the temporary president in April 1952, and as vice president between 1952 and 1956.

Revolutionary Nationalist Movement political party

The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement is a Bolivian political party and the leading force behind the Bolivian National Revolution. It influenced much of the country's history since 1941.

Results

PartyPresidential candidateVotes%Seats
ChamberSenate
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement Hernán Siles Zuazo 787,79284.46118
Bolivian Socialist Falange Óscar Únzaga 130,49414.070
Communist Party Felipe Iñíguez Medrano12,2731.300
Revolutionary Workers' Party Hugo Gonzales Moscoso2,3290.200
Invalid/blank votes25,532
Total958,0161006818
Registered voters/turnout1,126,52885.0
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p133 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p149
  3. Electoral Systems in Bolivia Archived August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Plurinational Electoral Organ