Bolivian regional elections, 2015

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The 2015 Bolivian regional elections were held on 29 March 2015. Departmental and municipal authorities were elected by an electorate of approximately 6 million people. Among the officials elected were:

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Altogether, 2,642 officials were elected. [3] Almost every elected office, but not Mayor, included a simultaneously elected alternate of the same party.

Political parties participating

Only the Movement towards Socialism was involved in all 339 municipal contests. [4] Other parties participating in large numbers of contests are as follows:

Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) Bolivian political party

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Party Number of Municipalities Mayors elected [5] Significant Cities Won
Movement towards Socialism 339 225 Two departmental capitals: Sucre, Potosí.
Democrats 23 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cochabamba, its other 21 municipalities are in Santa Cruz Department.
Movement for Sovereignty 14 All in La Paz Department
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement 11 9 in Beni, and 4 in Santa Cruz
Autonomous Nationalities for Change and Empowerment (NACER) 3
National Unity Front (UN) 2 El Alto
Pando United and Dignified 2 Cobija
UNIR 2 Tarija

Results

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Winning party in departmental governors' elections

Bolivia's ruling MAS party suffered some defeats and setbacks in the subnational elections compared to its performance in 2010 and its victory in the 2014 presidential election. [6]

Governors

PartyVotes%CandidatesElected
Movement for Socialism MAS-IPSP1 909 31441,79 %96
Social Democrat Movement DEMOCRATAS940 28620,58 %41
Sovereignty and FreedomSOL-BO673 24414,73 %11
National Unity Front UN182 4043,99 %40
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement MNR108 5442,37 %50
Autonomist Departmental UnityUD-A105 3912,31 %11
Front for VictoryFPV101 8712,23 %60
We Are All Chuquisaca CST101 2572,22 %10
United for CochabambaUNICO76 9071,68 %10
Movement for Sovereignty MPS63 9411,40 %10
People's Originary Movement of PotosíPOTOSI-MOP53 2871,17 %10
Autonomous Nationalities for Change and EmpowermentNACER49 2141,08 %10
New Citizen PowerNPC47 2201,03 %10
Tarija For AllTPT31 3100,68 %10
Popular ParticipationPP28 7000,63 %10
Solidarity Civic Unity UCS20 0420,44 %10
Patriotic Social AllianceASP18 5130,41 %10
Strength and HopeFE17 0820,37 %10
Pando United and DignifiedPUD13 0420,28 %10
Up with ChuquisacaACH11 4270,25 %10
Revolutionary Left Front FRI90700,20 %10
Integrity, Security, and AutonomyISA57680,13 %10
Amazon Social PowerPASO11420,02 %10
Valid votes4 568 97688,08 %329
Blank votes356 0486,86 %
Null votes261 9425,05 %
Total ballots cast5 186 966100,00 %
Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral, Resultados Elecciones Subnacionales 2015

The governors of Beni and Tarija were elected in a May 3 runoff election.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bolivia elige hoy 4.975 nuevas autoridades subnacionales". La Razón. 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ↑ Cardozo G., Jesús (2010-03-29). "Los números y datos de las elecciones subnacionales". El País. Tarija, Bolivia. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. ↑ Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (2016). Informe de labores, rendición de cuentas: Gestión 2015 y desafios para la gestión 2016.
  4. ↑ "Elecciones en Bolivia," Bolivia Prensa, 3 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "MAS gana en 225 de los 339 municipios del país". El Deber. Santa Cruz, Bolivia. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  6. ↑ "A Vote for Local Democracy in Bolivia's Regional Elections". NACLA. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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