Parliamentary elections were held in Bolivia on 4 June 1962.[1] The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) received 85% of the vote,[2] and retained its large majority in both houses of Congress.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Elected | Total | +/– | Elected | Total | +/– |
| Revolutionary Nationalist Movement | 886,572 | 84.79 | 32 | 64 | +13 | 15 | 27 | +9 |
| Bolivian Socialist Falange | 74,178 | 7.09 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Authentic Revolutionary Party | 44,296 | 4.24 | 2 | 3 | –11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist Party | 20,352 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Christian Party | 19,825 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | New | 0 | 0 | New |
| Revolutionary Workers' Party | 278 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Authentic Revolutionary Nationalist Movement | 100 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | New |
| Total | 1,045,601 | 100 | 38 | 72 | +4 | 15 | 27 | +9 |
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| Valid votes | 1,045,601 | 98.13 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 19,979 | 1.87 | |
| Total | 1,065,580 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen, Ruddle,[3] Political Handbook of the World 1963 |
See also
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p133 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p142
- ^ Kenneth Ruddle (1972) Latin American political statistics. Supplement to the Statistical Abstract of Latin America Los Angeles: Latin American Center, UCLA, p72
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