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1931 Bolivian general election

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General elections were held in Bolivia on 4 January 1931, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress. Held in the aftermath of the 1930 Bolivian coup d'état, only the Salamanca-Tejada ticket was allowed to run by the military junta then in power.[1]

Results

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President

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CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Daniel Salamanca Urey (PRG)José Luis Tejada Sorzano (PL)PRGPL38,282100.00
Total38,282100.00
Valid votes38,28298.17
Invalid/blank votes7151.83
Total votes38,997100.00
Source: Mesa[2]

Congress

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PartySeats
ChamberSenate
Liberal Party2610
Genuine Republican Party285
Socialist Republican Party91
Nationalist Party30
Independents20
Total6816
Source: Political handbook of the world 1932[3]

References

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  1. ^ Elizabeth Shesko Conscript Nation: Coercion and Citizenship in the Bolivian Barracks University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh. 2020. pp. 80-81
  2. ^ Carlos D. Mesa Gisbert Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles (el poder ejecutivo, los ministros de estado) 2a. Edición Editorial Gisbert. La Paz. 1990. p. 303
  3. ^ Political handbook of the world 1932. New York, 1932. p18