1956 Bolivian general election explained

Country:	Bolivia
Previous Election:	1951 Bolivian general election
Previous Year:	1951
Next Election:	1960 Bolivian general election
Next Year:	1960
Election Date:	17 June 1956
Module:	Type: presidential Election Name: Presidential election Embed: yes Image1: Hernán_Siles_Zuazo.jpg Nominee1: Hernán Siles Zuazo Running Mate1: Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz Party1: Revolutionary Nationalist Movement Popular Vote1: 787,792 Percentage1: 84.45% Nominee2: Óscar Únzaga Party2: Bolivian Socialist Falange Popular Vote2: 130,494 Percentage2: 13.99% Running Mate2: Mario Gutiérrez Gutiérrez President Before Election: Víctor Paz Estenssoro Before Party: Revolutionary Nationalist Movement After Election: Hernán Siles Zuazo After Party: Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

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]

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p149
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806224431/http://www.oep.org.bo/centro_doc/cuadernos_tra/cuaderno_tra2_sistemas.pdf Electoral Systems in Bolivia