title: 1964 Bolivian general election
text: # 1964 Bolivian general election
  
  General elections were held in Bolivia on 31 May 1964. Víctor Paz Estenssoro of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) was the only candidate for president, and was re-elected with 98% of the vote. The MNR retained its large majority in Congress.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Chamber | Chamber | Chamber | Senate | Senate | Senate |
  | Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Elected | Total | +/– | Elected | Total | +/– |
  | | Revolutionary Nationalist Movement | Víctor Paz Estenssoro | 1,114,717 | 97.85 | 36 | 57 | –7 | 9 | 22 | –7 |
  | | Anti-Communist Bolivian Front | No candidate | 12,245 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | New |
  | | National Civic Union | No candidate | 11,142 | 0.98 | 1 | 1 | New | 0 | 0 | New |
  | | Bolivian Socialist Falange | No candidate | 613 | 0.05 | 0 | 3 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Social Christian Party | No candidate | 228 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Authentic Revolutionary Party | No candidate | 92 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Communist Party | No candidate | 74 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left | No candidate | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | New | 0 | 5 | New |
  | | Revolutionary Workers' Party | No candidate | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Bolivian Civic Action | No candidate | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 1,139,157 | 100 | 37 | 73 | +1 | 9 | 27 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,139,157 | 87.81 | | | | | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 158,162 | 12.19 | | | | | | |
  | Total | Total | Total | 1,297,319 | 100 | | | | | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,411,560 | 91.91 | | | | | | |
  | Source: Nohlen, Political Handbook of the World 1965 |||||||||||
  
  ## Aftermath
  
  Following the elections, General René Barrientos led a military coup in November 1964, removing Paz from office. The coup led to a series of authoritarian and military regimes that remained in power until 1982.
  
  