1940 Bolivian general election

Bolivia held a general election on 10 March 1940, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress.

Results

President

Presidential candidates	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo (independent)	Concordance	58,060	85.99
José Antonio Arze (PIR)	PIR	7,645	11.32
Bernardino Bilbao Rioja (independent)		1,813	02.69
Valid votes		67,518	100.0
Invalid votes		???
Votes cast		???
Registered voters		104,612
Population		???
Source: Gamboa[1]

Concordance (Concordancia). Electoral alliance formed by Liberal Party, PL; Genuine Republican Party, PRG; Republican Socialist Party, PRS.

PIR – Revolutionary Left Party.

Congress

Party/Alliance			Votes	%	Senate	Deputies	Total
RIGHT			??	??	23	61	84
	Republican Socialist Party	PRS	??	??	11	12	23
	Genuine Republican Party	PRG	??	??	3	17	20
	Liberal Party	PL	??	??	9	21	30
	Radical Party	PR	??	??	0	1	1
	Independents	Ind	??	??	0	9	9
	Independents (FSB)	Ind	??	??	0	1	1
LEFT			??	??	04	48	52
	United Socialist Party	PSU	??	??	4	18	22
	Independent Socialist Party	PSI	??	??	0	15	15
	Independents	Ind	??	??	0	10	10
	Popular Front of Potosi	FPP	??	??	0	4	4
	Socialist Workers' Party of Bolivia	PSOB	??	??	0	1	1
Valid votes			???	100.0	27	109	136
Invalid votes			???
Votes cast			???
Registered voters			104,612
Population			???
Source: Bustillos & Peñaranda[2]

See also

• Bolivian National Congress, 1940–1942

References

1. Walter Ríos Gamboa. Bolivia, hacia la democracía: apuntes histórico-políticos. Khana Cruz, 1979. P.161.
2. Bustillos Vera, Jonny and Peñaranda Barrios, Carlos. Hechos y registros de la Revolución Nacional (1939-1946). La Paz, Bolivia: La Palabra, 1996. Pp.54-55.