1947 Bolivian general election

Bolivia held a general election on 5 January 1947, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress.

Results

President

Presidential candidates	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Enrique Hertzog Garaizabal (PURS)	PURS	44,077	47.22
Luis Femando Guachalla (PL)	FDA	43,634	46.75
Víctor Paz Estenssoro (MNR)	BMP	5,194	05.56
Félix Tavera (independent)		433	00.46
Valid votes		93,338	100.0
Invalid votes		???
Votes cast		???
Registered voters		128,982
Population		???
Source: Gamboa

Vice President

Vice-Presidential candidates	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Mamerto Urriolagoitía Harriague (PURS)	PURS	43,765	48.24
Guillermo Francovich (PIR)	FDA	43,423	47.87
Juan Lechín Oquendo (MNR)	BMP	1,620	01.79
Rafael Otazo (independent)		1,907	02.10
Valid votes		90,715	100.0
Invalid votes		???
Votes cast		???
Registered voters		128,982
Population		???
Source: Gamboa

FDA – Antifascist Democratic Front (Frente Democratico Antifascista). Electoral alliance formed by Liberal Party, PL; Revolutionary Left Party, PIR; Social Democratic Party, PSD.

PURS – Republican Socialist Unity Party.

BMP – Mining Parliamentary Bloc (Bloque Minero Parliamentario). Electoral alliance formed by Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, MNR; Revolutionary Workers' Party, POR.

Congress

Party/Alliance			Votes	%	Senate	Deputies	Total
	Republican Socialist Unity Party	PURS	???	???	14	45	59
	Revolutionary Left Party	PIR	???	???	04	36	40
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Party (Bolivia)/meta/color|	Liberal Party	PL	???	???	07	16	23
Mining Parliamentary Bloc		BMP	???	???	02	07	09
bgcolor=Template:Revolutionary Nationalist Movement/meta/color|	Revolutionary Nationalist Movement	MNR	???	???	01	04	05
	Revolutionary Workers' Party	POR	???	???	01	03	04
	Independents	Ind	???	???	00	04	04
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	???	???	00	02	02
	Independent (FSB)		???	???	00	01	01
Valid votes			???	100.0	27	111	138
Invalid votes			???
Votes cast			???
Registered voters			???
Population			???
Source: Political Handbook of the World 1948