1944 Bolivian legislative election
Appearance
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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bolivia on 2 July 1944.
Results
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Party | Seats | +/– | |
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement | 56 | +46 | |
Independent Socialist Party | 16 | New | |
Liberal Party | 14 | –20 | |
United Socialist Party | 8 | –20 | |
Revolutionary Left Party | 8 | +1 | |
Socialist Republican Party | 4 | –27 | |
Genuine Republican Party | 2 | –14 | |
Independents | 29 | +20 | |
Total | 137 | 0 | |
Source: Political Handbook of the World 1946[1] |
Aftermath
[edit]On 4 August, 1944 the Constituent Assembly confirmed President Gualberto Villarroel López, who had assumed the presidency on 20 December 1943 as a result of a coup d'état.[1]