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|
Bolivia 1997 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
June
1, 1997
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
27
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Nationalist
Democratic Action (ADN) |
13
|
22.3%
|
| Movement
of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) |
6
|
16.7%
|
| National
Revolutionary Movement (MNR) |
3
|
17.7%
|
| Conscience
of the Fatherland (Condepa) |
3
|
15.9%
|
| Civic
Solidarity Union (UCS) |
2
|
15.9%
|
|
Chamber
|
Chamber
of Deputies
|
|
Date of Election
|
June
1, 1997
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
130
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Nationalist
Democratic Action (ADN) |
33
|
22.3%
|
| National
Revolutionary Movement (MNR) |
26
|
17.7%
|
| Movement
of the Revolutionary Left (MIR) |
25
|
16.7%
|
| Civic
Solidarity Union (UCS) |
21
|
15.9%
|
| Conscience
of the Fatherland (Condepa) |
17
|
15.9%
|
| Free
Bolivian Movement (MBL) |
4
|
2.5%
|
| United
Left (IU) |
4
|
3.7%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in Bolivia). [Internet]. 19 March 2002.
| Population
Size |
7
340 032
|
| Registered
Voters |
3
252 501
|
|
Total Votes
|
2
321 117
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
71.4%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
-
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Bolivia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 19 March 2002.
|
