Election in Bolivia

Description of election in Bolivia.......

Bolivia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature.The president and the vice-president are elected for a five-year term by the people (first round) or parliament (second round). The National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has two chambers. 

The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 130 members, elected for a five-year term by a mixture of proportional representation, first-past-the-post voting, and in the case of seven indigenous seats by usos y costumbres. The Chamber of Senators(Cámara de Senadores) has 36 members: each of the country's nine departments returns four senators allocated proportionally. 

Bolivia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties. During the first 23 years of renewed democracy beginning 1982, no one party succeeded in gaining power alone, and parties had to work with each other to form coalition governments. Since 2005, a single party has achieved a parliamentary majority. 

The next election for national executive and legislative offices, including President and Vice President and the Plurinational Legislative Assembly will be held in late 2014, with new terms beginning 2015. In September 2010, President Evo Morales suggested he is eligible to run for re-election in 2014. 

However, Bolivian presidents are only eligible to be re-elected to one successive term under Article 168 of the Constitution. Morales and his supporters have argued that his first term, 2006–10, was incomplete. 

Juan del Granado, leader of the Without Fear Movement (MSM), has challenged its former ally, the Movement Socialism to carry out a constitutional referendum if it wants Morales to stand for re-election. Simultaneously, del Granado stated that the MSM will present a candidate for president.

Population (as of July 1, 2013)10,461,053

Registered Voters (as of )   

Elections in our database 16

   

Average Turnout 79.08%

Election For    Date                 Votes           Registered     Turn

                                                                     Voters            Out

Chamber of

Deputies           2014-10-05     -                     -                   -

Chamber of

Deputies           2009-12-06     3,610,737     5,139,554     70.25%

Chamber of

Deputies           2005-12-18     3,102,417     3,671,152     84.51%

Chamber of

Deputies           2002-06-30     2,778,808     4,164,909     66.72%

Chamber of

Senators           2014-10-05     -                    -                    -

Chamber of

Senators           2009-12-06     -                    5,139,554     -

Chamber of

Senators           2005-12-18     3,102,417     3,671,152     84.51%

Chamber of

Senators           2002-06-30     -                   4,164,909      -

President          2014-10-05     -                    -                   -

President          2009-12-06     4,859,440     5,139,554     94.55%

President          2005-12-18     3,102,417     3,671,152     84.51%

President          2002-06-30     2,778,808     4,164,909     66.72%

Referendum     2009-01-25     3,511,681     3,891,316     90.24%

Referendum     2008-08-10     3,370,980     4,047,706     83.28%

Referendum     2006-07-02     3,138,324     3,713,376     84.51%

Referendum     2004-07-18     2,678,449     4,458,293     60.08%