Paraguayan general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Paraguay on 11 February 1973.[1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputues. Voter turnout was 77.4%.[2]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Alfredo StroessnerColorado Party681,30684.7
Gustavo RiartRadical Liberal Party98,09612.2
Carlos Levi RufinelliLiberal Party24,6113.1
Invalid/blank votes10,597
Total814,610100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party681,30684.7200
Radical Liberal Party98,09612.28-1
Liberal Party24,6113.12+1
Invalid/blank votes10,597
Total814,610100300
Source: IPU

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party681,30684.7400
Radical Liberal Party98,09612.2160
Liberal Party24,6113.14+1
Invalid/blank votes10,597
Total814,610100600
Source: Nohlen, IPU

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p426


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