1953 Paraguayan general election

1953 Paraguayan general election
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15 February 1953
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Presidential election
 
Candidate Federico Chaves
Party Colorado
Popular vote 224,788
Percentage 100%
Results by department
President before election

Federico Chaves
Colorado

 Elected President

Federico Chaves
Colorado

Parliamentary election
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53 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Colorado Federico Chaves 100.0 53 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Paraguay on 15 February 1953. At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. As such, incumbent president candidate Federico Chaves was re-elected unopposed.

Chaves would only stay in office for a little over a year before he was overthrown in a May 1954 coup led by General Alfredo Stroessner, who was elected his successor in a special election in July.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Federico ChavesColorado Party224,788100.00
Total224,788100.00
Valid votes224,78894.83
Invalid/blank votes12,2615.17
Total votes237,049100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ↑ Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
  3. ↑ Nohlen, p434
  4. ↑ W. John Green (2015). A History of Political Murder in Latin America: Killing the Messengers of Change. SUNY Press. p. 265. ISBN 9781438456652.