2009 Bolivian general election

none Bolivia state 2005 Bolivian presidential election 2005 2014 Bolivian general election 2014 6 December 2009 yes Presidential election presidential 130x130px 5,139,554 94.54% ( 10.05pp) Evo Morales 2011.jpg Evo Morales Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) Álvaro García Linera 2,943,209 64.22% Manfred Reyes Villa (cropped).jpg Manfred Reyes Villa Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence Leopoldo Fernández 1,212,795 24.46% SamuelDM.png Samuel Doria Medina National Unity Front Gabriel Helbing 258,971 5.65% 260px Results by department 260px Results by province President Evo Morales Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) Evo Morales Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) yes Legislative election yes yes All 36 seats in the Chamber of SenatorsAll 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Senators Movimiento al Socialismo 12 26 Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence New 10 Chamber of Deputies Movimiento al Socialismo 72 88 Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence New 37 National Unity Front 8 3 Social Alliance New 2 General elections were held in Bolivia on December 6, 2009,Bolivien: Einigung über Verfassungsreferendum http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/424062/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/index.do Die Presse APA 21 October 2008 22 March 2009 de https://web.archive.org/web/20090215020316/http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/424062/index.do?_vl_backlink=%2Fhome%2Findex.do 15 February 2009 dead following a constitutional referendum held on 25 January 2009.Bolivia set for constitution vote https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7683707.stm BBC News 22 October 2008 22 March 2009 http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={770AB960-1BD0-4417-8B3F-364526BF6886})&language=EN https://web.archive.org/web/20090315042804/http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID= March 15, 2009 The election was initially expected to be held in 2010.https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/general-elections-in-bolivia-december-2009-ari/ General Elections in Bolivia, December 2009 (ARI) Elcano Royal Institute Voters elected: President and Vice President of the State. 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies. 36 members of the Senate. The five departments which had not already done so all voted to have departmental autonomy. Eleven municipalities voted to have indigenous autonomy, out of twelve holding such referendums.Diego Andrés Chávez Rodríguez, "La Autonomía Indígena Originario Campesina: Entre la formalidad y la autodeterminación," Diálogos en Democracia, 21 March 2010 (Supplement to Pulso Bolivia). One province voted to have regional autonomy. Presidential candidates Under the new constitution, all previous terms will not be considered for term limits. If any candidate fails to win over 50% of the vote and another candidate is within 10%, a second round will be held. It was the first time that an incumbent president ran for reelection. The presidential candidates were: Evo Morales (Movement for Socialism): incumbent president, the first of indigenous identity. He is Aymara. Manfred Reyes Villa (Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence): former prefect of the Cochabamba Department. René Joaquino (Social Alliance): Mayor of Potosí Samuel Doria Medina (Frente de Unidad Nacional) Alejo Véliz (Pueblos por la Libertad y Soberanía) Ana María Flores (Movimiento de Unidad Social Patriótica) Rime Choquehuanca (Bolivia Social Demócrata) Román Loayza (Gente) Opinion polls Polling prior to the election indicated that incumbent Evo Morales enjoyed a 55% approval rating, as well as an 18-point lead over his closest challenger Manfred Reyes Villa.https://www.ft.com/content/7bf63bfc-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a Morales keeps faith with populism ahead of Bolivia poll 5 Dec 2009 FT 6 December 2009 15 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111115194115/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7bf63bfc-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html dead As Morales was expected to cruise to reelection, the local press reported that Villa has already purchased an airplane ticket to the United States for the 7th (the day after the election). Results Incumbent President Evo Morales won a convincing victory, with 64% of the vote. His party, Movement for Socialism, won a two-thirds majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. President Movement for Socialism Evo Morales Álvaro García Linera 2943209 Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence Manfred Reyes Villa Leopoldo Fernández 1212795 National Unity Front Samuel Doria Medina Gabriel Helbing 258971 Social Alliance René Joaquino Carlos Carlos Suárez Gonzales 106027 Social Patriotic Unity Movement Ana María Flores Guillermo Núñez 23257 Gente Román Loayza Porfirio Mamani 15627 Peoples for Liberty and Sovereignty Alejo Véliz Pablo Valdez 12995 Social Democratic Bolivia Rime Choquehuanca Nora Castro 9905 156290 120364 5139554 CNE Chamber of Deputies File:Cámara de Diputados de Bolivia elecciones 2009.svg Proportional Constituency Indigenous Movement for Socialism 2851996 33 2050547 49 25095 6 88 +16 Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence 1190603 17 962648 19 4902 1 37 +30 National Unity Front 255299 3 260994 0 1049 0 3 –5 Social Alliance 104952 0 140262 2 421 0 2 New Social Patriotic Unity Movement 21829 0 63007 0 268 0 0 New Gente 15388 0 33159 0 184 0 0 New Peoples for Liberty and Sovereignty 12635 0 37697 0 190 0 0 New Social Democratic Bolivia 9709 0 30054 0 260 0 0 New 271928 1099502 12700 0 4970458 4948823 90952 CNE, Election Passport, Psephos Chamber of Senators File:Senado de Bolivia elecciones 2009.svg Movement for Socialism 2851996 26 +14 Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence 1190603 10 +9 National Unity Front 255299 0 –1 Social Alliance 104952 0 New Social Patriotic Unity Movement 21829 0 New Gente 15388 0 New Peoples for Liberty and Sovereignty 12635 0 New Social Democratic Bolivia 9709 0 New 155089 116839 4970458 +9 CNE Autonomy referendums Departments The five departments which had not already done so all voted to become autonomous departments. Each will have to produce a statute of autonomy. They were: Chuquisaca Department—79% voting yes Cochabamba Department—76.8% voting yes La Paz Department—79.6% voting yes Oruro Department—73.1% voting yes Potosí Department—73.9% voting yesLa Bolivia autonómica, Los Tiempos (Cochabamba), edición especial, 6 August 2010 Regional autonomy The Gran Chaco Province in Tarija held a referendum on regional autonomy, which was approved by 80.4% of voters.Ministerio de Autonomías, "Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño https://web.archive.org/web/20110428105059/http://www.autonomia.gob.bo/portal3/content/regi%C3%B3n-aut%C3%B3noma-chaco-tarije%C3%B1o 2011-04-28 ." Municipalities The following municipalities voted on whether to become autonomous municipalities according to the Indigenous Originary Campesino Autonomy provisions of the 2009 Constitution. Eleven voted yes: Huacaya Municipality (Chuquisaca Department) – 53.7% of voters in favor of autonomy"Las autonomías indígenas avanzan a paso lento per seguro, entre consensos e interrogantes" Diálogos en Democracia, 21 March 2010 (Supplement to Pulso Bolivia). Tarabuco Municipality (Chuquisaca Department) – 90.8% Mojocoya Municipality (Chuquisaca Department) – 88.3% Charazani Municipality (La Paz Department) – 86.6% Jesús de Machaca Municipality (La Paz Department) – 56.1% Pampa Aullagas Municipality (Oruro Department) – 83.7% San Pedro de Totora Municipality (Oruro Department) -- 74.5% Chipaya Municipality (Oruro Department) -- 91.9% Salinas de Garci Mendoza Municipality (Oruro Department) -- 75.1% Chayanta Municipality (Potosí Department) – 60% Charagua Municipality (Santa Cruz Department) – 55.7% One municipality voted no: Curahuara de Carangas Municipality References Category:Parliamentary elections in Bolivia Bolivia General Category:Presidential elections in Bolivia