1963 Paraguayan general election

none Paraguay 1954 1958 Paraguayan general election 1958 10 February 1963 1968 Paraguayan general election 1968 85.12% yes Presidential election Alfredo Stroessner Alfredo Stroessner at desk (cropped) (cropped).jpg Colorado Party (Paraguay) 569,551 92.26% Ernesto Gavilan Ernesto Gavilán.jpg Liberal Party (Paraguay) 47,750 7.74% President Alfredo Stroessner Colorado Party (Paraguay) Alfredo Stroessner Colorado Party (Paraguay) yes Parliamentary election 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 1960 1967 Alfredo Stroessner Colorado Party (Paraguay) 92.26 60 40 Ernesto Gavilan Liberal Party (Paraguay) 7.74 new 20 General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 February 1963.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 978-0-19-928358-3 Opposition parties had been legalized just a year earlier, after a 15-year period in which the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party.Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies They were the first elections in which opposition parties were allowed to take part since 1939. Incumbent president Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party was re-elected for a fourth term, whilst the Colorado Party won 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 85.1%.Nohlen, p426 Results y Presidential candidate Chamber +/– Colorado Party Alfredo Stroessner 569551 40 –20 Liberal Party Ernesto Gavilan 47750 20 New 0 11314 Nohlen 738472 References Paraguay General Category:Parliamentary elections in Paraguay Category:Presidential elections in Paraguay Category:Alfredo Stroessner Paraguay