December 1920 Bolivian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bolivia in December 1920 to elect a new National Congress. They followed the coup d'état that prevented the Congress elected in May 1920 from taking office.

Results

Party		Seats
		Chamber	Senate
	Republican Party	60	16
	Socialist Party	3	0
Total		63	16
Source: Cáceres

Elected Senators

• Antonio L. Velasco, PR (Béni)
• Maximiano Arce, PR (Béni)
• Domingo L. Ramírez, PR (Chuquisaca)
• Román Paz, PR (Chuquisaca)
• José Q. Mdendoza, PR (Cochabamba)
• Carlos Salamanca, PR (Cochabamba)
• Francisco Iraizós, PR (La Paz)
• Abel Iturralde, PR (La Paz)
• León M. Loza, PR (Oruro)
• Daniel Salamanca, PR (Oruro)
• José Paravicini, PR (Potosi)
• Severo Fernández Alonso, PR (Potosí)
• Ignacio Justiniano, PR (Santa Cruz)
• Pablo E. Roca, PR (Santa Cruz)
• Julio Lema, PR (Tarija)
• José R. Estenssoro, PR (Tarija)

Aftermath

On 24 January 1921 the National Congress elected Bautista Saavedra President of the Republic. On 31 January Congress elected Luis Paz Vice-President.

Presidential election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bautista Saavedra	Republican Party	47	97.92
	Daniel Salamanca Urey	Republican Party	1	2.08
Total			48	100.00
Total votes			48	–
Registered voters/turnout			79	60.76

Vice-Presidential election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Luis Paz	Republican Party	41	74.55
	José Q. Mendoza	Republican Party	12	21.82
	José Manuel Ramírez	Republican Party	1	1.82
	Román Paz	Republican Party	1	1.82
Total			55	100.00
Valid votes			55	82.09
Invalid/blank votes			12	17.91
Total votes			67	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			79	84.81