1963 Paraguayan general election

1963 Paraguayan general election

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Turnout	85.12%
Presidential election
Candidate Alfredo Stroessner Ernesto Gavilan Party Colorado Liberal Popular vote 569,551 47,750 Percentage 92.26% 7.74%
President before election Alfredo Stroessner Colorado Elected President Alfredo Stroessner Colorado
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60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Colorado Alfredo Stroessner 92.26 40 −20 Liberal Ernesto Gavilan 7.74 20 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 February 1963.^[1] 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.^[2] 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%.^[3]