Bolivian legislative election, 2005
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The 2005 Bolivian legislative election was held simultaneously with the presidential election
on 18 December 2005. The elections were held to elect a new National Congress
, composed of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, for a full four-year term.
basis; senators are elected on a majoritarian basis, with the first-place party receiving two and the second-place party one, while deputies are elected on a mixed-member basis, with district deputies joining list deputies awarded by compensatory proportional representation
. However, there is no national distribution of seats.
Bolivian presidential election, 2005
The 2005 Bolivian presidential election was held on December 18, 2005. The two main candidates were Evo Morales of the Movement Towards Socialism Party, and Jorge Quiroga, leader of the Democratic and Social Power Party and former head of the Acción Democrática Nacionalista Party. Felipe Quispe,...
on 18 December 2005. The elections were held to elect a new National Congress
National Congress of Bolivia
The Plurinational Legislative Assembly also known as the National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto capital, La Paz....
, composed of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, for a full four-year term.
Electoral system
Bolivians cast two ballots for national officials: one for a party and one for their single-member district representative in the Chamber of Deputies. The party vote applies to the presidential race, to Senators and to the Chamber of Deputies proportional representatives. Senators and deputies are returned on a departmentalDepartments of Bolivia
Bolivia is divided into nine departments . Each of the departments is subdivided into provinces , which are further subdivided into municipalities ....
basis; senators are elected on a majoritarian basis, with the first-place party receiving two and the second-place party one, while deputies are elected on a mixed-member basis, with district deputies joining list deputies awarded by compensatory proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
. However, there is no national distribution of seats.