1963 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 February 1963. 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. They were the first elections in which opposition parties were allowed to take part since 1939.

1963 Paraguayan general election
10 February 1963
Turnout85.12%
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

Parliamentary election
60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
31 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Colorado Alfredo Stroessner 92.26 40 −20
Liberal Ernesto Gavilan 7.74 20 New
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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%.

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