1938 Bolivian National Convention

1938 National Convention of Bolivia

Convención Nacional de Bolivia de 1938
1938 National Convention of Bolivia ; Convención Nacional de Bolivia de 1938
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	Chamber of Senators,; Chamber of Deputies
History
Preceded by	1931–36 Congress
Succeeded by	1940–42 Congress
Leadership
President of the National Convention	Renato Riverín, FPP ; since 23 May 1938
Structure
Seats	103; 18 Senators; 103 Deputies
Chamber of Senators political groups	FUS (18) PL (8); PRS (4); FPP (2); ??? (4);
Chamber of Deputies political groups	FUS (96) PSU (19); PSI (7); PRS (6); PL (3); FPP (2); PO (1); POR (1); LEC (1); ??? (58); Ind. (7) Ind. clerics (2)
Elections
Chamber of Senators voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Additional Member System
Last Chamber of Senators election	13 March 1938
Last Chamber of Deputies election	13 March 1938
Next Chamber of Senators election	10 March 1940
Next Chamber of Deputies election	10 March 1940
Meeting place
	Legislative Palace

The 1938 Bolivian National Convention was a meeting of the unicameral Bolivian legislature composed of an elected constituent assembly made up of the Chamber of Senators and Chamber of Deputies.^[1] It met in La Paz from 25 May to 30 October 1938 and was charged with rewriting the Constitution of Bolivia.^[2] President David Toro had called for the National Convention in 1937, but by the time it was held he had been forced to resign in a coup d'état which brought the young lieutenant colonel Germán Busch to power on 13 July 1937.

The Congress was elected as part of that year's legislative election. Voter rolls for electing convention members were opened in August 1937 and the vote was held on 13 March 1938.^[3]

^ Klein, Herbert S. (1 January 1966). ""Social Constitutionalism" in Latin America: The Bolivian Experience of 1938". The Americas. 22 (3): 258–276. doi:10.2307/979170. ISSN 0003-1615. JSTOR 979170. S2CID 147268955.
^ Rossana Barragán, "Ciudadanía y elecciones, convenciones y debates" in Barragán R., Rossana; José Luis Roca (2005). Regiones y poder constituyente en Bolivia : una historia de pactos y disputas. Cuaderno de futuro, 21. La Paz, Bolivia: PNUD. p. 336. ISBN 978-99905-0-960-1.
^ Rossana Barragán, "Ciudadanía y elecciones, convenciones y debates" in Barragán R., Rossana; José Luis Roca (2005). Regiones y poder constituyente en Bolivia : una historia de pactos y disputas. Cuaderno de futuro, 21. La Paz, Bolivia: PNUD. p. 361. ISBN 978-99905-0-960-1.

[1] Klein, Herbert S. (1 January 1966). ""Social Constitutionalism" in Latin America: The Bolivian Experience of 1938". The Americas. 22 (3): 258–276. doi:10.2307/979170. ISSN 0003-1615. JSTOR 979170. S2CID 147268955.

[RBassemblies336-2] Rossana Barragán, "Ciudadanía y elecciones, convenciones y debates" in Barragán R., Rossana; José Luis Roca (2005). Regiones y poder constituyente en Bolivia : una historia de pactos y disputas. Cuaderno de futuro, 21. La Paz, Bolivia: PNUD. p. 336. ISBN 978-99905-0-960-1.

[RBassemblies1-3] Rossana Barragán, "Ciudadanía y elecciones, convenciones y debates" in Barragán R., Rossana; José Luis Roca (2005). Regiones y poder constituyente en Bolivia : una historia de pactos y disputas. Cuaderno de futuro, 21. La Paz, Bolivia: PNUD. p. 361. ISBN 978-99905-0-960-1.

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