1946 Uruguayan general election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 24 November 1946, alongside a constitutional referendum.[1] The result was a victory for the Batllista faction of the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which Tomás Berreta was elected. Berreta subsequently became President on 1 March 1947.
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The Batllistas remained in power until 1958.[2]
Results
Results
| Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | Tomás Berreta | 185,715 | 28.60 | |
| Rafael Schiaffino | 83,534 | 12.86 | ||
| Alfredo Baldomir | 40,875 | 6.29 | ||
| al lema | 372 | 0.06 | ||
| Total | 310,496 | 47.81 | ||
| National Party | Luis Alberto de Herrera | 205,923 | 31.71 | |
| Basilio Muñoz | 1,479 | 0.23 | ||
| Basilio Muñoz | 557 | 0.09 | ||
| al lema | 161 | 0.02 | ||
| Total | 208,120 | 32.05 | ||
| Independent National Party | Alfredo García Morales | 62,955 | 9.96 | |
| Civic Union | Joaquín Secco Illa | 35,154 | 5.41 | |
| Communist Party | Eugenio Gómez | 32,680 | 5.03 | |
| Total | 649,405 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 994,345 | – | ||
| Source: Instituto Factum | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Colorado Party | 310,556 | 46.34 | 47 | –11 | |
| National Party | 208,088 | 31.05 | 31 | +8 | |
| Independent National Party | 62,949 | 9.39 | 9 | –2 | |
| Civic Union | 35,147 | 5.24 | 5 | +1 | |
| Communist Party | 32,677 | 4.88 | 5 | +3 | |
| Socialist Party | 15,731 | 2.35 | 2 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party | 5,081 | 0.76 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 670,229 | 100.00 | 99 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 994,345 | – | |||
| Source: Instituto Factum | |||||
Senate
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Colorado Party | 310,390 | 46.32 | 15 | –4 | |
| National Party | 208,085 | 31.05 | 10 | +3 | |
| Independent National Party | 62,950 | 9.39 | 3 | 0 | |
| Civic Union | 35,147 | 5.25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party | 32,677 | 4.88 | 1 | +1 | |
| Socialist Party | 15,731 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 5,081 | 0.76 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 670,061 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 994,345 | – | |||
| Source: Instituto Factum | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- David Rock (1994) Latin America in the 1940s: War and Postwar Transitions, p192
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