Elections in Uruguay
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Uruguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The General Assembly (Asamblea General) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) has 31 members, 31 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation and the Vice-president. Uruguay has a multi-party system, with three dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
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Schedule [edit]
Election [edit]
| Position | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Presidential (October) National Congress (October) Gubernatorial (October) |
None | Presidential (October) National Congress (October) Gubernatorial (October) |
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| President and vice president |
President and vice president | None | President and vice president | |||
| National Congress | All seats | None | All seats | |||
| Provinces, cities and municipalities | All positions | None | All positions | |||
Inauguration [edit]
| Position | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Presidential (March) National Congress (March) Gubernatorial (March) |
None | Presidential (March) National Congress (March) Gubernatorial (March) |
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| President and vice president |
1 March | None | 1 March | |||
| National Congress | 1 March | None | 1 March | |||
| Provinces, cities and municipalities | 1 March | None | 1 March | |||
Latest elections [edit]
Main article: Uruguayan general election, 2009
2009 Presidential election [edit]
| Candidates (Parties) | First round | Runoff | Result | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| José Mujica (Broad Front) | 1,105,262 | 47.96 | 1,197,638 | 52.39 | President |
| Luis Alberto Lacalle (National Party) | 669,942 | 29.07 | 994,510 | 43.51 | |
| Pedro Bordaberry (Colorado Party) | 392,307 | 17.02 | |||
| Pablo Mieres (Independent Party) | 57,360 | 2.49 | |||
| Raúl Rodríguez (Popular Assembly) | 15,428 | 0.67 | |||
| Ballots with YES sheets only (no presidential vote cast) | 14,410 | 0.63 | |||
| Blank votes | 22,828 | 0.99 | 53,100 | 2.32 | |
| Total null ballots | 26,950 | 1.17 | 40,103 | 1.75 | |
| Null provisional ballots | 199 | 0.01 | 607 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes cast | 2,304,686 | 100.00 | 2,285,958 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters | 2,563,250 | 89.91% turnout | 2,563,285 | 89.18% turnout | |
| Source: Corte Electoral (first round), El Dictamen (runoff) | |||||
2009 Parliamentary election [edit]
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Chamber of Deputies |
Senate | |||
| Broad Front | 1,093,869 | 47.49 | 50 | 16 |
| National Party | 657,327 | 28.54 | 30 | 9 |
| Colorado Party | 383,912 | 16.67 | 17 | 5 |
| Independent Party | 56,156 | 2.44 | 2 | — |
| Popular Assembly | 15,166 | 0.66 | — | — |
| Total | 2,303,336 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters | 2,563,250 | 89.86% turnout | ||
| Source: Corte Electoral | ||||
Past elections and referendums [edit]
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Local elections [edit]
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Political Data Bank at the Social Sciences School - Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
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