1922 Uruguayan general election

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General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1922 to elect the president, all members of the Chamber of Representatives, seven of the nineteen members of the Senate and three members of the National Council of Administration. It was the first time that the presidency had been directly elected,[1] and although Luis Alberto de Herrera of the National Party, received the most votes of any individual candidate, the Colorado Party received most votes overall, and its lead candidate José Serrato was elected president.[2] The Colorado Party factions also won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Representatives,[3] while the National Party won five of the seven Senate seats.[4]

Results[edit]

President[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
José SerratoColorado Party123,07650.41
Luis Alberto de HerreraNational Party117,90148.29
Communist Party3,1791.30
Total244,156100.00
Source: Bottinelli et al.[4]

National Council of Administration[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
Colorado Party122,31150.252
National Party117,89548.441
Communist Party3,1791.310
Total243,385100.003
Source: Bottinelli et al.[4]

Chamber of Representatives[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
National Party116,10447.4456
Colorado Party96,61239.4865
Gral. Rivera Colorado Party15,2506.23
Radical Colorado Party9,8624.03
Communist Party3,0711.251
Civic Union2,8721.171
Socialist Party9530.39
Industrial Union20.00
Total244,726100.00123
Source: Bottinelli et al.[4]

Senate[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
National Party60,92452.555
Colorado Party52,00344.852
Communist Party3,0162.600
Total115,943100.007
Source: Bottinelli et al.[4]

Aftermath[edit]

Following the elections, Serrato was inaugurated as president on 1 March 1923.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martin Weinstein (1975) Uruguay: The Politics of Failure, p66
  2. ^ a b Historical Context Archived 2021-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Radiogruupo Sur Uruguay
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p511 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  4. ^ a b c d e Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.