1954 Uruguayan general election
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General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1954.[1] The National Council of Government, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate were all elected by a single vote cast by each voter. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party.
Within the Colorado Party, the Batllismo of List 15 won 33 seats in the Chamber of Deputies while the List 14 faction won 15 and the Blancoacevedistas three.[2] In the Senate, the Batllistas won 16 of the 17 Colorado seats, with the Liberty and Justice wing winning one.[3]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NCG | CoD | +/– | Sen | +/– | ||||
Colorado Party | 444,429 | 50.55 | 6 | 51 | –2 | 17 | 0 | |
National Party | 309,818 | 35.24 | 3 | 35 | +4 | 11 | 1 | |
Civic Union | 44,255 | 5.03 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 1 | 0 | |
Independent National Party | 32,341 | 3.68 | 0 | 3 | –4 | 1 | –1 | |
Socialist party | 28,704 | 3.26 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 1 | |
Communist Party | 19,541 | 2.22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Anti-Collegiate Front of the People | 89 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
Workers' Party | 65 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
Total | 879,242 | 100.00 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 31 | +1 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,295,502 | – | ||||||
Source: Electoral Court |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Enciclopedia Electoral 1900–2010 Instituto Factum, p837
- ^ Enciclopedia Electoral 1900–2010 Instituto Factum, p829