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General elections were held in Uruguay on 24 November 1946, alongside a constitutional referendum .[1] Colorado Party , which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Tomás Berreta faction emerged as the largest. Berreta subsequently became President on 1 March 1947.
Results President
Party
Candidates
Votes
%
Colorado Party Tomás Berreta - Luis Batlle Berres 185,715
28.6
Rafael Schiaffino - Daniel Castellanos
83,534
12.9
Alfredo Baldomir - Juan Carlos Mussio Fournier40,875
6.3
al lema
372
0.0
Total 310,496 47.8
National Party Luis Alberto de Herrera - Martín Echegoyen 205,923
31.7
Basilio Muñoz - José Rogelio Fontela
1,479
0.2
Basilio Muñoz - Jacinto D. Durán
557
0.1
al lema
161
0.0
Total 208,120 32.0
Independent National Party Alfredo García Morales - Leonel Aguirre 62,955
9.7
Civic Union Joaquín Secco Illa - Dardo Regules 35,154
5.4
Communist Party Eugenio Gómez - Nicasio Romero32,680
5.0
Invalid/blank votes
–
Total 649,405 100
Registered voters/turnout
993,892
Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Deputies
Party
Faction
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Colorado Party 310,556
46.3
47
–11
National Party National Party
208,088
31.0
31
+8
Independent National Party
62,949
9.4
9
–2
Total 271,037 40.4 40 +6
Civic Union 35,147
5.2
5
+1
Communist Party 32,677
4.9
5
+3
Socialist Party 15,731
2.3
2
+1
Social Democratic Party
5,081
0.8
0
New
Invalid/blank votes
–
–
–
Total 670,229 100 99 0
Registered voters/turnout
993,892
–
–
Source: Nohlen
Senate
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Colorado Party 310,390
46.3
15
–4
National Party 208,085
31.1
10
+3
Independent National Party
62,950
9.4
3
0
Civic Union 35,147
5.2
1
0
Communist Party 32,677
4.9
1
+1
Socialist Party 15,731
2.3
0
0
Social Democratic Party
5,081
0.8
0
New
Invalid/blank votes
–
–
–
Total 670,061 100 30 0
Registered voters/turnout
993,892
–
–
Source: Nohlen
References External links
Uruguay portal 
