Elections in Argentina
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At the national level, Argentina elects a head of state (the President) and a legislature. The franchise extends to all citizens aged 16 and over, and voting is mandatory (with a few exceptions) for all those who are between 18 and 70 years of age.
The President and the Vice-President are elected in one ballot, for a four-year term, by direct popular vote, using a runoff voting system: a second vote is held if no party wins more than 45% of the votes, or more than 40% with also at least 10 percentage points more than the runner-up. Before the 1995 election, the president and vice-president were both elected by an electoral college.
The National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (Cámara de Diputados de la Nación) has 257 members, elected for a four-year term in each electoral district (23 Provinces and the Autonomous city of Buenos Aires) by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method, with half of the seats renewed every two years in all districts. The Senate of the Nation (Senado de la Nación) has 72 members, elected for a six-year term in three-seat constituencies (23 provinces and the Autonomous city of Buenos Aires) for a six-year term, with two seats awarded to the largest party or coalition and one seat to the second largest party or coalition. One-third of the constituencies are renewed every two years. In 2001 the whole senate was renewed. A quota law lays down that at least a third of the candidates on the ballots presented by each party participating in legislative elections must be women.
Provincial elections
Provincial law and constitutions, controlled by provincial legislatures regulate elections at the provincial level and local level. Since the separation of powers applies to provinces as well as the federal government, provincial legislatures and the executive (the governor) are elected separately. Governors are elected in all provinces.
All members of provincial legislatures and territorial jurisdiction legislature are elected.
As a matter of convenience and cost-saving, elections for many of these provincial and local offices are held at the same time as the federal presidential elections. There is a handful of provinces, however, that instead hold their elections separately.
Schedule
Election
| Position | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Open Primaries[note 1] (August) Presidential (October) National Senate (October) Chamber of Deputies (October) Provincial (March–October) Municipalities (March–October) |
Municipalities (no data) |
Open Primaries (August) National Senate (October) Chamber of Deputies (October) Provincial (TBA) Municipalities (TBA) |
Municipalities (no data) |
Open Primaries (August) Presidential (October) National Senate (October) Chamber of Deputies (October) Provincial (March–October) Municipalities (March–October) |
| President and Vice-president |
President and Vice-president | None | President and Vice-president | ||
| National Senate | Third[note 2] | None | Third[note 3] | None | Third[note 4] |
| Chamber of Deputies | Half[note 5] | None | Half | None | Half |
| Provincial (Governors and Legislatures) |
22 Provinces (G)[note 6] 23 Provinces (L)[note 7] |
None | 2 Provinces (G)[note 8] 13 Provinces (L)[note 9] |
None | 22 Provinces (G)[note 10] 23 Provinces (L)[note 11] |
| Municipalities (Mayors and Councils) |
no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
Inauguration
| Position | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Presidential (December) National Senate Chamber of Deputies Provincial Municipalities |
Municipalities | National Senate Chamber of Deputies Provincial Municipalities |
Municipalities | Presidential National Senate Chamber of Deputies Provincial Municipalities |
| President and Vice-president |
10 December | None | 10 December | ||
| National Senate | 10 December | None | 10 December | None | 10 December |
| Chamber of Deputies | 10 December | None | 10 December | None | 10 December |
| Provinces (Governors and Legislatures) | December | None | December | None | December |
| Municipalities (Mayors and Councils) | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
Elections and results
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Latest legislative elections
Template:Argentine legislative election, 2009
2011 presidential election
Template:Argentine presidential election, 2011
2015 presidential election
2019 presidential election
See also
Notes
- ^ Simultaneous open primaries for all national candidatures, mandatory for every political party
- ^ The following eight provinces renew all its three senators: Buenos Aires Province, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz
- ^ The following eight provinces renew all its three senators:Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, Santiago del Estero and Tierra del Fuego
- ^ The following eight provinces renew all its three senators: Catamarca, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, La Pampa, Mendoza, Santa Fe and Tucumán
- ^ All 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires renew half its deputies
- ^ All Provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires except for Corrientes and Santiago del Estero
- ^ All Provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires except for Santiago del Estero
- ^ Corrientes and Santiago del Estero
- ^ Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Salta, San Luis and Santiago del Estero
- ^ All Provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires except for Corrientes and Santiago del Estero
- ^ All Provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires except for Santiago del Estero
External links
- Election Atlas of Argentina from 1983
- Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Argentina Elections 2007[permanent dead link]
- Argentina Elections 101
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