1971 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 November 1971, alongside a double referendum. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.

Results

President

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Colorado Party	Juan María Bordaberry - Jorge Sapelli	379,515	22.8
	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez - Renán Rodríguez	242,804	14.6
	Amílcar Vasconcellos - Manuel Flores Mora	48,844	2.9
	Juan Luis Pintos - Torialli	5,402	0.3
	Juan Pedro Ribas - Gorlero	4,025	0.2
	al lema	604	0.0
	Total	681,624	41.0
National Party	Wilson Ferreira Aldunate - Carlos Julio Pereyra	439,649	26.4
	Mario Aguerrondo - Alberto Héber Usher	228,569	13.7
	al lema	211	0.0
	Total	668,822	40.2
Broad Front	Líber Seregni - Juan José Crottogini	304,275	18.3
Christian Radical Union	Pérez del Castillo - Saralegui	8,844	0.5
Party of Retirees and Pensioners	Vázquez - Rodríguez	288	0.0
Justice Movement	Espínola - Álvarez Varela	241	0.0
Youth Party for Oriental Development	Suárez - Irujo de Grendene	25	0.0
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		1,664,119	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,878,132
Source: Nohlen

General Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Chamber of Deputies		Senate
			Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party	681,624	41.0	41	–9	13	–3
National Party	668,822	40.2	40	–1	12	–1
Broad Front	304,275	18.3	18	+16	5	+4
Christian Radical Union	8,844	0.5	0	New	0	New
Party of Retirees and Pensioners	288	0.0	0	–	0	–
Justice Movement	241	0.0	0	–	0	–
Youth Party for Oriental Development	25	0.0	0	–	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	61,930	–	–	–	–	–
Total	1,726,049	100	99	0	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,878,132	91.9	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen

External links

• Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)