1905 Uruguayan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Uruguay on 22 January 1905 to elect all members of the Chamber of Representatives and 7 of the 19 members of the Senate. [1] The elections had originally been scheduled for November 1904, [1] but were postponed in the aftermath of the Saravia revolt, which had culminated in the Battle of Masoller in September 1904.

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Electoral system

Suffrage was limited to literate men. Voting was not secret, as voters had to sign their ballot paper. [2]

Results

Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party 27,16361.3351+9
National Party 16,64537.5820–5
People's List4841.090New
Total44,292100.0071+4
Source: Bottinelli et al. [1]

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Colorado Party 14,98759.885
National Party 9,75038.952
People's List2921.170
Total25,029100.007
Source: Bottinelli et al. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.
  2. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p491 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3