1910 Uruguayan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Uruguay on 28 November 1910 to elect all members of the Chamber of Representatives and 7 of the 19 members of the Senate. ^[1] The main opposition, the National Party did not contest the elections. ^{[1] [2]}

Electoral system

The elections were the first held after the introduction of the double simultaneous vote system under law 3640. ^[1]

Suffrage was limited to literate men. Voting was not secret, as voters had to sign their ballot paper. ^[3]

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colorado Party	26,787	86.75	85	+16
	Liberal Coalition	3,594	11.64	5	New
	Catholic Party	497	1.61	0	New
Total		30,878	100.00	90	+6
Source: Bottinelli et al. [1]

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Colorado Party	14,175	90.98	7
	Liberal Coalition	1,063	6.82	0
	Catholic Party	342	2.20	0
Total		15,580	100.00	7
Source: Bottinelli et al. [1]

Aftermath

Following the elections, members of parliament elected José Batlle y Ordóñez as president on 1 March 1911. ^[1]

References

1. Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.
2. Madrid, Raúl L. (2025). The Birth of Democracy in South America. Cambridge University Press. p. 160. ISBN   978-1-009-63381-9.
3. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p491 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3