1917 Uruguayan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Uruguay on 14 January 1917. [1] The Colorado Party won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.

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Results

Chamber of Representatives

Party or lemaVotes%
Colorado Party Colorado Party (Batllistas)63,25049.37
Colorado Party (Gral. Rivera)2,9202.28
Total66,17051.65
National Party Civic Nationalist 32,30425.21
National Party 28,94122.59
Total61,24547.80
Socialist Party 7030.55
Total128,118100.00
Source: Bottinelli et al. [2]

Senate

Party or lemaVotes%Seats
Colorado Party Colorado Party (Batllistas)37,76851.924
Colorado Party (Gral. Rivera)7381.01
Total38,50652.93
National Party Civic Nationalist 21,72029.863
National Party 11,90016.36
Total33,62046.21
Socialist Party 6220.860
Total72,748100.007
Source: Bottinelli et al. [2]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. 1 2 Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.