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Parliamentary elections were held in Uruguay on 27 November 1919. [1] [2] Although the National Party won the most seats as a single party, the various factions of the Colorado Party took over half the seats in the Chamber of Representatives. [3]
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| Party or lema | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Colorado Party | Batllista Colorado Party | 55,623 | 29.53 | 40 | ||
| Gral Rivera Colorado Party | 13,129 | 6.97 | 9 | |||
| Bandiera Colorado Party | 12,293 | 6.53 | 7 | |||
| Colorado Union | 11,612 | 6.17 | 7 | |||
| Colorado List | 5,032 | 2.67 | 1 | |||
| Total | 97,689 | 51.87 | 64 | |||
| National Party | National Party | 71,538 | 37.98 | 56 | ||
| White Party | 11,982 | 6.36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 83,520 | 44.34 | 56 | |||
| Socialist Party | 4,324 | 2.30 | 2 | |||
| Civic Union | 2,133 | 1.13 | 1 | |||
| Democratic Party | 686 | 0.36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 188,352 | 100.00 | 123 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||
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