1925 Uruguayan general election

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Elections were held in Uruguay on 8 February 1925 for the National Council of Administration and 6 of the 19 members of the Senate. [1] [2] The result was a victory for the National Party, which won 49.3% of the vote. [3]

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National Council of Administration

Party and lemaVotes%Seats
National Party 119,25549.302
Colorado Party Contra el servicio militar obligatorio95,48639.471
Colorados riveristas16,1336.67
Por la pureza del sufragio2,8181.16
Unión colorada de Durazno1,0380.43
Colorado Party430.02
Total115,51847.751
Radical Colorado Party7,1372.95
Total241,910100.003
Registered voters/turnout304,005
Source: [2]

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
National Party 20,74453.765
Colorado Party 15,81540.991
Radical Colorado Party2,0255.25
Total38,584100.006
Source: [2]

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References

  1. Anuario estadístico de la República Oriental del Uruguay, 1935, p48
  2. 1 2 3 Bottinelli, Oscar; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900-2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Factum. pp. 132–143.
  3. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p518 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3