1925 Uruguayan parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Uruguay on 29 November 1925. [1] 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. [2]

Results

Party and lemaVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party Batllista Colorado Party 106,69339.3050+1
Gral. Rivera Colorado Party 16,3026.017–1
Radical Colorado Party 8,4363.113–2
Colorado Union of Durazno 2,3180.851New
Agrupación Colorada Batllismo Libre 8680.320
Total134,61749.5961–2
National Party 122,53045.1457–1
Communist Party 4,8381.782+1
Radical White Party 4,6771.722New
Civic Union 2,9991.1010
Socialist Party 1,7940.6600
People's Agrarian Party130.000New
Total271,468100.001230
Registered voters/turnout331,743
Source: Bottinelli et al. [3]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p511
  3. Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.