1938 Uruguayan general election

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General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 March 1938. [1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Representatives and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Alfredo Baldomir faction emerged as the largest. Baldomir subsequently became President on 19 June.

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This was the first time that Uruguayan women exerted their right to vote in a national election. [2]

Results

President

PartyCandidateVotes%
Colorado Party Alfredo Baldomir 121,25933.95
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo 97,99827.43
al lema540.02
Total219,31161.40
National Party Juan José de Arteaga 114,50632.06
Partido por las Libertades Públicas Emilio Frugoni 16,9014.73
Concentración Patriótica Cándida Díaz de SaraviaJusto M. Alonso6,4871.82
Total357,205100.00
Registered voters/turnout636,171
Source: Nohlen, Bottinelli et al. [3]

Chamber of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party 219,36258.3864+9
National Party 114,56430.4929–10
Civic Union 14,8023.9420
Socialist Party 13,1523.503+1
Concentración Patriótica Cándida Díaz de Saravia7,8762.1000
Communist Party 5,7361.5310
Independent Democratic Feminist Party 1220.030New
Black Native Party 870.020New
Party of the Agreement690.020New
Gral. Melchor Pachecho y Obes10.000New
Total375,771100.00990
Registered voters/turnout636,171
Source: Nohlen, Bottinelli et al. [3]

Senate

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Party and lemaVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party Para Servir al País121,25933.519
Viva Terra98,04927.096
al lema540.01
Total219,37560.62150
National Party 114,57131.66150
Civic Union 14,8024.090New
Socialist Party 13,1753.640New
Total361,910100.00300
Registered voters/turnout636,171
Source: Nohlen, 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. When the women started voting in Uruguay (in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 3 Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.