1950 Uruguayan general election

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General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1950, alongside a constitutional referendum. [1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.

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Under the electoral system in place at the time, each political party could have as many as three presidential candidates. The combined result of the votes for a party's candidates determined which party would control the executive branch, and whichever of the winning party's candidates finished in first place would be declared President.

The Batllista wing of the Colorado Party won 41 of the 53 Colorado seats in the Chamber, with the Liberty and Justice wing winning the other 12. [2] The Batllistas had similar success in the Senate, winning 12 of the 17 Colorado seats, while the 'To serve the country' wing won five. [3]

Elecciones generales de Uruguay de 1950 (Representantes).svg Elecciones generales de Uruguay de 1950 (Senado).svg
PartyPresidential candidateVotes%Seats
Chamber+/–Senate+/–
Colorado Party Andrés Martínez Trueba 161,26219.5753+617+2
César Mayo Gutiérrez150,93018.32
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo 120,94914.68
al lema3130.04
Total433,45452.61
National Party Luis Alberto de Herrera 253,07730.72310100
Salvador Estradé1,4210.17
al lema3360.04
Total254,83430.93
Independent National Party Asdrúbal Delgado62,7017.617–22–1
Civic Union Juan Vicente Chiarino 36,1004.384–110
Communist Party Eugenio Gómez19,0262.312–30–1
Socialist Party Emilio Frugoni 17,4012.112000
Democratic PartyElbio Rivero2420.030000
Party of the AgreementDomingo Tortorelli380.000New0New
Liberal PartyLuis Strazzarino230.000New0New
Party for the Defence of RightsRamón Rodríguez Socas60.000New0New
Party of the PeopleFroilan Aguilar40.000New0New
Total823,829100.00990300
Registered voters/turnout1,168,206
Source: Instituto Factum

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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. Enciclopedia Electoral 1900–2010 Instituto Factum, p732
  3. Enciclopedia Electoral 1900–2010 Instituto Factum, p724