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General elections were held in Uruguay on 30 November 1958, alongside a constitutional referendum. [1] Following the end of a schism between the National Party and the Independent National Party, the National Party received almost half the vote, winning a majority of seats in the National Council of Government, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, and allowing it to lead the government for the first time since 1865. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| NCG | CoD | +/– | Sen | +/– | ||||
| National Party | 499,425 | 49.68 | 6 | 51 | +16 | 17 | +6 | |
| Colorado Party | 379,062 | 37.70 | 3 | 38 | –13 | 12 | –5 | |
| Civic Union | 37,625 | 3.74 | 0 | 3 | –2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | 35,478 | 3.53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party | 27,080 | 2.69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Renewal Union | 19,979 | 1.99 | 0 | 2 | New | 0 | New | |
| Renewal Movement | 6,325 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Passive Classes and Social Security Party | 142 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Revolutionary Workers' Party | 142 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Labour Party | 52 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Workers' Union Party | 52 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,005,362 | 100.00 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,410,105 | – | ||||||
| Source: Electoral Court | ||||||||
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .Rex A. Hudson (December 1993). "Decline of the Economy and the Colorado Party, 1951-58". In Hudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Uruguay: A country study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. LCCN 92006702.| Presidential elections | |
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