2017 Argentine legislative election

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2017 Argentine legislative election
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  2015 22 October 2017 2019  
Chamber of Deputies

127 of the 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Turnout76.82%
PartyVote %Seats
Cambiemos 41.7561
Citizen's UnityFront for Victory 25.2132
Justicialist Front 13.5922
1País  [ es ]5.974
Workers' Left Front 4.702
Socialist Party 1.741
Evolución 0.962
Intransigent Party 0.751
Chubut for Everybody Front 0.411
Neuquén People's Movement 0.331
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

24 of the 72 seats in the Senate
Turnout78.73%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats
Cambiemos 41.0112
Citizen's UnityFront for Victory 34.246
Justicialist Front 8.926
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies Election 2017 - Results by Province.svg Argentinian Chamber of Senators Election 2017 - Results by Province.svg
Results by province; Chamber of Deputies (left) and Senate (right)

Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2017 [1] to elect half of the Chamber of Deputies and one third of the Senate. The result was a victory for the ruling Cambiemos alliance, being the most voted force in 13 of the 24 districts. [2]

Contents

Background

The elections took place during the presidency of Mauricio Macri whose Cambiemos coalition also governed the City of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province. As Cambiemos was a new coalition with few noteworthy political figures, several members of the cabinet were asked to resign from their positions and run for Congress in their respective districts instead. [3]

Peronist factions were divided in two main groups; the Citizen's Unity, led by the former president Cristina Kirchner, led the parliamentary opposition to Macri's administration. [4] Another group was composed of politicians from the Justicialist Party and the Renewal Front. [5]

Electoral system

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Number of Deputies at stake in each district.
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Provinces that will elect Senators in blue.

Chamber of Deputies

The 257 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by proportional representation in 24 multi-member constituencies based on the provinces (plus the City of Buenos Aires). Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with a 3% electoral threshold. [6] In this election, 127 of the 257 seats are up for renewal for a four-year term.

ProvinceSeatsSeats
at stake
Buenos Aires 7035
City of Buenos Aires 2513
Catamarca 53
Chaco 74
Chubut 52
Córdoba 189
Corrientes 73
Entre Ríos 95
Formosa 52
Jujuy 63
La Pampa 53
La Rioja 52
Mendoza 105
Misiones 73
Neuquén 53
Río Negro 52
Salta 73
San Juan 63
San Luis 53
Santa Cruz 53
Santa Fe 199
Santiago del Estero 73
Tierra del Fuego 52
Tucumán 94
Total257127

Senate

The 72 members of the Senate are elected in the same 24 constituencies, with three seats in each. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency wins two seats, with the third seat awarded to the second-placed party. [7] The 2017 elections will see one-third of Senators renewed, with eight provinces electing three Senators; Buenos Aires, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis and Santa Cruz.

Schedule

The timetable for the different national electoral acts was established on the following dates:

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Won
Cambiemos 10,261,40741.7561
Citizen's UnityFront for Victory Citizen's Unity 4,083,69416.6117
Front for Victory 518,3532.113
Justicialist Front (Santa Fe) 509,1902.073
Civic Front for Santiago 384,1251.563
Front for the Renewal of Concord 268,6461.092
Citizen's Front for Victory 235,6990.962
Together We Can More 146,7300.601
Citizen and Social Front 27,8250.111
Popular Front for Liberation16,9060.070
Riojan Popular Alternative4,4230.020
Total6,195,59125.2132
Justicialist Front Justicialist Front 1,414,2365.757
Union for Córdoba 626,8872.553
We Are Mendoza 272,5521.111
Chaco Deserves More 257,0531.052
Everybody Front 226,4250.922
Unity and Renovation Front 170,7590.691
Justicialist Unity Front 158,5730.652
Justicialist Party 96,1210.392
Justicialist Front for Victory 95,9270.392
Land of Union Front21,5950.090
Total3,340,12813.5922
1País  [ es ] 1País  [ es ]1,142,7444.654
Renewal Front–1País175,9540.720
1 Santa Fe Project87,9550.360
Popular Union 26,2240.110
A New Country18,6150.080
One Rioja9,1760.040
Authentic Renewal Front6,8900.030
Total1,467,5585.974
Workers' Left Front Workers' Left Front 1,067,5224.342
Workers' Party 68,5210.280
Socialist Left 10,3320.040
Socialist Workers' Party 9,7850.040
Total1,156,1604.702
Socialist Party Progressive, Civic and Social Front 287,6131.171
Neuquino Front68,2100.280
Socialist Party 42,2480.170
Let's Advance Front11,7100.050
Popular Progressive Front10,7630.040
La Pampa Progressive Front7,2290.030
Total427,7731.741
Evolución 237,1320.962
Intransigent Party 184,6100.751
Republican Force 155,0890.630
MSTMAS Left in Front for Socialism61,7160.250
New Left 57,5530.230
Workers' Socialist Movement 26,9430.110
Total146,2120.590
Chubut for Everybody Front 101,6130.411
Self-determination and Freedom 82,9770.340
Neuquén People's Movement 81,0770.331
Agrarian and Social Party80,0040.330
Unite por la Libertad y la Dignidad 75,4990.310
Encuentro Vecinal Córdoba  [ es ]72,5330.300
Popular Party71,4710.290
Future City71,2780.290
We are all Salta67,5390.270
Popular Unity 64,8170.260
People First Party50,6450.210
Civic Coalition ARI 42,9370.170
Broad Space32,4580.130
We are Corrientes23,7900.100
Freemen of the South Movement 12,6780.050
Action for a New Democracy12,6600.050
Authentic Socialist Party 12,0840.050
Proyecto Sur 11,7540.050
New October Party11,6200.050
New Leadership 7,2630.030
Fueguino Federal Party5,7840.020
Labor and People's Party 5,4230.020
Humanist Party 3,8950.020
Initiative for the Union3,3340.010
Latin American Integration Movement of Social Expression2,1470.010
Principles and Conviction Party1,1740.000
Total24,580,114100.00127
Valid votes24,580,11495.64
Invalid votes357,4801.39
Blank votes762,1512.97
Total votes25,699,745100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,454,41176.82
Source: Padron, [8] DINE [9]

Results by province

ProvinceLet's ChangeCitizen's UnityJusticialist Front1CountryOthers
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Buenos Aires 3,930,40642.15153,383,11436.2813485,1385.2011,028,38511.034497,6655.342
Buenos Aires City 982,86750.988419,17621.74393,9804.87431,80522.402
Catamarca 83,93741.86111,9355.9595,92747.8428,7154.35
Chaco 271,11041.79269,78610.76257,05339.62218,6152.8732,2204.97
Chubut 95,26631.16173,02623.88137,46344.961
Córdoba 996,95048.485199,6839.711626,88730.483232,87511.32
Corrientes 317,90055.432146,73025.58185,13514.8423,7904.15
Entre Ríos 437,96253.023313,60537.97274,4669.01
Formosa 119,86536.581202,81761.8915,0051.53
Jujuy 185,25351.73270,81819.78133,8599.4668,17119.04
La Pampa 96,04545.39196,12145.42219,4449.19
La Rioja 85,68544.7814,4232.3184,47744.1519,1764.807,5973.97
Mendoza 491,01245.733272,55225.381310,12628.881
Misiones 211,16433.611268,64642.76226,2244.17122,24119.46
Neuquén 106,82128.21173,31019.3616,8791.82191,68550.621
Río Negro 122,83831.991189,55749.36171,61918.65
Salta 211,37730.251179,29525.661170,75924.441137,38719.66
San Juan 132,82031.491226,42553.68220,3794.8342,20010.00
San Luis 123,99443.011158,57355.0025,7221.98
Santa Cruz 72,75943.91252,95331.9616,8904.1633,10519.98
Santa Fe 743,13937.805509,19025.90387,9554.47625,78131.831
Santiago del Estero 94,96817.33384,12570.09350,0819.1418,8423.44
Tierra del Fuego 27,65429.77127,82529.96121,59523.2515,81317.02
Tucumán 319,61532.562460,19846.892201,69320.55
Total10,261,40741.75616,195,59125.21323,340,12813.59221,467,5585.9743,315,43013.498

Senate

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Won
Cambienos 4,864,88641.0112
Citizen's UnityFront for Victory Citizen's Unity 3,529,90029.761
Front for the Renewal of Concord 271,0512.292
Front for Victory 255,6182.153
Riojan Popular Alternative4,7410.040
Total4,061,31034.246
1País  [ es ] 1País  [ es ]1,089,1939.180
Renewal Front–1Country33,9970.290
Popular Union 24,4350.210
Authentic Renewal Front7,0320.060
Total1,154,6579.730
Justicialist Front Justicialist Front 662,5255.592
Everybody Front 227,5031.922
Justicialist Unity Front 168,1671.422
Total1,058,1958.926
Workers' Left Front Workers' Left Front 525,4164.430
Workers' Party 14,3390.120
Socialist Workers' Party 4,7960.040
Total544,5514.590
Agrarian and Social Party84,3100.710
Socialist Party Let's Advance Front11,7120.100
Popular Progressive Front11,0530.090
Total22,7650.190
MSTMAS New Left 11,4510.100
Left in Front for Socialism8,4200.070
Workers' Socialist Movement 2,6900.020
Total22,5610.190
Action for a New Democracy12,8600.110
Proyecto Sur 12,6200.110
New October Party12,4060.100
Popular Unity 8,6140.070
Latin American Integration Movement of Social Expression2,1850.020
Total11,861,920100.0024
Valid votes11,861,92095.96
Invalid votes108,3610.88
Blank votes390,9373.16
Total votes12,361,218100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,701,69478.73
Source: Padron, [8] DINE [9]

Results by province

ProvinceLet's ChangeCitizen's Unity1CountryJusticialist FrontOthers
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Buenos Aires 3,912,52641.3523,529,90037.3111,069,74711.31500,9455.29448,9334.74
Formosa 121,52037.121201,97261.6923,8991.19
Jujuy 189,85852.60233,9979.4275,06220.80162,03917.19
La Rioja 91,30748.0224,7412.4986,51845.5017,5653.98
Misiones 210,95633.281271,05142.76224,4353.85127,48220.11
San Juan 134,74232.31119,4464.66227,50354.55235,3648.48
San Luis 130,16542.941168,16755.4824,7961.58
Santa Cruz 73,81244.12253,64632.0717,0324.2032,79419.60
Total4,864,88641.01124,061,31034.2461,154,6579.7301,058,1958.926722,8726.090

References

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  2. "Argentina election: Macri wins crucial mid-term vote". BBC. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. Santiago Dapelo (June 12, 2016). "Macri activa a medio gabinete para las elecciones de 2017" [Macri turns on half the cabinet for the 2017 elections]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  4. "Cristina Kirchner presentó el frente Unidad Ciudadana para las PASO - LA NACION". La Nación.
  5. "Para Pichetto, Unidad Ciudadana es un frente de centro izquierda y Randazzo, la "posición histórica del peronismo"". Clarin. 16 June 2017.
  6. Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union
  7. Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union
  8. 1 2 "Consulta de Escrutinios Definitivos". www.padron.gob.ar.
  9. 1 2 "Dirección Nacional Electoral - Elecciones 2017". www.argentina.gob.ar. 27 September 2017.