Fueguian People's Movement Movimiento Popular Fueguino | |
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Abbreviation | MOPOF |
Leader | Miriam Boyadjian [1] |
Founded | 8 May 1985 [2] |
Merger of | Feguian People's Union Neighbourhood Group |
Headquarters | Kayén y Kupanaka, Ushuaia [3] |
Ideology | Regionalism [4] |
National affiliation | Frente de Todos [5] |
Argentine Chamber of Deputies (Tierra del Fuego seats) | 0 / 5 |
Argentine Senate (Tierra del Fuego seats) | 0 / 3 |
Seats in the Tierra del Fuego Legislature | 4 / 15 |
Website | |
Official website | |
The Fueguian People's Movement (Spanish : Movimiento Popular Fueguino; MOPOF) is a provincial political party in the Tierra del Fuego Province of Argentina. It was formed in 1985, becoming the first provincial political party in Tierra del Fuego; [2] for most of its history, it was one of the main political parties in the province. [6] [7]
Election year | Votes | % | seats won | total seats | position | presidency | notes |
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1985 | 3,582 | 23,12 (#3rd) | 0 | 0 / 2 | Minority | Raúl Alfonsín (UCR) | |
1991 | 2,309 | 8.30 (#3rd) | 2 | 2 / 5 | Minority | Carlos Menem (PJ) | |
1991 | 9,704 | 38.11 (#1st) | 2 | 2 / 5 | Minority | Carlos Menem (PJ) | |
1993 | 7,972 | 26.09 (#2nd) | 1 | 3 / 5 | Majority | Carlos Menem (PJ) | |
1995 | 7,683 | 22.49 (#2nd) | 1 | 2 / 5 | Minority | Carlos Menem (PJ) | |
1997 | 10,740 | 28,23 (#2nd) | 1 | 2 / 5 | Minority | Carlos Menem (PJ) | |
1999 | 4,562 | 11.62 (#4th) | 0 | 1 / 5 | Minority | Fernando de la Rúa (UCR—Alliance) | |
2001 | 4,660 | 13.44 (#4th) | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Eduardo Duhalde (PJ) | |
2003 | 3,731 | 8.21 (#4th) | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Néstor Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2005 | 9,447 | 18.30 (#3rd) | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Néstor Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2007 | 2,216 | 4.47 (#9th) | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2009 | 2,242 | 3.68 (#7th) | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2011 | 13,788 | 22.54 (#2nd) | 1 | 1 / 5 | Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2013 | 12,796 | 17.08 (#3rd) | 0 | 1 / 5 | Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2015 | 5,608 | 7.17 (#4th) | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) | |
2017 | — | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Mauricio Macri (PRO—Cambiemos) | did not participate | |
2019 | — | 0 | 0 / 5 | Extra-parliamentary | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) | did not participate | |
Election year | Votes | % | seats won | total seats | position | presidency | notes |
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1991 | — | 2 | 2 / 3 | Majority | Carlos Menem (PJ) | indirect election | |
1995 | — | 2 | 2 / 5 | Majority | Carlos Menem (PJ) | indirect election | |
2001 | 2,757 | 7.71 (#5th) | 0 | 0 / 3 | Extra-parliamentary | Eduardo Duhalde (PJ) | |
2007 | 1,585 | 3.11 (#10th) | 0 | 0 / 3 | Extra-parliamentary | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2013 | 15,639 | 22.37 (#2nd) | 1 | 1 / 3 | Minority | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (PJ—FPV) | |
2019 | — | 0 | 0 / 3 | Extra-parliamentary | Alberto Fernández (PJ—FDT) | did not participate | |
Election year | Candidate | Coalition | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | |||
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# of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | |||||
1991 | José Arturo Estabillo | — | 12,414 | 45.41 | 12,395 | 50.59 | 2-R Elected | |
1995 | José Arturo Estabillo | — | 22,232 | 57.99 | — | 1-R Elected | ||
1999 | Roque Martinelli | — | 9,635 | 22.32 | — | 1-R Defeated | ||
2003 | Jorge Alberto Garramuño | — | 9,172 | 18.96 | — | 1-R Defeated | ||
2007 | Jorge Alberto Garramuño | MOPOF+UCR [lower-alpha 1] | 9,461 | 17.78 | — | 1-R Defeated | ||
2011 | — | did not participate | ||||||
2015 | Federico Sciurano | Unite Tierra del Fuego [lower-alpha 2] | 6,736 | 8.69 | 41,737 | 48.09 | 2-R Defeated | |
2019 | Gustavo Melella | Concertación Fueguina [lower-alpha 3] | 8,502 | 9.30 | — | 1-R Elected |
Election year | Votes | % | seats won | position |
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1987 | 2,141 | 20.87 | 3 / 15 | Minority |
1987 | 3,381 | 21.90 | 4 / 15 | Minority |
1987 | 3,760 | 15.93 | 2 / 15 | Minority |
1989 | 2,840 | 10.40 | 1 / 15 | Minority |
1991 | No data | 7 / 15 | Minority | |
1995 | 14,311 | 40.06 | 7 / 15 | Minority |
1999 | 12,352 | 32.06 | 5 / 15 | Minority |
2003 | 8,131 | 20.12 | 4 / 15 | Minority |
2007 | 5,577 | 11.91 | 3 / 15 | Minority |
2011 | 6,153 | 11.35 | 3 / 15 | Minority |
2015 | 6,719 | 9.90 | 4 / 15 | Minority |
2019 | 7,971 | 10.91 | 2 / 15 | Minority |
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