Fueguian People's Movement

Fueguian People's Movement
Movimiento Popular Fueguino
Fueguian People's Movement Movimiento Popular Fueguino
Abbreviation	MOPOF
Leader	Miriam Boyadjian
Founded	8 May 1985;38 years ago
Merger of	Feguian People's Union; Neighbourhood Group
Headquarters	Kayén y Kupanaka, Ushuaia
Ideology	Regionalism
National affiliation	Frente de Todos
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
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Last updated December 15, 2023

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] and was, for most of its history, one of the main political parties in the province.^[6]^[7]

Electoral results

Chamber of Deputies

Election year	Votes	%	seats won	total seats	position	presidency	notes
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

Senate

Election year	Votes	%	seats won	total seats	position	presidency	notes
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

Tierra del Fuego governorship

Election year	Candidate	Coalition	1st round		2nd round		Result
Election year	Candidate	Coalition	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	Result
1991	José Arturo Estabillo	—	12,414	45.41	12,395	50.59	Y2-R Elected
1995	José Arturo Estabillo	—	22,232	57.99	—		Y1-R Elected
1999	Roque Martinelli	—	9,635	22.32	—		N 1-R Defeated
2003	Jorge Alberto Garramuño	—	9,172	18.96	—		N 1-R Defeated
2007	Jorge Alberto Garramuño	MOPOF+UCR^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9,461	17.78	—		N 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	N 2-R Defeated
2019	Gustavo Melella	Concertación Fueguina^{[lower-alpha 3]}	8,502	9.30	—		Y1-R Elected

Tierra del Fuego provincial legislature

Election year	Votes	%	seats won	position
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

Notes

↑ The MOPOF+UCR formula received, in total, 16,094 votes (30.25%), in the first round.
↑ Unite Tierra del Fuego received, in total, 30,781 votes (39.71%), in the first round.
↑ Concentración Fueguina received, in total, 50,329 votes (55.03%).

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References

↑ "Boyadjián saludó a los mopofistas en el 27 aniversario del partido provincial". Tres Líneas (in Spanish). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
1 2 "27 años de la fundación del Movimiento Popular Fueguino". Radio Fueguina (in Spanish). 8 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
↑ "El 4 de agosto habrá una charla sobre lactancia materna". Tiempo Fueguino (in Spanish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
↑ "Sobisch inicia segundo mandato consecutivo". La Mañana Neuquén (in Spanish). 10 December 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
↑ Arias, Mariela (17 June 2019). "Tierra del Fuego: Melella se impuso a Bertone en primera vuelta". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
↑ Mochkofsky, Graciela (22 June 1999). "La Alianza y el justicialismo buscan el apoyo del Mopof". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
↑ "A lo largo de su historia, el Movimiento Popular Fueguino supo construir arraigo en el corazón de cada fueguino, dijo Lechman". Noti TDF (in Spanish). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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[8] The MOPOF+UCR formula received, in total, 16,094 votes (30.25%), in the first round.

[9] Unite Tierra del Fuego received, in total, 30,781 votes (39.71%), in the first round.

[10] Concentración Fueguina received, in total, 50,329 votes (55.03%).

[1] "Boyadjián saludó a los mopofistas en el 27 aniversario del partido provincial". Tres Líneas (in Spanish). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[radio-2] 1 2 "27 años de la fundación del Movimiento Popular Fueguino". Radio Fueguina (in Spanish). 8 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[3] "El 4 de agosto habrá una charla sobre lactancia materna". Tiempo Fueguino (in Spanish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[4] "Sobisch inicia segundo mandato consecutivo". La Mañana Neuquén (in Spanish). 10 December 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[5] Arias, Mariela (17 June 2019). "Tierra del Fuego: Melella se impuso a Bertone en primera vuelta". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[6] Mochkofsky, Graciela (22 June 1999). "La Alianza y el justicialismo buscan el apoyo del Mopof". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[7] "A lo largo de su historia, el Movimiento Popular Fueguino supo construir arraigo en el corazón de cada fueguino, dijo Lechman". Noti TDF (in Spanish). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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