1958 Uruguayan general election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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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]
As per the electoral rule, all nominees (Martín Echegoyen, Benito Nardone, Eduardo Víctor Haedo, Faustino Harrison, Justo M. Alonso and Pedro Zalbalza) of the Herrerism group of the National Party, as the most-voted group of the most-voted party, were elected as members of the National Council of Government, with the first four as presidential members and the remaining as non-presidential members. The remaining seats were filled by the first two nominees of the most-voted group of the second-voted party, and the first nominee of the second-voted group of the same party, who were Manuel Rodríguez Correa and Ledo Arroyo Torres of the "Fifteenist" Batllism group and César Batlle Pacheco of the "Fourteenist" Batllism group.
Results
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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 Reformist 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 | |
Trade Union Workers' Front | 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 |
Results of National Council of Government
Elected candidates are marked in bold.
Party | Group | Nominees | Votes | |
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National Party | Dr. Luis Alberto de Herrera |
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241,939 | |
Democratic White Union |
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230,649 | ||
Intransigent Nationalism |
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26,522 | ||
Colorado Party | Batllism - For the Union of the Party |
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215,881 | |
Batllism - For the Ideals of Batlle |
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154,110 | ||
Batllism - Batllist Unity |
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8,514 | ||
Civic Union |
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37,625 | ||
Socialist Party |
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35,478 | ||
Communist Party |
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27,080 | ||
Democratic Reformist Union |
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19,979 | ||
Renewal Movement |
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6,325 | ||
Revolutionary Workers' Party |
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142 | ||
Passive Classes and Social Security Party |
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142 | ||
Labour Party |
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52 | ||
Trade Union Workers' Front |
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52 |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
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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.