Uruguayan general election, 2004

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General elections to elect a President and Parliament were held in Uruguay on 31 October 2004 alongside a simultaneous constitutional referendum.

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Presidential election

In the presidential election, Tabaré Vázquez won comfortably, beating his closest rival, Jorge Larrañaga, by over 16 percentage points.

Results

e • d Summary of the 31 October 2004 Uruguay presidential elections election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Tabaré Vázquez (Broad Front – Progressive Encounter – New Majority) 1,124,761 51.67
Jorge Larrañaga (National Party) 764,739 35.13
Guillermo Stirling (Colorado Party) 231,036 10.61
Pablo Mieres (Independent Party) 41,011 1.89
Victor Lissidini (Intransigent Party) 8,572 0.39
Aldo Lamorte (Civic Union Party) 4,859 0.22
Julio Vera (Liberal Party) 1,548 0.07
Rafael Fernández (Workers Party) 513 0.02
Total (turnout 89.6 %)  
Source: Electoral Court

Parliamentary election

In the parliamentary election, the Broad Front emerged victorious, taking over 50% of the vote and claiming 52 of the 99 seats in Chamber of Deputies.

Results

e • d Summary of the 31 October 2004 General Assembly of Uruguay election results
Parties and alliances Votes Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Senators
% Seats % Seats
Broad Front – Progressive Encounter – New Majority (Frente Amplio – Encuentro Progresista – Nueva Mayoría) 51.7 52 17
National Party (Partido Nacional-Blancos) 35.1 36 11
Colorado Party (Partido Colorado) 10.6 10 3
Independent Party (Partido Independiente) 1.9 1 -
Total (turnout  %)   99   31
Source: Electoral Court and El País Uruguay, Angus Reid

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