Uruguayan general election, 1946
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General elections were held in Uruguay on 24 November 1946, alongside a constitutional referendum.[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Tomás Berreta faction emerged as the largest. Berreta subsequently became President on 1 March 1947.
Results
President
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | Tomás Berreta - Luis Batlle Berres | 185,715 | 28.6 |
| Rafael Schiaffino - Daniel Castellanos | 83,534 | 12.9 | |
| Alfredo Baldomir - Juan Carlos Mussio Fournier | 40,875 | 6.3 | |
| al lema | 372 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 310,496 | 47.8 | |
| National Party | Luis Alberto de Herrera - Martín Echegoyen | 205,923 | 31.7 |
| Basilio Muñoz - José Rogelio Fontela | 1,479 | 0.2 | |
| Basilio Muñoz - Jacinto D. Durán | 557 | 0.1 | |
| al lema | 161 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 208,120 | 32.0 | |
| Independent National Party | Alfredo García Morales - Leonel Aguirre | 62,955 | 9.7 |
| Civic Union | Joaquín Secco Illa - Dardo Regules | 35,154 | 5.4 |
| Communist Party | Eugenio Gómez - Nicasio Romero | 32,680 | 5.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 649,405 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 993,892 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 310,556 | 46.3 | 47 | –11 | |
| National Party | National Party | 208,088 | 31.0 | 31 | +8 |
| Independent National Party | 62,949 | 9.4 | 9 | –2 | |
| Total | 271,037 | 40.4 | 40 | +6 | |
| Civic Union | 35,147 | 5.2 | 5 | +1 | |
| Communist Party | 32,677 | 4.9 | 5 | +3 | |
| Socialist Party | 15,731 | 2.3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,081 | 0.8 | 0 | New | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 670,229 | 100 | 99 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 993,892 | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 310,390 | 46.3 | 15 | –4 |
| National Party | 208,085 | 31.1 | 10 | +3 |
| Independent National Party | 62,950 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Civic Union | 35,147 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party | 32,677 | 4.9 | 1 | +1 |
| Socialist Party | 15,731 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,081 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 670,061 | 100 | 30 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 993,892 | – | – | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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