1922 Uruguayan general election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1922. It was the first time that the presidency had been directly elected,[1] and although Luis Alberto de Herrera of the National Party, received the most votes of any individual candidate, the Colorado Party received most votes overall, and its lead candidate José Serrato was elected president.[2] The Colorado Party factions also won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[3]
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Results
| Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Batllista Colorado Party | José Serrato | 95,995 | 39.0 | 49 | +9 |
| Gral Rivera Colorado Party | 14,460 | 5.9 | 8 | –1 | |
| Radical Colorado Party | 9,726 | 3.9 | 5 | New | |
| Colorado Lists | 3,098 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Colorado Party total | 123,279 | 50.1 | 63 | –1 | |
| National Party | Luis Alberto de Herrera | 116,080 | 47.1 | 58 | +2 |
| Communist Party | 3,179 | 1.3 | 1 | New | |
| Civic Union | 2,787 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | 997 | 0.4 | 0 | –2 | |
| Industrial Union | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | New | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 246,324 | 100 | 123 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | – | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Aftermath
Following the elections, Serrato was inaugurated as president on 1 March 1923.[2]
References
- Martin Weinstein (1975) Uruguay: The Politics of Failure, p66
- Historical Context Radiogruupo Sur Uruguay
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p511 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
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