1938 Uruguayan general election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 March 1938.[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Alfredo Baldomir faction emerged as the largest. Baldomir subsequently became President on 19 June.
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This was the first time that Uruguayan women exerted their right to vote in a national election.[2]
Results
President
| Party | Faction | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | Alfredo Baldomir - César Charlone | 121,259 | 33.9 |
| Eduardo Blanco Acevedo - Eugenio Martínez Thedy | 97,998 | 27.4 | |
| al lema | 54 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 219,311 | 61.4 | |
| National Party | Juan José de Arteaga - Carmelo Cabrera | 114,506 | 32.1 |
| Partido por las Libertades Públicas | 16,901 | 4.7 | |
| Partido Concentración Partrótica | 6,487 | 1.8 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 357,205 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 636,171 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Faction | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 219,362 | 58.4 | 64 | +9 | |
| National Party | National Party | 114,564 | 30.5 | 29 | –10 |
| Saravist Party | 7,876 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 122,440 | 32.6 | 29 | –10 | |
| Civic Union | 14,802 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | 13,152 | 3.5 | 3 | +1 | |
| Communist Party | 5,736 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent Feminist Party | 122 | 0.0 | 0 | New | |
| Black Native Party | 87 | 0.0 | 0 | New | |
| Party of the Agreement | 69 | 0.0 | 0 | New | |
| Partido M. Pachecho y Obes | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | New | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 375,771 | 100 | 99 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 636,171 | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 219,375 | 60.6 | 15 | 0 |
| National Party | 114,571 | 31.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Civic Union | 14,802 | 4.1 | 0 | New |
| Socialist Party | 13,175 | 3.6 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 361,923 | 100 | 30 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 636,171 | – | – | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- When the women started voting in Uruguay (in Spanish)
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