1971 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 November 1971, alongside a double referendum.[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the presidency and the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.

Wilson Ferreira Aldunate of the National Party received the most votes of any individual candidate. However, the combined Colorado vote exceeded the combined National vote by just over 12,000 votes, resulting in Juan Maria Bordaberry being elected president. Under the Ley de Lemas system in effect at the time, the highest-finishing candidate of the party that won the most votes was elected president.

Fifteen months after taking office, Bordaberry carried out a self-coup, closing down the General Assembly and giving the military and police full powers to restore order. This marked the start of a civic-military dictatorship that ruled the country until the next free elections in 1984.

Results

President

Party Candidates Votes %
Colorado PartyJuan María Bordaberry - Jorge Sapelli379,51522.8
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez - Renán Rodríguez242,80414.6
Amílcar Vasconcellos - Manuel Flores Mora48,8442.9
Juan Luis Pintos - Torialli5,4020.3
Juan Pedro Ribas - Gorlero4,0250.2
al lema6040.0
Total681,62441.0
National PartyWilson Ferreira Aldunate - Carlos Julio Pereyra439,64926.4
Mario Aguerrondo - Alberto Héber Usher228,56913.7
al lema2110.0
Total668,82240.2
Broad FrontLíber Seregni - Juan José Crottogini304,27518.3
Christian Radical UnionPérez del Castillo - Saralegui8,8440.5
Party of Retirees and PensionersVázquez - Rodríguez2880.0
Justice MovementEspínola - Álvarez Varela2410.0
Youth Party for Oriental DevelopmentSuárez - Irujo de Grendene250.0
Invalid/blank votes
Total1,664,119100
Registered voters/turnout1,878,132
Source: Nohlen

General Assembly

Party Votes % Chamber of Deputies Senate
Seats +/– Seats +/–
Colorado Party681,62441.041–913–3
National Party668,82240.240–112–1
Broad Front304,27518.318+165+4
Christian Radical Union8,8440.50New0New
Party of Retirees and Pensioners2880.000
Justice Movement2410.000
Youth Party for Oriental Development250.000
Invalid/blank votes61,930
Total1,726,049100990300
Registered voters/turnout1,878,13291.9
Source: Nohlen

See also

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3



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