2004 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October, alongside a constitutional referendum.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Broad Front, marking the first time a party other than the Colorado Party or National Party had held power since the two parties were formed in the 1830s.

2004 Uruguayan general election

31 October 2004
Presidential election
 
Nominee Tabaré Vázquez Jorge Larrañaga Guillermo Stirling
Party Broad Front National Party Colorado Party
Running mate Rodolfo Nin Sergio Abreu Tabaré Viera
Popular vote 1,124,761 764,739 231,036
Percentage 50.45% 34.30% 10.36%

President before election

Jorge Batlle
Colorado Party

Elected President

Tabaré Vázquez
Broad Front

Parliamentary election

Party Leader % Seats ±
Chamber
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 50.45 52 +12
National Party Jorge Larrañaga 34.30 36 +14
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.36 10 -23
Independent Party Pablo Mieres 1.84 1 New
Senate
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 50.45 16 +4
National Party Jorge Larrañaga 34.30 11 +4
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.36 3 -7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

As a result of the Broad Front receiving more than 50% of the vote, its leader, Tabaré Vázquez, was elected president without the need for a second round. To date, this is the only time that a presidential election has been decided in a single round since the two-round system was introduced in 1999. The Broad Front also won majorities in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Presidential candidates

Party Candidate Ideology Previous result
Votes (%) Seats
Broad Front–Progressive Encounter–New Majority Tabaré Vázquez Democratic socialism

Social democracy

44.67%
44 / 99
13 / 30
National Party Jorge Larrañaga Conservatism

Christian democracy

22.31%
22 / 99
7 / 30
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling Liberalism 32.78%
33 / 99
10 / 30
Independent Party Pablo Mieres Social democracy

Christian democracy

New party

Results

Party Presidential candidate Votes % Seats
Chamber +/– Senate +/–
Broad Front–Progressive EncounterTabaré Vázquez1,124,76150.4552+1216+4
National PartyJorge Larrañaga764,73934.3036+1411+4
Colorado PartyGuillermo Stirling231,03610.3610–233–7
Independent PartyPablo Mieres41,0111.841New0New
Intransigent PartyVictor Lissidini8,5720.3800
Civic UnionAldo Lamorte4,8590.2200
Liberal PartyJulio Vera1,5480.0700
Workers' PartyRafael Fernández5130.0200
Invalid/blank votes52,613
Total2,229,61110099030–1
Registered voters/turnout2,487,81689.62
Source: Corte Electoral

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. "2004 Uruguayan election results" (in Spanish). Corte Electoral. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2014.


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