1946 Uruguayan general election

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

References

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

External links

• Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)