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

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 51.67% 35.13% 10.61%

President before election Jorge Batlle Colorado Party Elected President Tabaré Vázquez Broad Front

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 Encounter	Tabaré Vázquez	1,124,761	51.67	52	+12	16	+4
National Party	Jorge Larrañaga	764,739	35.13	36	+14	11	+4
Colorado Party	Guillermo Stirling	231,036	10.61	10	–23	3	–7
Independent Party	Pablo Mieres	41,011	1.90	1	New	0	New
Intransigent Party	Victor Lissidini	8,572	0.39	0	–	0	–
Civic Union	Aldo Lamorte	4,859	0.22	0	–	0	–
Liberal Party	Julio Vera	1,548	0.07	0	–	0	–
Workers Party	Rafael Fernández	513	0.02	0	–	0	–
Invalid/blank votes		52,613	–	–	–	–	–
Total		2,229,611	100	99	0	30	–1
Registered voters/turnout		2,487,816	89.62	–	–	–	–
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.

External links

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