Uruguayan general election, 1958

The government and parliamentary elections in Uruguay in 1958 found on Sunday, 30 November 1958.

From the concurrent government and parliamentary elections was the Partido Nacional, which included three Sublemas, emerged as the winner, and added the first time in many decades, the Partido Colorado, which included two Sublema, one defeat.

In the elections, the electoral system was aligned with the relative majority in Lema system, both the collegial executive, known as the Consejo Nacional de Gobierno (CNG), and the deputies and senators elected under a proportional representation for a term of four years. On March 1, 1959, the Consejo Nacional de Gobierno joined with a majority of herrero - ruralistischen Sublema to the official business. He sat down beside composed of nine members. These Council members - in a 2:1 ratio ( six council members / three councilors ) - of the strongest Sublema the majority party (ie, the Partido Nacional ) and the two in the minority party asked the majority on uniting groups.

The allocation of seats for the House of Representatives was as follows:

  • Partido Nacional: 51.5 % ( the two strongest Sublema: Unión Blanca Democrática: 25.3%; Herrera Group: 24.2 %)
  • Partido Colorado: 38.5 % ( the two strongest Sublema: Lista 15 (fraction Luis Batlle Berres ): 26.3%; Lista 14 (traditional Batllismo Group ): 12.2% )
  • Other parties: 10.0%

The distribution of seats in the Cámara de Senadores:

  • Partido Nacional: 54.8 %
  • Partido Colorado: 38.7 %
  • Other parties: 6.4%
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