Uruguayan general election, 1971

The presidential and parliamentary elections in Uruguay in 1971 found on Sunday, 28 November 1971.

In the elections, the electoral system was aligned with the relative majority in the so-called Lema system, both the President and the 99 deputies and 30 senators were elected under a proportional representation for a term of five years. Were entitled to vote 1,878,132 people, of whom 1,712,766 exercised their right to vote. This corresponded to a turnout of 91.19 %.

From the simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections, the Colorado Party was ( 681 624 votes), which included three Sublema, as the winner before the two Sublema -containing Partido Nacional ( 668 822 votes) out. For the first time broke with the Frente Amplio ( 304 275 votes ) another party to the limited essentially to the two big traditional parties representing a monopoly.

Juan María Bordaberry of the Colorado Party was elected president. He took office on March 1, 1972. It came to the specifics of the Uruguayan electoral system owed ​​constellation that is not the most votes candidacy Wilson Ferreira with 26.4 % of the vote, but which only 22.8 % of the voting on uniting Bordaberry the presidency fell to. Such a situation had previously in 1946 and 1950, respectively at the expense of the Partido Nacional, given.

Distribution of seats in the House of Representatives

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

  • Partido Colorado: 41.4 % ( the two strongest Sublema: Unión Nacional Reeleccionista (fraction Bordaberry / Pacheco ): 28.3 %; Unidad y Reforma (fraction Jorge Batlle, Lista 15 followed by ): 12.1%)
  • Partido Nacional: 40.4 % ( the two strongest Sublema: Por la Patria / Movimiento Nacional Rocha (Ferreira Group ): 30.3%; Herrera Group: 10.1%)
  • Frente Amplio: 18.2%

The deputies mandates thus divided as follows:

  • Partido Colorado ( 41)
  • Partido Nacional (40 )
  • Frente Amplio (18 )

The distribution of seats in the Cámara de Senadores:

  • Partido Colorado: 43.3 %
  • Partido Nacional: 40.0 %
  • Frente Amplio: 16.7 %

The Senate mandates thus divided as follows:

  • Partido Colorado ( 13)
  • Partido Nacional (12 )
  • Frente Amplio ( 5)

Election result with respect to the parties

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Election result within the Lemas ( parties ) related to the Sublemas ( presidential candidates )

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