1938 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 March 1938.^[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Alfredo Baldomir faction emerged as the largest. Baldomir subsequently became President on 19 June.

This was the first time that Uruguayan women exerted their right to vote in a national election.^[2]

Results[]

President[]

Party	Faction	Votes	%
Colorado Party	Alfredo Baldomir - César Charlone	121,259	33.9
	Eduardo Blanco Acevedo -	97,998	27.4
	al lema	54	0.0
	Total	219,311	61.4
National Party	-	114,506	32.1
Partido por las Libertades Públicas		16,901	4.7
Partido Concentración Partrótica		6,487	1.8
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		357,205	100
Registered voters/turnout		636,171
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies[]

Party	Faction	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party		219,362	58.4	64	+9
National Party	National Party	114,564	30.5	29	–10
	Saravist Party	7,876	2.1	0	0
	Total	122,440	32.6	29	–10
Civic Union		14,802	3.9	2	0
Socialist Party		13,152	3.5	3	+1
Communist Party		5,736	1.5	1	0
Independent Feminist Party		122	0.0	0	New
Black Native Party		87	0.0	0	New
Party of the Agreement		69	0.0	0	New
Partido M. Pachecho y Obes		1	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total		375,771	100	99	0
Registered voters/turnout		636,171		–	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate[]

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party	219,375	60.6	15	0
National Party	114,571	31.7	15	0
Civic Union	14,802	4.1	0	New
Socialist Party	13,175	3.6	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	361,923	100	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	636,171		–	–
Source: Nohlen

References[]

^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ When the women started voting in Uruguay (in Spanish)

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[N1-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

[2] When the women started voting in Uruguay (in Spanish)

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