General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1950, alongside a constitutional referendum .[1] Colorado Party , which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.
Results [ ] President [ ] Under the electoral system in place at the time, each political party could have as many as three presidential candidates. The combined result of the votes for a party's candidates determined which party would control the executive branch, and whichever of the winning party's candidates finished in first place would be declared President.
Party
Candidates
Votes
%
Colorado Party Andrés Martínez Trueba - Alfeo Brum 161,262
19.6
César Mayo Gutiérrez - Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco
150,930
18.3
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo - Cyro Giambruno120,949
14.7
al lema
313
0.0
Total 433,454 52.6
National Party Luis Alberto de Herrera - Martín Echegoyen 253,077
30.7
Salvador Estradé - Emeterio Arrospide
1,421
0.2
al lema
336
0.0
Total 254,843 30.9
Independent National Party - Alberto Roldán
62,701
7.6
Civic Union Juan Vicente Chiarino - Julio García Otero36,100
4.4
Communist Party - Emilio Costa
19,026
2.3
Socialist Party Emilio Frugoni - Ulises Riestra17,401
2.1
Social Democratic Party
Elbio Rivero - José Percovich
242
0.0
Party of the Agreement
Domingo Tortorelli - Anatolia Manrupe
38
0.0
Liberal Party
Luis Strazzarino - Francisco Reboredo
23
0.0
Party for the Defence of Rights
Ramón Rodríguez Socas - José dall'Orso
6
0.0
Party of the People
Froilan Aguilar - José Victorio Puig
4
0.0
Invalid/blank votes
–
Total 823,829 100
Registered voters/turnout
1,168,206
Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Deputies [ ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Colorado Party 433,628
52.3
53
+6
National Party 254,788
30.8
31
0
Independent National Party 62,868
7.6
7
–2
Civic Union 39,093
4.4
4
–1
Communist Party 19,026
2.3
2
–3
Socialist Party 17,400
2.1
2
0
Social Democratic Party
4,711
0.6
0
0
Other parties
71
0.0
0
–
Invalid/blank votes
–
–
–
Total 828,403 100 99 0
Registered voters/turnout
1,168,206
–
–
Source: Nohlen
Senate [ ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Colorado Party 433,440
52.9
17
+2
National Party 254,834
30.4
10
0
Independent National Party 62,701
7.5
2
–1
Civic Union 36,100
4.3
1
0
Communist Party 19,026
2.3
0
–1
Socialist Party 17,401
2.1
0
0
Social Democratic Party
4,715
0.6
0
0
Other parties
71
0.0
0
–
Invalid/blank votes
–
–
–
Total 828,288 100 30 0
Registered voters/turnout
1,168,206
–
–
Source: Nohlen
References [ ]
^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
External links [ ]
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