2004 Uruguayan general election

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2004 Uruguayan general election
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Presidential election
  Tabaré26022007.jpg Jorgelarranaga.jpg Stirling.jpg
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 50.45% 34.30% 10.36%
Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay de 2004 por departamento.svg
Results by department
President before election

Jorge Batlle
Colorado Party

Elected President

Tabaré Vázquez
Broad Front

Parliamentary election
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Chamber
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 50.45 52 +12
National Party Jorge Larrañaga 34.30 36 +14
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.36 10 -23
Independent Party Pablo Mieres 1.84 1 New
Senate
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 50.45 16 +4
National Party Jorge Larrañaga 34.30 11 +4
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.36 3 -7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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.

Broad Front leader Tabaré Vázquez was elected president on his third attempt after his party won just over 50% of the vote, enough for him to win the presidency in a single round. To date, this is the only time that a presidential election has been decided without a runoff 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 Pablomieres.jpg 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 50.45 52 +12 16 +4
National Party Jorge Larrañaga 764,739 34.30 36 +14 11 +4
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 231,036 10.36 10 –23 3 –7
Independent Party Pablo Mieres 41,011 1.84 1 New 0 New
Intransigent Party Victor Lissidini 8,572 0.38 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

Distribution by department[]

Constituency Broad Front National Party Colorado Party Independent Party Others[a] Valid votes Invalid votes
Votes % D Votes % D Votes % D Votes % D Votes % Votes % Votes %
Artigas 16,220 32.1 1 24,517 48.5 1 8,563 16.9 0 153 0.3 0 49 0.10 49,502 97.8 1,090 2.2
Canelones 161,879 53.2 7 98,844 32.5 5 28,044 9.2 2 5,176 1.7 0 2,451 0.81 296,394 97.4 8,036 2.6
Cerro Largo 23,111 38.0 1 29,129 47.9 1 6,700 11.0 0 291 0.5 0 9 0.01 59,240 97.5 1,509 2.5
Colonia 36,677 41.4 1 37,302 42.1 1 10,136 11.4 1 1,527 1.7 0 641 0.72 86,283 97.4 2,298 2.6
Durazno 13,524 33.1 1 19,456 47.7 1 6,117 15.0 0 466 1.1 0 317 0.78 39,880 97.7 950 2.3
Flores 6,049 31.7 1 9,567 50.2 1 2,796 14.7 0 183 1.0 0 36 0.19 18,631 97.8 427 2.2
Florida 21,042 41.3 1 20,495 40.2 1 7,413 14.5 0 678 1.3 0 261 0.51 49,889 97.8 1,115 2.2
Lavalleja 14,612 31.7 1 22,122 48.1 1 7,189 15.6 0 761 1.7 0 111 0.24 44,795 97.3 1,243 2.7
Maldonado 46,945 47.8 2 36,218 36.9 2 9,278 9.4 0 2,620 2.7 0 553 0.56 95,614 97.4 2,568 2.6
Montevideo 565,974 61.3 27 226,552 24.6 11 76,099 8.2 3 24,933 2.7 1 9,545 1.03 903,103 97.9 19,672 2.1
Paysandú 35,053 45.3 1 35,357 45.7 1 4,720 6.1 0 472 0.6 0 45 0.06 75,647 97.7 1,805 2.3
Rio Negro 14,240 39.7 1 15,558 43.4 1 4,926 13.7 0 235 0.7 0 106 0.30 35,065 97.8 780 2.2
Rivera 21,300 30.0 1 32,006 45.1 1 15,419 21.7 1 347 0.5 0 199 0.28 69,271 97.7 1,663 2.3
Rocha 22,879 43.8 1 20,196 38.7 1 6,534 12.5 0 553 1.1 0 240 0.46 50,402 96.6 1,775 3.4
Salto 35,359 43.4 1 31,823 39.1 1 11,610 14.3 1 479 0.6 0 214 0.26 79,485 97.6 1,927 2.4
San Jose 29,277 42.8 1 29,663 43.4 1 6,683 9.8 1 799 1.2 0 319 0.47 66,741 97.6 1,671 2.4
Soriano 26,332 43.1 1 25,617 41.9 1 7,015 11.5 0 574 0.9 0 58 0.09 59,596 97.5 1,546 2.5
Tacuarembó 21,241 32.6 1 33,931 52.0 1 7,887 12.1 1 373 0.6 0 289 0.44 63,721 97.7 1,470 2.3
Treinta y Tres 13,047 37.5 1 16,386 47.1 1 3,907 11.2 0 391 1.1 0 49 0.14 33,780 97.0 1,027 3.0
Total 1,124,761 50.45 52 764,739 34.30 36 231,036 10.36 10 41,011 1.84 1 15,492 0.69 2,177,039 97.64 52,572 2.36
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.
  1. ^ Parties which gained no parliamentary representation: Intransigent Party, Civic Union, Liberal Party, Workers' Party.

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