2014 Uruguayan general election

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2014 Uruguayan general election
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Presidential election
  Tabaré26022007.jpg Lacalle Pou 2019.jpg
Nominee Tabaré Vázquez Luis Lacalle Pou
Party Broad Front National Party
Running mate Raúl Sendic Jorge Larrañaga
Popular vote 1,241,568 955,741
Percentage 53.48% 41.17%
Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay de 2014 por departamento (1ª vuelta).svg Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay de 2014 por departamento (2ª vuelta).svg
Results by department in the first round (left) and second round (right)
President before election

José Mujica
Broad Front

Elected President

Tabaré Vázquez
Broad Front

Parliamentary election
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Chamber
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 47.81% 50 0
National Party Luis Lacalle Pou 30.88% 32 +2
Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry 12.89% 13 -4
Independent Party Pablo Mieres 3.09% 3 +1
Popular Unity 1.13% 1 +1
Senate
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 47.81% 15 -1
National Party Luis Lacalle Pou 30.88% 10 +1
Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry 12.89% 4 -1
Independent Party Pablo Mieres 3.09% 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 October 2014, alongside a constitutional referendum. As no presidential candidate received an absolute majority in the first round of voting, a runoff took place on 30 November. Primary elections to determine each party's presidential candidate had been held on 1 June.

Incumbent President José Mujica was ineligible to run owing to a constitutional limit on serving consecutive terms. The governing Broad Front nominated Mujica's predecessor, Tabaré Vázquez, as its candidate. Vázquez came within a few thousand votes of a first-round victory and advanced to the runoff with National Party candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera. In the runoff, Vázquez was returned to office with the widest margin since the run-off system was first implemented in 1999. The Broad Front also maintained its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 50 of the 99 seats.

Electoral system[]

The president was elected using the two-round system, with a run-off required if no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round. The 30 members of the Senate were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency.[1] The 99 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected by proportional representation in 19 multi-member constituencies based on the departments. Seats are allocated using the highest averages method.[2]

The elections were held using the double simultaneous vote method, whereby voters cast a single vote for the party of their choice for the Presidency, the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives.

Candidates[]

Presidential primaries were held on 1 June to select the candidates.

Party Candidate Ideology Previous result
Votes (%) Seats
Broad Front Tabaré26022007.jpg Tabaré Vázquez Democratic socialism

Social democracy

47.96%
50 / 99
16 / 30
National Party Luis Lacalle Pou Conservatism

Christian democracy

29.07%
30 / 99
9 / 30
Colorado Party Pedrobordaberry.jpg Pedro Bordaberry Liberalism 17.02%
17 / 99
5 / 30
Independent Party Pablomieres.jpg Pablo Mieres Social democracy

Christian democracy

2.49%
2 / 99
0 / 30
Popular Unity Gonzalo Abella.jpg Gonzalo Abella Marxism 0.67%
0 / 99
0 / 30
Ecologist Radical Intransigent Party César Vega.jpg César Vega Green liberalism Did not contest
Workers' Party Portrait placeholder.svg Rafael Fernández Trotskyism Did not contest

Campaign[]

There were around 250,000 new voters in this election, many of them not used to traditional media.[3] Campaign managers and advertising agents took notice of this new trend, and implemented an important portion of their campaign via social media.[4]

Opinion polls[]

Pollster Date Sample size FA PN PC PI UP None/unsure
Cifra 10–21 July 2013 1,021 43% 25% 14% 2% – 16%
Mori 21 December 2013 – 44% 25% 14% 2% – 11%
Cifra 19 February 2014 1,000 45% 28% 15% – – –

Results[]

Overall[]

Within the Broad Front coalition, the Movement of Popular Participation won six seats in the Senate, the Liber Seregni Front won three and the Socialist Party won two.[5] Following the second round of the presidential elections, the Broad Front gained an extra seat in the Senate, giving them a majority, as Vice President Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez automatically became a member.[5]

Uruguay Chamber of Deputies 2014.svgUruguay Senate 2014.svg
Party Presidential candidate First round Second round Seats
Votes % Votes % Chamber +/– Senate +/–
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 1,134,187 47.81 1,241,568 53.48 50 0 15 –1
National Party Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou 732,601 30.88 955,741 41.17 32 +2 10 +1
Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry 305,699 12.89 13 –4 4 –1
Independent Party Pablo Mieres 73,379 3.09 3 +1 1 +1
Popular Unity Gonzalo Abella 26,869 1.13 1 +1 0 0
Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente César Vega 17,835 0.75 0 New 0 New
Workers' Party Rafael Fernández 3,218 0.14 0 - 0 -
Invalid/blank votes 78,329 – 124,066 – – – – –
Total 2,372,117 100 2,321,375 100 99 0 30 0
Registered voters/turnout 2,620,791 90.51 2,620,791 88.57 – – – –
Source: Corte Electoral

Distribution by department[]

First round[]

Constituency Broad Front National Party Colorado Party Independent Party Popular Assembly Others[a] Valid votes Invalid votes
Votes % D Votes % D Votes % D Votes % D Votes % D Votes % Votes % Votes %
Artigas 21,964 40.2 1 20,881 38.2 1 9,073 16.6 0 628 1.1 0 418 0.8 0 94 0.2 53,058 97.1 1,595 2.9
Canelones 176,187 51.0 8 99,090 28.7 4 37,669 10.9 2 10,827 3.1 0 4,133 1.2 0 4,282 1.2 332,188 96.1 13,597 3.9
Cerro Largo 29,191 44.8 1 25,002 38.3 1 7,722 11.8 0 884 1.4 0 443 0.7 0 79 0.1 63,321 97.1 1,894 2.9
Colonia 39,877 42.2 1 35,378 37.4 1 12,569 13.3 1 2,592 2.7 1 620 0.7 0 522 0.6 91,558 96.9 2,977 3.1
Durazno 16,614 36.9 1 19,979 44.4 1 5,627 12.5 0 1,016 2.3 0 432 1.0 0 44 0.1 43,712 97.0 1,331 3.0
Flores 6,903 33.5 1 9,658 46.9 1 2,902 14.1 0 362 1.8 0 133 0.6 0 22 0.1 19,980 97.0 611 3.0
Florida 20,991 39.7 1 19,877 37.6 1 8,159 15.4 0 1,575 3.0 0 536 1.0 0 96 0.2 51,234 96.9 1,629 3.1
Lavalleja 16,431 34.5 1 20,184 42.4 1 7,877 16.5 0 1,195 2.5 0 273 0.6 0 48 0.1 46,008 96.6 1,642 3.4
Maldonado 46,692 39.4 2 42,010 35.5 2 18,890 15.9 1 3,853 3.3 0 955 0.8 0 1,701 1.4 114,101 96.3 4,384 3.7
Montevideo 497,184 53.5 23 238,834 25.7 11 98,658 10.6 5 38,311 4.1 1 14,198 1.5 0 12,500 1.3 899,685 96.8 29,403 3.2
Paysandú 40,860 48.5 1 28,838 34.3 1 9,209 10.9 1 1,541 1.8 0 689 0.8 0 584 0.7 81,721 97.1 2,449 2.9
Rio Negro 17,434 43.1 1 13,848 34.2 1 6,574 16.2 0 809 2.0 0 286 0.7 0 48 0.1 38,999 96.3 1,493 3.7
Rivera 27,987 36.3 1 24,461 31.7 1 20,738 26.9 1 1,045 1.4 0 459 0.6 0 150 0.2 74,840 97.0 2,334 3.0
Rocha 23,403 42.5 1 19,001 34.5 1 7,958 14.4 0 1,460 2.6 0 829 1.5 0 87 0.2 52,738 95.7 2,390 4.3
Salto 45,409 50.0 2 19,659 21.7 0 20,614 22.7 1 2,113 2.3 1 412 0.5 0 81 0.1 88,288 97.3 2,445 2.7
San Jose 33,665 44.6 1 27,291 36.2 1 8,707 11.5 0 2,011 2.7 0 680 0.9 1 501 0.7 72,855 96.5 2,613 3.5
Soriano 30,117 45.8 1 22,184 33.7 1 9,073 13.8 0 1,413 2.1 0 579 0.9 0 122 0.2 63,488 96.5 2,278 3.5
Tacuarembó 27,949 39.5 1 28,836 40.7 1 10,180 14.4 1 1,219 1.7 0 496 0.7 0 60 0.1 68,740 97.1 2,039 2.9
Treinta y Tres 15,329 39.8 1 17,590 45.7 1 3,500 9.1 0 525 1.4 0 298 0.8 0 32 0.1 37,274 96.8 1,225 3.2
Total 1,134,187 47.81 50 732,601 30.88 32 305,699 12.89 13 73,379 3.09 3 26,869 1.13 1 21,053 0.89 2,293,788 96.70 78,329 3.30
Source: Corte Electoral

Second round[]

Constituency Broad Front National Party Valid votes Invalid votes
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Artigas 25,999 49.3 25,030 47.5 51,029 96.7 1,717 3.3
Canelones 190,042 56.1 129,228 38.1 319,270 94.2 19,610 5.8
Cerro Largo 33,915 52.9 27,845 43.4 61,760 96.3 2,356 3.7
Colonia 44,649 48.2 43,711 47.1 88,360 95.3 4,358 4.7
Durazno 19,871 45.5 21,729 49.7 41,600 95.2 2,092 4.8
Flores 8,217 40.8 11,124 55.2 19,341 96.0 809 4.0
Florida 24,105 46.8 24,807 48.1 48,912 94.9 2,633 5.1
Lavalleja 19,110 41.2 24,794 53.5 43,904 94.8 2,430 5.2
Maldonado 52,679 45.4 56,611 48.8 109,290 94.2 6,690 5.8
Montevideo 524,966 57.6 331,454 36.4 856,420 94.0 54,414 6.0
Paysandú 44,720 54.4 33,875 41.2 78,595 95.7 3,554 4.3
Rio Negro 19,688 49.9 18,012 45.7 37,700 95.6 1,751 4.4
Rivera 35,782 47.7 35,850 47.7 71,632 95.4 3,452 4.6
Rocha 26,389 48.7 24,494 45.2 50,883 93.9 3,289 6.1
Salto 51,469 58.3 33,317 37.8 84,786 96.1 3,470 3.9
San Jose 37,450 50.8 32,686 44.3 70,136 95.1 3,623 4.9
Soriano 33,139 51.3 28,258 43.8 61,397 95.1 3,159 4.9
Tacuarembó 31,815 46.0 34,303 49.6 66,118 95.6 3,032 4.4
Treinta y Tres 17,563 46.5 18,613 49.2 36,176 95.7 1,627 4.3
Total 1,241,568 53.48 955,741 41.17 2,197,309 94.7 124,066 5.3
Source: Corte Electoral

References[]

  1. ^ Electoral system IPU
  2. ^ Electoral system IPU
  3. ^ "New voters, a mysterious lot". El Observador. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Advertising agents working behind the candidates". El Observador. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b "Broad Front secures majority in Congress". Buenos Aires Herald. 28 October 2014.
  1. ^ Parties which gained no parliamentary representation: PERI and Workers' Party.

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