2017 Argentine legislative election

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2017 Argentine legislative election

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127 of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 24 of 72 seats in the Senate
Turnout	76.82% (Deputies) 78.73% (Senate)
Party % Seats +/– Chamber of Deputies Let's Change 41.75% 61 Citizen's Unity - Front for Victory 25.21% 32 Justicialist Front 13.59% 22 5.97% 4 Left and Worker's Front 4.70% 2 Progressive, Civic and Social Front 1.74% 1 Evolution 0.96% 2 Intransigent Party 0.75% 1 Chubut for Everybody Front 0.41% 1 Neuquén People's Movement 0.33% 1 Senate Let's Change 41.01% 12 Citizen's Unity - Front for Victory 34.24% 6 Justicialist Front 8.92% 6 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province, Chamber of Deputies (left) and Senate (right)

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Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2017^[1] to elect half of the Chamber of Deputies and one third of the Senate. The result was a victory for the ruling Cambiemos alliance, being the most voted force in 13 of the 24 districts.^[2]

Background[]

The elections took place during the presidency of Mauricio Macri whose Cambiemos coalition also governed the City of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province. As Cambiemos was a new coalition with few noteworthy political figures, several members of the cabinet were asked to resign from their positions and run for Congress in their respective districts instead.^[3]

Peronist factions were divided in two main groups; the Citizen's Unity, led by the former president Cristina Kirchner, led the parliamentary opposition to Macri's administration.^[4] Another group was composed of politicians from the Justicialist Party and the Renewal Front.^[5]

Electoral system[]

Number of Deputies at stake in each district.

Provinces that will elect Senators in blue.

Chamber of Deputies[]

The 257 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by proportional representation in 24 multi-member constituencies based on the provinces (plus the City of Buenos Aires). Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with a 3% electoral threshold.^[6] In this election, 127 of the 257 seats are up for renewal for a four-year term.

Senate[]

The 72 members of the Senate are elected in the same 24 constituencies, with three seats in each. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency wins two seats, with the third seat awarded to the second-placed party.^[7] The 2017 elections will see one-third of Senators renewed, with eight provinces electing three Senators; Buenos Aires, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis and Santa Cruz.

Schedule[]

The timetable for the different national electoral acts was established on the following dates:

• 25 April: Closure of the provisional electoral register.
• 5 May: Publication of the provisional electoral register.
• 20 May: Deadline to correct the electoral register.
• 14 June: Deadline to register the alliances.
• 24 June: Deadline to register the pre-nominations for the primary elections (PASO).
• 14 July: Beginning of the electoral campaign for the PASO and publication of the definitive electoral register.
• 21 July: Beginning of the prohibition of the broadcast of advertisements to capture the vote.
• 29 July: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government until the PASO.
• 11 August: Beginning of the election silence.
• 13 August: Primary elections (PASO).
• 17 September: Start of the election campaign for the national elections.
• 27 September: Beginning of the prohibition to broadcast advertising to capture the vote.
• 7 October: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government, until the elections.
• 14 October: Beginning of the prohibition to publish opinion polls.
• 20 October: Beginning of the election silence.
• 22 October: National legislative elections.

Results[]

Chamber of Deputies[]

Results by province[]

Senate[]

Results by province[]

References[]