1989 Uruguayan general election
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General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1989. They resulted in a clear win for the National Party, and victory for the Herrerismo-Renovación y Victoria presidential candidate, Luis Alberto Lacalle.
This was only the third time in the 20th century that the National Party won a general election. The incumbent Colorado Party was defeated.[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– | ||||||
National Party | Luis Alberto Lacalle | 444,839 | 22.57 | 39 | +4 | 12 | +1 | ||
Carlos Julio Pereyra | 218,656 | 11.10 | |||||||
Alberto Zumarán | 101,046 | 5.13 | |||||||
al lema | 1,449 | 0.07 | |||||||
Total | 765,990 | 38.87 | |||||||
Colorado Party | Jorge Batlle | 291,944 | 14.82 | 30 | –11 | 9 | –4 | ||
Jorge Pacheco Areco | 289,222 | 14.68 | |||||||
Hugo Fernández Faingold | 14,482 | 0.73 | |||||||
al lema | 1,316 | 0.07 | |||||||
Total | 596,964 | 30.29 | |||||||
Broad Front | Liber Seregni | 418,403 | 21.23 | 21 | 0 | 7 | +1 | ||
Party for the Government of the People | Hugo Batalla | 177,453 | 9.01 | 9 | New | 2 | New | ||
Partido Verde Eto-Ecologista | Rodolfo Tálice | 10,835 | 0.55 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
Righteous Movement | Bolívar Espínola | 441 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
Workers' Party | Vital Andrada | 310 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Socialist Convergence | Nancy Espasandín | 190 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,970,586 | 100.00 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 1,970,586 | 95.83 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 85,769 | 4.17 | |||||||
Total votes | 2,056,355 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,319,022 | 88.67 | |||||||
Source: FCU |
References
[edit]- ^ Christian, Shirley (27 November 1989). "Uruguayans Elect a President; Victory is Seen for Centrist Lawyer". The New York Times.