Uruguayan general election, 1942

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General elections were held in Uruguay on 29 November 1942, alongside a constitutional referendum.^[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Juan José de Amézaga faction emerged as the largest. Amézaga subsequently became President on 1 March 1943.

Results

President

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Colorado Party	Juan José de Amézaga - Alberto Guani	234,127	40.7
	Eduardo Blanco Acevedo - Carlos Vilaró Rubio	74,767	13.0
	Williman - Mermot	670	0.1
	al lema	66	0.0
	Total	309,630	57.2
National Party	Luis Alberto de Herrera - Roberto Berro	129,132	22.5
	Turena - Olivera	1,384	0.2
	Turena - Saraiva	667	0.1
	al lema	52	0.0
	Total	131,235	22.8
Independent National Party	Martín C. Martínez - Arturo Lussich	67,030	11.7
Civic Union	Joaquín Secco Illa - Hugo Antuña	24,433	4.3
Communist Party	Eugenio Gómez - Julia Arévalo de Roche	14,330	2.5
Socialist Party	Emilio Frugoni - Ulises Riestra	9,036	1.6
Other parties		40	0.0
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		574,703	100
Registered voters/turnout		858,713
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Faction	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party		328,596	57.1	58	–6
National Party	National Party	132,235	23.0	23	–6
	Independent National Party	67,030	11.6	11	New
	Total	199,265	34.6	34	+5
Civic Union		24,433	4.2	4	+2
Communist Party		14,330	2.5	2	+1
Socialist Party		9,036	1.6	1	–2
Party of the Agreement		40	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total		575,700	100	99	0
Registered voters/turnout		858,713		–	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party	328,599	57.2	19	+4
National Party	131,235	22.8	7	–8
Independent National Party	67,030	11.7	3	New
Civic Union	24,433	4.3	1	+1
Communist Party	14,330	2.5	0	New
Socialist Party	9,036	1.6	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	574,703	100	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	858,713		–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

External links

Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)

Elections and referendums in Uruguay

Presidential elections	1920 1926 1930 1938 1942 1946 1950 1966 1971 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Parliamentary elections	1828 (CA) 1916 (CA) 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1933 (CA) 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1971 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Colegiado elections	1925 1926 1928 1930 1932 1954 1958 1962

Municipal elections	2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Referendums	1917 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1951 1958 1962 1966 1971 1980 1989 (Apr) 1989 (Nov) 1992 1994 (Aug) 1994 (Nov) 1996 1999 2003 2004 2009 2014

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