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1928 Uruguayan general election

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General elections were held in Uruguay on 25 November 1928,[1] electing all members of the Chamber of Representatives, three members of the National Council of Administration and seven of the nineteen members of the Senate.

The various factions of the Colorado Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Representatives elections, but the National Party won the most seats. The Colorado Party won two of the three seats in the National Council of Administration, while the National Party won five of the seven Senate seats.

Results

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National Council of Administration

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PartyVotes%Seats
Colorado Party143,28048.942
National Party141,05548.181
Communist Party3,7911.290
Radical White Party3,7151.270
Civic Union9540.330
Total292,795100.003
Registered voters/turnout382,817
Source: Nohlen, Bottinelli et al.[2]

Chamber of Representatives

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Party and lemaVotes%Seats
Colorado PartyBatllista Colorado Party88,55329.6138
Party for the Colorado Tradition21,8147.309
Gral. Rivera Colorado Party21,3227.138
Radical Colorado Party9,8793.304
Partido Concentración Colorada1,6710.560
Agrupación Colorada Juventud Riverista8310.280
Total144,07048.1859
National Party140,94047.1360
Radical White Party4,2191.411
Communist Party3,9111.311
Socialist Party2,9310.981
Civic Union2,7430.921
Agrarian Party1990.070
Reformist Party40.000
Total299,017100.00123
Registered voters/turnout382,217
Source: Nohlen, Bottinelli et al.[2]

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats
National Party75,19046.305
Colorado Party66,20940.772
Partido Concentración Colorada6,9394.270
Communist Party3,1221.920
Gral. Rivera Colorado Party3,0291.870
Party for the Colorado Tradition2,8511.760
Socialist Party2,4451.510
Civic Union1,7541.080
Agrupación Colorada Juventud Riverista6820.420
Agrarian Party1590.100
Total162,380100.007
Source: Bottinelli et al.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ a b c Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.