Uruguayan general election, 1971

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General elections were held in Uruguay on 28 November 1971, alongside a double referendum.^[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.

Results

President

Party	Candidates	Votes	%
Colorado Party	Juan María Bordaberry - Jorge Sapelli	379,515	22.8
	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez - Renán Rodríguez	242,804	14.6
	Amílcar Vasconcellos - Manuel Flores Mora	48,844	2.9
	Juan Luis Pintos - Torialli	5,402	0.3
	Juan Pedro Ribas - Gorlero	4,025	0.2
	al lema	604	0.0
	Total	681,624	41.0
National Party	Wilson Ferreira Aldunate - Carlos Julio Pereyra	439,649	26.4
	Mario Aguerrondo - Alberto Héber Usher	228,569	13.7
	al lema	211	0.0
	Total	668,822	40.2
Broad Front	Líber Seregni - Juan José Crottogini	304,275	18.3
Christian Radical Union	Pérez del Castillo - Saralegui	8,844	0.5
Party of Retirees and Pensioners	Vázquez - Rodríguez	288	0.0
Justice Movement	Espínola - Álvarez Varela	241	0.0
Youth Party for Oriental Development	Suárez - Irujo de Grendene	25	0.0
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		1,664,119	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,878,132
Source: Nohlen

General Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Chamber of Deputies		Senate
Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party	681,624	41.0	41	–9	13	–3
National Party	668,822	40.2	40	–1	12	–1
Broad Front	304,275	18.3	18	+16	5	+4
Christian Radical Union	8,844	0.5	0	New	0	New
Party of Retirees and Pensioners	288	0.0	0	–	0	–
Justice Movement	241	0.0	0	–	0	–
Youth Party for Oriental Development	25	0.0	0	–	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	61,930	–	–	–	–	–
Total	1,726,049	100	99	0	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,878,132	91.9	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen

External links

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

References

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

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

CA= Constitutional Assembly

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