1916 Uruguayan Constitutional Assembly election

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Uruguay on 30 July 1916.[1] The National Party emerged as the largest party, winning 105 of the 218 seats. The Batllista wing of the Colorado Party was defeated as a result of a coalition of nationalist and non-Batllista Colorado Party members.[2] According to one study, "Exigencies of politics precluded a clear-cut batllista control of the constitutional convention elected in 1916 even though Batlle's followers still dominated the congress."[3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
National Party68,07346.42105
Collegiate Colorado Party60,42041.2187
Anti-Collegiate14,5489.9222
Socialist Party2,0011.362
Civic Union1,5901.082
Total146,632100.00218
Registered voters/turnout223,020
Source: Nohlen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Fernando Filgueira (1995) A Century of Social Welfare in Uruguay Growth to the Limit of the Batllista Social State, Issue 5, pp1–2
  3. ^ Russell Humke Fitzgibbon (1956) Uruguay: Portrait of a Democracy, p144