Uruguayan general election, 2004

Uruguayan general election, 2004

October 31, 2004

Nominee Tabaré Vázquez Jorge Larrañaga Party Broad Front National Party Running mate Rodolfo Nin Sergio Abreu Popular vote 1,124,761 764,739 Percentage 51,67% 35,13%

President before election Jorge Batlle Colorado Party Elected President Tabaré Vázquez Broad Front

General elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October, alongside a constitutional referendum.^[1][2] The result was a victory for the Broad Front, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and whose candidate, Tabaré Vázquez, was elected President.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Tabaré Vázquez	Broad Front–Progressive Encounter	1,124,761	51.7
Jorge Larrañaga	National Party	764,739	35.1
Guillermo Stirling	Colorado Party	231,036	10.6
Pablo Mieres	Independent Party	41,011	1.9
Victor Lissidini	Intransigent Party	8,572	0.4
Aldo Lamorte	Civic Union	4,859	0.2
Julio Vera	Liberal Party	1,548	0.1
Rafael Fernández	Workers Party	513	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		52,421	–
Total		2,229,460	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,487,816	89.6
Source: Nohlen

General Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Chamber of Deputies		Senate
			Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
Broad Front–Progressive Encounter	1,124,761	51.7	52	+12	16	+4
National Party	764,739	35.1	36	+14	11	+4
Colorado Party	231,036	10.6	10	–23	3	–7
Independent Party	41,011	1.9	1	New	0	New
Intransigent Party	8,572	0.4	0	–	0	–
Civic Union	4,859	0.2	0	–	0	–
Liberal Party	1,548	0.1	0	–	0	–
Workers' Party	513	0.0	0	–	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	52,572	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2,229,611	100	99	0	30	–1
Registered voters/turnout	2,487,816	89.6	–	–	–	–
Source: Corte Electoral

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. "2004 Uruguayan election results" (in Spanish). Corte Electoral. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

External links

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