Senate of Uruguay
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| Seats | 30 |
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Last election | 26 October 2014 |
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| The Senate into the Palacio Legislativo | |
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The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) is the upper house of the General Assembly (Asamblea General) of Uruguay. The Chamber has 30 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation; the vice-president of Uruguay presides over the chamber's sessions. As of the most recent general election, 16 Senators represent the Frente Amplio, 9 represent the National Party, and 5 represent the Colorado Party.[1]
Latest elections
Main article: Uruguayan general election, 2014
| Party or coalition Presidential candidate |
First round (General election) | Second round (Presidential runoff) | |||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
| Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– | Votes | % | ||||
| Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez |
1,134,187 | 49.45 | 50 | 0 | 15 | –1 | 1,226,105 | 56.63 | |
| National Party Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
732,601 | 31.94 | 32 | +2 | 10 | +1 | 939,074 | 43.37 | |
| Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry |
305,699 | 13.33 | 13 | –4 | 4 | –1 | |||
| Independent Party Pablo Mieres |
73,379 | 3.20 | 3 | +1 | 1 | +1 | |||
| Popular Assembly Gonzalo Abella |
26,869 | 1.17 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente César Vega |
17,835 | 0.78 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | |||
| Workers' Party Rafael Fernández |
3,218 | 0.14 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | |||
| Total | 2,372,117 | 100 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2,321,230 | 100 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 78,329 | – | – | – | – | – | 156,051 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,620,791 | 90.51 | – | – | – | – | 2,620,791 | 88.57 | |
| Source: Corte Electoral, Buenos Aires Herald | |||||||||
Current Senators
As of the Uruguayan general election, 2009.
Former Senators
As of the Uruguayan general election, 2004.
- (1) Assistant Secretary (Deputy Minister) of Livestock since 2005, replaced Leonardo Nicolini (2005 - 2007) and Alberto Breccia (since February 2007).
- (2) On resignation of Jorge Batlle.
- (3) Minister of Housing since 2005, replaced Margarita Percovich.
- (4) Minister for Social Development since 2005, replaced Eduardo Lorier.
- (5) Minister of Economy from 2005 to 2008, replaced Carlos Baráibar.
- (6) Foreign Minister since 2005, replaced José Korzeniak.
- (7) Minister of Tourism since 2005, replaced Eduardo Ríos.
- (8) was Minister of Livestock between 2005 and 2008, replaced by Lucía Topolansky.
- (9) resigned in March 2007 to assume ownership of the OPP, as did Juan José Bentancor.
Members
- List of members of the Senate of Uruguay, 1989–1994
- List of members of the Senate of Uruguay, 1994–1999
- List of members of the Senate of Uruguay, 1999–2004
- List of members of the Senate of Uruguay, 2004–2009
- List of members of the Senate of Uruguay (current)
See also
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