Uruguayan parliamentary election, 1934

Parliamentary elections were held in Uruguay on 19 April 1934, alongside a constitutional referendum.^[1] For the first time, the Senate was directly elected by voters.^[2] The result was a victory for the Batllista Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Faction	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Colorado Party	Batllista Colorado Party	110,330	44.3	43	–2
	Gral Rivera Colorado Party	23,344	9.4	10	+3
	Party for the Colorado Tradition	6,158	2.5	2	–3
	Total	139,832	56.1	55	–5
National Party	National Party	91,608	36.8	39	–16
	Saravist Party	1,295	0.5	0	New
	Total	92,903	37.3	39	–16
Civic Union		6,878	2.8	2	–1
Socialist Party		5,849	2.3	2	0
Communist Party		3,634	1.5	1	–1
Reformist Party		29	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total		249,125	100	99	–24
Registered voters/turnout		422,865		–	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Colorado Party	125,981	57.0	15
National Party	91,585	41.4	15
Communist Party	3,637	1.6	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	221,203	100	30
Registered voters/turnout	422,865		–
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p507