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1966 Uruguayan general election 
Summary
General elections were held in Uruguay on 27 November 1966, alongside a constitutional 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 edit
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| Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– | ||||||
| Colorado Party | Óscar Diego Gestido | 262,040 | 21.27 | 50 | +6 | 16 | +2 | ||
| Jorge Batlle Ibáñez | 215,642 | 17.51 | |||||||
| Amílcar Vasconcellos | 77,476 | 6.29 | |||||||
| Zelmar Michelini | 48,022 | 3.90 | |||||||
| Justino Jiménez de Aréchaga | 4,064 | 0.33 | |||||||
| al lema | 389 | 0.03 | |||||||
| Total | 607,633 | 49.33 | |||||||
| National Party | Martín Echegoyen | 228,309 | 18.54 | 41 | –6 | 13 | –2 | ||
| Alberto Gallinal Heber | 171,618 | 13.93 | |||||||
| Alberto Héber Usher | 96,772 | 7.86 | |||||||
| al lema | 211 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Total | 496,910 | 40.34 | |||||||
| Liberation Left Front | Aguirre González | 69,750 | 5.66 | 5 | +2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party | Adolfo Gelsi Bidart | 37,219 | 3.02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Socialist Party | José Pedro Cardoso | 7,892 | 0.64 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Emilio Frugoni | 3,646 | 0.30 | |||||||
| al lema | 21 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Total | 11,559 | 0.94 | |||||||
| Christian Civic Movement | Juan Vicente Chiarino | 4,230 | 0.34 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Popular Union | Enrique Erro | 2,655 | 0.22 | 0 | –2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Agrarian and Workers' Party | Moizzo | 1,616 | 0.13 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Liberal Party | Grassi | 74 | 0.01 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Federal Party | Sanjurjo | 72 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Party for Solís Department | Fioroni | 44 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,231,762 | 100.00 | 99 | 0 | 30 | –1 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,658,368 | – | |||||||
| Source: Electoral Court | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
External links edit
- Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)