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1962 Argentine legislative election

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FieldValue
countryArgentina
previous_election1960
next_election1963
seats_for_election96 of the 192 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
turnout85.73%
election_date18 March 1962
noleaderyes
party1Intransigent Radical Civic Union
percentage126.10
last_election167
seats134
party2
percentage220.50
last_election227
seats29
party3Popular Union
percentage318.20
last_election3New
seats323
party4Labour Party
percentage49.10
last_election40
seats412
party5
percentage56.98
last_election52
seats56
party6Three Flags Party
percentage63.09
last_election6New
seats63
party7White Party
percentage71.34
last_election70
seats72
party8Civic Movement Popular Flag
percentage80.70
last_election8New
seats82
party9
percentage90.62
last_election9New
seats92
party10Democratic Federal Movement
percentage103.09
last_election10New
seats101
party11Neuquén People's Movement
percentage110.22
last_election11New
seats111
party12Provincial Party of Chubut
percentage120.17
last_election12New
seats121
mapElecciones legislativas de Argentina de 1962 - Resultados por distrito.svg
map_captionResults by province

Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 18 March 1862. Voters chose their legislators and governors; with a turnout of 86%.

Background

Peronism and its political vehicle, the Justicialist Party remained banned from political life, as they had been since 1955. Their exiled leader, Juan Perón had given President Arturo Frondizi a critical endorsement in 1958; but Frondizi's inability to lift the ban on Peronism had led Perón to support proxy political parties organized after his overthrow, notably Juan Atilio Bramuglia's Popular Union. The Popular Union nominated textile industry workers' leader Andrés Framini for governor of the Province of Buenos Aires (home to 38% of Argentines) and for vice-governor: Perón, himself. The leader believed this symbolic spot on the ticket (which, unable to return, he could never fill) would prove a powerful endorsement to Framini; but the move backfired when Frondizi was forced to declare Perón's candidacy null and void.

Framini selected a new (plausible) running mate, though his unofficial slogan was unequivocal: "Framini-Anglada, Perón to the Rosada!" The clear reference to the Casa Rosada (the president's executive office building) put anti-peronists and the military on high alert when, in fact, Perón's proxies won 10 of 14 governorships at stake - including Framini's victory in the all-important Province of Buenos Aires. President Frondizi was forced to annul Framini's March 18 victory, and despite quickly obeying military demands, on March 28 he was overthrown.

Careful to avoid the appearance of a coup d'état, military leaders appointed Senate President José María Guido as Frondizi's successor (as the Argentine Constitution prescribes in case of the absence of both the president and v.p.). Guido, a member of Frondizi's UCRI, reluctantly accepted the figurehead post and on May 1, annulled the results of all legislative and gubernatorial 1962 elections.

Results

Results by province

ProvincePeronist PartiesUCRIUCRPCenter PartiesOthersVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsBuenos AiresBuenos Aires CityChacoChubutCórdobaCorrientesEntre RíosJujuyLa PampaMendozaNeuquénRío NegroSaltaSan JuanSanta FeSantiago del EsteroTucumánTotal3,049,32734.84452,284,09126.10341,793,94520.509610,9636.9861,013,23011.582
1,206,89439.3717731,87723.888627,09420.460179,6975.860319,87610.430
460,47129.256456,96829.0312353,98022.49049,6383.150253,04316.080
60,91532.41258,22530.98049,08326.1107,5364.01012,2136.500
18,36140.36112,83128.20012,88528.32010.0001,4163.110
295,61733.113180,70920.240309,32934.65770,1317.86036,9504.140
7,0173.06085,31937.1516,7382.930123,35453.7137,2293.150
72,35020.910122,91735.522104,82330.29127,4297.93018,5255.350
38,30451.08226,53935.3904,1675.5605,9657.950150.020
27,61136.11029,37838.42213,03117.0406,4458.430
151,11540.53146,91212.58059,58215.98093,18624.99322,0335.910
18,87949.95110,96229.0004,46011.8008632.2802,6306.960
26,16940.11218,68828.64015,18223.2701,6012.4503,6025.520
85,36357.15325,59117.13012,2448.20018,36912.3007,7875.210
54,44134.07243,02626.93120,78913.01014,7999.26026,73916.740
293,01829.963295,97330.277138,29114.1409,1540.940241,43924.690
70,24336.78250,39226.39056,05729.3515,2842.7708,9934.710
162,55953.33287,78428.8016,2102.0403,9561.30044,29514.530

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200120121234/http://www.todo-argentina.net:80/historia/civmil/guido/1962.html Todo Argentina: 1962 {{in lang. es]
  2. Cantón, Darío. (1968). "Materiales para el estudio de la sociología política en la Argentina". Centro de Investigaciones Sociales - [[Torcuato di Tella Institute]].
  3. (December 2008). "Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007)". Ministry of the Interior - Subsecretaría de Asuntos Políticos y Electorales.
  4. Nohlen, Dieter. (2005). "Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook". [[Oxford University Press]].
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