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2009 Uruguayan general election

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Field	Value
country	Uruguay
previous_election	2004 Uruguayan general election
previous_year	2004
next_election	2014 Uruguayan general election
next_year	2014
election_date	25 October 2009
29 November 2009 (runoff)
registered	2,563,397
turnout	89.91% (first round) 0.29pp
89.18% (second round)
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	mujica.jpg
nominee1	José Mujica
color1
party1	Movement of Popular Participation
alliance1	Broad Front (Uruguay)
running_mate1	Danilo Astori
popular_vote1	1,197,638
percentage1	54.63%
image2	Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Luis Alberto Lacalle
party2	National
running_mate2	Jorge Larrañaga
popular_vote2	994,510
percentage2	45.37%
title	President
before_election	Tabaré Vázquez
before_party	Broad Front (Uruguay)
after_election	José Mujica
after_party	Broad Front (Uruguay)
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election_name	Parliamentary election
heading1	Chamber
party1	Broad Front (Uruguay)	leader1 = José Mujica	percentage1 = 49.34	seats1 = 50	last_election1 = 52
party2	National	leader2 = Luis Alberto Lacalle	percentage2 = 29.90	seats2 = 30	last_election2 = 36
party3	Colorado	leader3 = Pedro Bordaberry	percentage3 = 17.51	seats3 = 17	last_election3 = 10
party4	Independent	leader4 = Pablo Mieres	percentage4 = 2.56	seats4 = 2	last_election4 = 1
heading6	Senate
party6	Broad Front (Uruguay)	leader6 = José Mujica	percentage6 = 49.34	seats6 = 16	last_election6 = 16
party7	National	leader7 = Luis Alberto Lacalle	percentage7 = 29.90	seats7 = 9	last_election7 = 11
party8	Colorado	leader8 = Pedro Bordaberry	percentage8 = 17.51	seats8 = 5	last_election8 = 3
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29 November 2009 (runoff) 89.18% (second round)

|[[File:Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay de 2009 por departamento (1ª vuelta).svg|300px]] |Presidential election first round results |[[File:Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay de 2009 por departamento (2ª vuelta).svg|300px]] |Presidential election second round results |[[File:2009 General Assembly of Uruguay Election.svg|300px]] |Parliamentary election results by constituency

General elections were held in Uruguay on 25 October 2009 alongside a two-part referendum. As no candidate for president received more than 50% of the vote, a second round was held on 29 November between the top two candidates, José Mujica of the ruling Broad Front (who received 48% of the vote) and former president Luis Alberto Lacalle of the National Party (29%). Mujica won the run-off with 55% of the vote.

In the parliamentary elections, the Broad Front retained its majorities in both chambers, winning 16 of the 30 seats in the senators and 50 of the 99 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The National Party finished second with 9 senators and 30 deputies, the Colorado Party third with 5 Senators and 17 Deputies, and the Independent Party fourth with 2 deputies.

Presidential candidates

Presidential primaries were held on 28 June to select the candidates.

Party	Candidate	Ideology	Previous result	Votes (%)	Seats
Broad Front (Uruguay)}}"		Broad Front	[[File:Pepemujica2.jpg	frameless	83x83px]]	José Mujica	Democratic socialism	50.45%
National Party (Uruguay)}}"		National Party	[[File:Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (cropped).jpg	frameless	66x66px]]	Luis Alberto Lacalle	Conservatism	34.30%
Colorado Party (Uruguay)}}"		Colorado Party	[[File:Pedrobordaberry.jpg	frameless	71x71px]]	Pedro Bordaberry	Liberalism	10.36%
Independent Party (Uruguay)}}"		Independent Party	[[File:Pablomieres.jpg	frameless	83x83px]]	Pablo Mieres	Christian humanism	1.84%
	Popular Assembly	[[File:Portrait placeholder.svg	84x84px]]	Raúl Rodríguez	Marxism	Did not contest

Results

Analysts indicated that Mujica won largely because of the popularity of the Broad Front and incumbent President Tabaré Vázquez's pro-business policies that had strengthened the country's economy. After taking office in 2005, Vazquez cut the unemployment rate from 12.3 to 7.3 percent, encouraged trade and foreign investment, increased wages and social spending, and boosted the central bank reserves and the country's credit rating.

The Broad Front retained a majority in parliament with 15 senators (plus Danilo Astori, later elected vice-president and thus president of the General Assembly) out of a total of 30 and 50 deputies out of a total of 99. The National Party came in second with 9 senators and 30 deputies. Both parties lost votes and legislative seats in comparison with 2004. The historically dominant Colorado made gains and increased its representation to 5 senators and 17 deputies. Finally, the Independent Party did not achieve its main goal of winning a seat in the Senate, but obtained 2 seats in the lower chamber.

Pedro Bordaberry led the Colorado Party to a notable electoral recovery, practically doubling its votes cast in 2004. The Independent Party, with candidates Pablo Mieres and Iván Posada, gained an additional seat in the Chamber of Deputies. Popular Assembly, a small, new extreme left party, did not win much support.

By department

Constituency	Broad Front	National Party	Colorado Party	Independent Party	Others	Valid votes	Invalid votes	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}"		National Party (Uruguay)}}"		Colorado Party (Uruguay)}}"		Independent Party (Uruguay)}}"		Votes	%	D	Votes	%
Artigas	19,362	36.9	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	21,464	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	40.9	1	9,801	18.7	0	422	0.80	0	113	0.22	51,162	97.6	1,266	2.4
Canelones	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	166,185	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	51.0	8	91,412	28.1	4	46,580	14.3	2	7,888	2.42	0	2,374	0.73	314,439	96.6	11,131	3.4
Cerro Largo	24,968	40.1	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	26,508	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	42.6	1	8,489	13.6	0	609	0.98	0	162	0.26	60,736	97.6	1,490	2.4
Colonia	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	35,369	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	38.4	1	32,720	35.5	1	19,221	20.9	1	2,134	2.32	1	216	0.23	89,660	97.4	2,418	2.6
Durazno	14,870	34.7	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	17,819	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	41.6	1	8,019	18.7	0	876	2.05	0	121	0.28	41,705	97.4	1,131	2.6
Flores	6,146	30.9	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	8,815	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	44.3	1	4,162	20.9	0	243	1.22	0	73	0.37	19,439	97.8	439	2.2
Florida	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	19,750	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	38.4	1	18,604	36.2	1	10,459	20.3	0	1,147	2.23	0	227	0.44	50,187	97.6	1,225	2.4
Lavalleja	14,411	30.8	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	19,522	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	41.7	1	10,488	22.4	0	1,040	2.22	0	128	0.27	45,589	97.3	1,275	2.7
Maldonado	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	44,580	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	40.9	2	34,409	31.6	1	23,231	21.3	1	3,145	2.88	0	318	0.29	105,683	96.9	3,353	3.1
Montevideo	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	522,205	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	56.2	24	202,210	21.8	9	138,987	15.0	7	31,238	3.36	1	9,687	1.04	904,327	97.3	24,997	2.7
Paysandú	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	37,056	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	45.6	1	28,451	35.0	1	11,677	14.4	1	1,456	1.79	0	286	0.35	78,926	97.2	2,299	2.8
Rio Negro	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	15,480	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	40.5	1	11,604	30.4	1	9,447	24.7	0	612	1.60	0	96	0.25	37,239	97.5	942	2.5
Rivera	24,974	33.9	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	25,976	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	35.2	1	20,002	27.1	1	724	0.98	0	144	0.20	71,820	97.5	1,873	2.5
Rocha	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	22,123	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	41.4	1	18,067	33.8	1	10,305	19.3	0	879	1.64	0	281	0.53	51,655	96.6	1,819	3.4
Salto	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	39,982	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	46.3	1	23,344	27.0	1	19,445	22.5	2	1,243	1.44	0	216	0.25	84,230	97.5	2,202	2.5
San Jose	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	30,783	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	42.8	1	25,305	35.2	1	11,860	16.5	1	1,378	1.92	0	439	0.61	69,765	97.0	2,189	3.0
Soriano	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	27,595	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	43.7	1	19,098	30.3	1	13,530	21.4	0	893	1.41	0	260	0.41	61,376	97.2	1,741	2.8
Tacuarembó	25,312	37.2	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	28,605	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	42.1	1	11,251	16.6	1	964	1.42	0	175	0.26	66,307	97.6	1,659	2.4
Treinta y Tres	14,111	38.1	1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	16,009	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	43.3	1	5,353	14.5	0	469	1.27	0	112	0.30	36,054	97.5	938	2.5
Total	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	1,105,262	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	47.96	50	669,942	29.07	30	392,307	17.02	17	57,360	2.49	2	15,428	0.67	2,240,299	97.21	64,387	2.79

Constituency	Broad Front	National Party	Valid votes	Invalid votes	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}"		National Party (Uruguay)}}"		Votes	%
Artigas	21,823	42.5	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	28,133	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	54.8	49,956	97.3	1,411	2.7
Canelones	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	180,138	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	55.7	130,099	40.2	310,237	95.9	13,288	4.1
Cerro Largo	28,190	45.9	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	31,147	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	50.7	59,337	96.6	2,092	3.4
Colonia	39,763	43.5	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	47,993	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	52.5	87,756	96.1	3,595	3.9
Durazno	17,160	40.6	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	23,581	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	55.7	40,741	96.3	1,558	3.7
Flores	7,477	38.1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	11,253	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	57.3	18,730	95.4	893	4.6
Florida	22,196	43.5	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	26,612	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	52.2	48,808	95.7	2,209	4.3
Lavalleja	16,664	35.8	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	27,928	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	60.0	44,592	95.8	1,945	4.2
Maldonado	50,314	46.4	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	53,110	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	48.9	103,424	95.3	5,103	4.7
Montevideo	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	552,578	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	59.8	332,232	35.9	884,810	95.7	39,451	4.3
Paysandú	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	39,123	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	48.9	37,865	47.3	76,988	96.2	3,018	3.8
Rio Negro	17,263	45.8	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	18,899	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	50.2	36,162	96.0	1,522	4.0
Rivera	29,677	41.0	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	39,930	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	55.2	69,607	96.2	2,764	3.8
Rocha	24,107	45.5	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	26,252	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	49.5	50,359	95.0	2,640	5.0
Salto	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	44,375	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	52.0	37,944	44.5	82,319	96.5	2,985	3.5
San Jose	33,644	47.1	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	34,866	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	48.8	68,510	95.9	2,953	4.1
Soriano	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	30,521	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	48.9	29,164	46.7	59,685	95.5	2,784	4.5
Tacuarembó	27,191	40.5	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	37,627	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	56.1	64,818	96.6	2,298	3.4
Treinta y Tres	15,434	42.2	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	19,875	National Party (Uruguay)}}"	54.3	35,309	96.4	1,301	3.6
Total	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	1,197,638	Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;"	52.39	994,510	43.51	2,192,148	95.9	93,810	4.10

Notes

References

(2009-10-27). "Uruguayan ruling coalition retains majority in next Parliament — MercoPress". En.mercopress.com.
Farrell, Jeff. (30 November 2009). "In Uruguay, former guerrilla wins by moving away from Chávez". [[The Christian Science Monitor]].
Orihuela, Rodrigo. (November 30, 2009). "Former Uruguay Rebel Mujica Wins Presidency on Runoff". [[Bloomberg Television.

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