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2014 Uruguayan general election
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| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | Uruguay | ||||
| previous_election | 2009 Uruguayan general election | ||||
| previous_year | 2009 | ||||
| next_election | 2019 Uruguayan general election | ||||
| next_year | 2019 | ||||
| election_date | 26 October 2014 | ||||
| 30 November 2014 (runoff) | |||||
| registered | 2,620,791 | ||||
| turnout | 90.51% (first round) 0.60pp | ||||
| 88.58% (second round) 0.60pp | |||||
| module | {{Infobox election | ||||
| embed | yes | ||||
| election_name | Presidential election | ||||
| type | presidential | ||||
| image1 | Visita Oficial del Presidente de Uruguay 1 (cropped).jpg | ||||
| nominee1 | Tabaré Vázquez | ||||
| party1 | Socialist Party of Uruguay | ||||
| alliance1 | Broad Front (Uruguay) | ||||
| color1 | |||||
| running_mate1 | Raúl Sendic | ||||
| popular_vote1 | 1,241,568 | ||||
| percentage1 | 56.50% | ||||
| image2 | Luis Lacalle Pou en 2014.jpg | ||||
| nominee2 | Luis Lacalle Pou | ||||
| party2 | National | ||||
| running_mate2 | Jorge Larrañaga | ||||
| popular_vote2 | 955,741 | ||||
| percentage2 | 43.50% | ||||
| title | President | ||||
| before_election | José Mujica | ||||
| before_party | Broad Front (Uruguay) | ||||
| after_election | Tabaré Vázquez | ||||
| after_party | Broad Front (Uruguay) | ||||
| module | {{Infobox legislative election | ||||
| embed | yes | ||||
| election_name | Parliamentary election | ||||
| heading1 | Chamber | ||||
| party1 | Broad Front (Uruguay) | leader1 = Tabaré Vázquez | percentage1 = 49.45 | seats1 = 50 | last_election1 = 50 |
| party2 | National | leader2 = Luis Lacalle Pou | percentage2 = 31.94 | seats2 = 32 | last_election2 = 30 |
| party3 | Colorado | leader3 = Pedro Bordaberry | percentage3 = 13.33 | seats3 = 13 | last_election3 = 17 |
| party4 | Independent | leader4 = Pablo Mieres | percentage4 = 3.20 | seats4 = 3 | last_election4 = 2 |
| party5 | Popular Unity (Uruguay) | leader5 = Gonzalo Abella | percentage5 = 1.17 | seats5 = 1 | last_election5 = 0 |
| heading6 | Senate | ||||
| party6 | Broad Front (Uruguay) | leader6 = Tabaré Vázquez | percentage6 = 49.45 | seats6 = 15 | last_election6 = 16 |
| party7 | National | leader7 = Luis Lacalle Pou | percentage7 = 31.94 | seats7 = 10 | last_election7 = 9 |
| party8 | Colorado | leader8 = Pedro Bordaberry | percentage8 = 13.33 | seats8 = 4 | last_election8 = 5 |
| party9 | Independent | leader9 = Pablo Mieres | percentage9 = 3.20 | seats9 = 1 | last_election9 = 0 |
| module | {{Infobox election | ||||
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| election_name | Maps | ||||
| map_image | {{Switcher | ||||
| default | 2 |
30 November 2014 (runoff) 88.58% (second round) 0.60pp
|[[File:Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay de 2014 por departamento (1ª vuelta).svg|300px]] |Presidential election first round results |[[File:Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Uruguay de 2014 por departamento (2ª vuelta).svg|300px]] |Presidential election second round results |[[File:2014 General Assembly of Uruguay Election.svg|300px]] |Parliamentary election results by constituency
General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 October 2014, alongside a constitutional referendum. As no presidential candidate received an absolute majority in the first round of voting, a runoff took place on 30 November. Primary elections to determine each party's presidential candidate had been held on 1 June.
Incumbent President José Mujica was ineligible to run owing to a constitutional limit on serving consecutive terms. The governing Broad Front nominated Mujica's predecessor, Tabaré Vázquez, as its candidate. Vázquez came within a few thousand votes of a first-round victory and advanced to the runoff with National Party candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera. In the runoff, Vázquez was returned to office with the widest margin since the run-off system was first implemented in 1999. The Broad Front also maintained its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 50 of the 99 seats.
Electoral system
The president was elected using the two-round system, with a run-off required if no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round. The 30 members of the Senate were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The 99 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected by proportional representation in 19 multi-member constituencies based on the departments. Seats are allocated using the highest averages method.
The elections were held using the double simultaneous vote method, whereby voters cast a single vote for the party of their choice for the presidency, the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives.
Candidates
Presidential primaries were held on 1 June to select the candidates. The following list shows the presidential candidates elected to take part in the October presidential elections.
| Party | Candidate | Ideology | Previous result | Votes (%) | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Front (Uruguay)}}" | Broad Front | [[File:Tabaré26022007.jpg | frameless | 78x78px]] | Tabaré Vázquez | Democratic socialism | 47.96% | |
| National Party (Uruguay)}}" | National Party | Luis Lacalle Pou | Conservatism | 29.07% | ||||
| Colorado Party (Uruguay)}}" | Colorado Party | [[File:Pedrobordaberry.jpg | frameless | 71x71px]] | Pedro Bordaberry | Liberalism | 17.02% | |
| Independent Party (Uruguay)}}" | Independent Party | [[File:Pablomieres.jpg | frameless | 83x83px]] | Pablo Mieres | Christian humanism | 2.49% | |
| Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}" | Popular Unity | [[File:Gonzalo Abella.jpg | frameless | 70x70px]] | Gonzalo Abella | Marxism | 0.67% | |
| Ecologist Radical Intransigent Party | [[File:César Vega.jpg | frameless | 108x108px]] | César Vega | Green liberalism | Did not contest | ||
| Workers' Party | [[File:Portrait placeholder.svg | 84x84px]] | Rafael Fernández | Trotskyism | Did not contest |
Campaign
There were around 250,000 new voters in this election, many of them not used to traditional media. Campaign managers and advertising agents took notice of this new trend, and implemented an important portion of their campaign via social media.
Opinion polls
Results
Within the Broad Front coalition, the Movement of Popular Participation won six seats in the Senate, the Liber Seregni Front won three and the Socialist Party won two. Following the second round of the presidential elections, the Broad Front gained an extra seat in the Senate, giving them a majority, as Vice President Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez automatically became a member.
By department
| Constituency | Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | Independent Party | Popular Assembly | Others | Valid votes | Invalid votes | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}" | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | Colorado Party (Uruguay)}}" | Independent Party (Uruguay)}}" | Popular Unity (Uruguay)}}" | Votes | % | D | Votes | % | D | Votes | % | D | Votes | % | D | Votes | % | D | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Source: Corte Electoral | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artigas | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 21,964 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 40.2 | 1 | 20,881 | 38.2 | 1 | 9,073 | 16.6 | 0 | 628 | 1.1 | 0 | 418 | 0.8 | 0 | 94 | 0.2 | 53,058 | 97.1 | 1,595 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canelones | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 176,187 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 51.0 | 8 | 99,090 | 28.7 | 4 | 37,669 | 10.9 | 2 | 10,827 | 3.1 | 0 | 4,133 | 1.2 | 0 | 4,282 | 1.2 | 332,188 | 96.1 | 13,597 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cerro Largo | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 29,191 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 44.8 | 1 | 25,002 | 38.3 | 1 | 7,722 | 11.8 | 0 | 884 | 1.4 | 0 | 443 | 0.7 | 0 | 79 | 0.1 | 63,321 | 97.1 | 1,894 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colonia | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 39,877 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 42.2 | 1 | 35,378 | 37.4 | 1 | 12,569 | 13.3 | 1 | 2,592 | 2.7 | 1 | 620 | 0.7 | 0 | 522 | 0.6 | 91,558 | 96.9 | 2,977 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Durazno | 16,614 | 36.9 | 1 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 19,979 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 44.4 | 1 | 5,627 | 12.5 | 0 | 1,016 | 2.3 | 0 | 432 | 1.0 | 0 | 44 | 0.1 | 43,712 | 97.0 | 1,331 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flores | 6,903 | 33.5 | 1 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 9,658 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 46.9 | 1 | 2,902 | 14.1 | 0 | 362 | 1.8 | 0 | 133 | 0.6 | 0 | 22 | 0.1 | 19,980 | 97.0 | 611 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 20,991 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 39.7 | 1 | 19,877 | 37.6 | 1 | 8,159 | 15.4 | 0 | 1,575 | 3.0 | 0 | 536 | 1.0 | 0 | 96 | 0.2 | 51,234 | 96.9 | 1,629 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lavalleja | 16,431 | 34.5 | 1 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 20,184 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 42.4 | 1 | 7,877 | 16.5 | 0 | 1,195 | 2.5 | 0 | 273 | 0.6 | 0 | 48 | 0.1 | 46,008 | 96.6 | 1,642 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maldonado | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 46,692 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 39.4 | 2 | 42,010 | 35.5 | 2 | 18,890 | 15.9 | 1 | 3,853 | 3.3 | 0 | 955 | 0.8 | 0 | 1,701 | 1.4 | 114,101 | 96.3 | 4,384 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 497,184 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 53.5 | 23 | 238,834 | 25.7 | 11 | 98,658 | 10.6 | 5 | 38,311 | 4.1 | 1 | 14,198 | 1.5 | 0 | 12,500 | 1.3 | 899,685 | 96.8 | 29,403 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paysandú | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 40,860 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 48.5 | 1 | 28,838 | 34.3 | 1 | 9,209 | 10.9 | 1 | 1,541 | 1.8 | 0 | 689 | 0.8 | 0 | 584 | 0.7 | 81,721 | 97.1 | 2,449 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rio Negro | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 17,434 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 43.1 | 1 | 13,848 | 34.2 | 1 | 6,574 | 16.2 | 0 | 809 | 2.0 | 0 | 286 | 0.7 | 0 | 48 | 0.1 | 38,999 | 96.3 | 1,493 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rivera | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 27,987 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 36.3 | 1 | 24,461 | 31.7 | 1 | 20,738 | 26.9 | 1 | 1,045 | 1.4 | 0 | 459 | 0.6 | 0 | 150 | 0.2 | 74,840 | 97.0 | 2,334 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rocha | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 23,403 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 42.5 | 1 | 19,001 | 34.5 | 1 | 7,958 | 14.4 | 0 | 1,460 | 2.6 | 0 | 829 | 1.5 | 0 | 87 | 0.2 | 52,738 | 95.7 | 2,390 | 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salto | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 45,409 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 50.0 | 2 | 19,659 | 21.7 | 0 | 20,614 | 22.7 | 1 | 2,113 | 2.3 | 1 | 412 | 0.5 | 0 | 81 | 0.1 | 88,288 | 97.3 | 2,445 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Jose | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 33,665 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 44.6 | 1 | 27,291 | 36.2 | 1 | 8,707 | 11.5 | 0 | 2,011 | 2.7 | 0 | 680 | 0.9 | 1 | 501 | 0.7 | 72,855 | 96.5 | 2,613 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Soriano | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 30,117 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 45.8 | 1 | 22,184 | 33.7 | 1 | 9,073 | 13.8 | 0 | 1,413 | 2.1 | 0 | 579 | 0.9 | 0 | 122 | 0.2 | 63,488 | 96.5 | 2,278 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tacuarembó | 27,949 | 39.5 | 1 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 28,836 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 40.7 | 1 | 10,180 | 14.4 | 1 | 1,219 | 1.7 | 0 | 496 | 0.7 | 0 | 60 | 0.1 | 68,740 | 97.1 | 2,039 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Treinta y Tres | 15,329 | 39.8 | 1 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 17,590 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 45.7 | 1 | 3,500 | 9.1 | 0 | 525 | 1.4 | 0 | 298 | 0.8 | 0 | 32 | 0.1 | 37,274 | 96.8 | 1,225 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 1,134,187 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 47.81 | 50 | 732,601 | 30.88 | 32 | 305,699 | 12.89 | 13 | 73,379 | 3.09 | 3 | 26,869 | 1.13 | 1 | 21,053 | 0.89 | 2,293,788 | 96.70 | 78,329 | 3.30 |
| Constituency | Broad Front | National Party | Valid votes | Invalid votes | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}" | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Source: Corte Electoral | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artigas | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 25,999 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 49.3 | 25,030 | 47.5 | 51,029 | 96.7 | 1,717 | 3.3 | |||||||
| Canelones | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 190,042 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 56.1 | 129,228 | 38.1 | 319,270 | 94.2 | 19,610 | 5.8 | |||||||
| Cerro Largo | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 33,915 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 52.9 | 27,845 | 43.4 | 61,760 | 96.3 | 2,356 | 3.7 | |||||||
| Colonia | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 44,649 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 48.2 | 43,711 | 47.1 | 88,360 | 95.3 | 4,358 | 4.7 | |||||||
| Durazno | 19,871 | 45.5 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 21,729 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 49.7 | 41,600 | 95.2 | 2,092 | 4.8 | |||||||
| Flores | 8,217 | 40.8 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 11,124 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 55.2 | 19,341 | 96.0 | 809 | 4.0 | |||||||
| Florida | 24,105 | 46.8 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 24,807 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 48.1 | 48,912 | 94.9 | 2,633 | 5.1 | |||||||
| Lavalleja | 19,110 | 41.2 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 24,794 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 53.5 | 43,904 | 94.8 | 2,430 | 5.2 | |||||||
| Maldonado | 52,679 | 45.4 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 56,611 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 48.8 | 109,290 | 94.2 | 6,690 | 5.8 | |||||||
| Montevideo | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 524,966 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 57.6 | 331,454 | 36.4 | 856,420 | 94.0 | 54,414 | 6.0 | |||||||
| Paysandú | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 44,720 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 54.4 | 33,875 | 41.2 | 78,595 | 95.7 | 3,554 | 4.3 | |||||||
| Rio Negro | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 19,688 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 49.9 | 18,012 | 45.7 | 37,700 | 95.6 | 1,751 | 4.4 | |||||||
| Rivera | 35,782 | 47.7 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 35,850 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 47.7 | 71,632 | 95.4 | 3,452 | 4.6 | |||||||
| Rocha | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 26,389 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 48.7 | 24,494 | 45.2 | 50,883 | 93.9 | 3,289 | 6.1 | |||||||
| Salto | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 51,469 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 58.3 | 33,317 | 37.8 | 84,786 | 96.1 | 3,470 | 3.9 | |||||||
| San Jose | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 37,450 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 50.8 | 32,686 | 44.3 | 70,136 | 95.1 | 3,623 | 4.9 | |||||||
| Soriano | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 33,139 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 51.3 | 28,258 | 43.8 | 61,397 | 95.1 | 3,159 | 4.9 | |||||||
| Tacuarembó | 31,815 | 46.0 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 34,303 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 49.6 | 66,118 | 95.6 | 3,032 | 4.4 | |||||||
| Treinta y Tres | 17,563 | 46.5 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 18,613 | National Party (Uruguay)}}" | 49.2 | 36,176 | 95.7 | 1,627 | 4.3 | |||||||
| Total | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 1,241,568 | Broad Front (Uruguay)}}; color:white;" | 53.48 | 955,741 | 41.17 | 2,197,309 | 94.7 | 124,066 | 5.3 |
References
References
- [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2342_B.htm Electoral system] IPU
- [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2341_B.htm Electoral system] IPU
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- (6 February 2014). "Advertising agents working behind the candidates". [[El Observador (Uruguay).
- (28 October 2014). "Broad Front secures majority in Congress". Buenos Aires Herald.
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