1930 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 30 November 1930,[1] electing the president, three members of the National Council of Administration and six of the nineteen members of the Senate. Although Luis Alberto de Herrera of the National Party received the most individual votes for president, the Colorado Party received more votes overall and its lead candidate Gabriel Terra was elected president. The Colorado Party won two of the three seats in the National Council of Administration, while the National Party won four of the six seats in the Senate.

Results

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President

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Party and lemaCandidateVotes%
Colorado PartyLibertad y JusticiaGabriel Terra126,76639.95
RiveristasPedro Manini Ríos28,7729.07
RadicalesFederico Fleurquin8,3022.62
Anti Colegialistas1,1180.35
al lema1110.03
Total165,06952.02
National PartyNational PartyLuis Alberto de Herrera131,77741.53
National PartyEduardo Lamas18,0115.68
al lema2090.07
Total149,99747.27
Communist PartyEugenio Gómez2,2770.72
Total317,343100.00
Source: Bottinelli et al.[2]

National Council of Administration

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PartyVotes%Seats
Colorado Party165,82852.142
National Party149,97847.151
Communist Party2,2580.710
Total318,064100.003
Source: Bottinelli et al.[2]

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats
National Party25,57552.814
Colorado Party22,05145.532
Communist Party2870.590
Partido Colorado Gral. Rivera3240.670
Partido Tradición Colorada1900.390
Total48,427100.006
Source: Bottinelli et al.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ a b c Bottinelli, Oscar Alberto; Giménez, Wilfredo; Marius, Jorge Luis. "Enciclopedia Electoral del Uruguay 1900–2010" (PDF). Parlamento del Uruguay.