1916 Uruguayan Constitutional Assembly election

none Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Uruguay on 30 July 1916.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 978-0-19-928358-3 The National Party emerged as the largest party, winning 105 of the 218 seats. The Batllista wing of the Colorado Party was defeated as a result of a coalition of nationalist and non-Batllista Colorado Party members.Fernando Filgueira (1995) A Century of Social Welfare in Uruguay Growth to the Limit of the Batllista Social State, Issue 5, pp1–2 According to one study, "Exigencies of politics precluded a clear-cut batllista control of the constitutional convention elected in 1916 even though Batlle's followers still dominated the congress."Russell Humke Fitzgibbon (1956) Uruguay: Portrait of a Democracy, p144 Results National Party 68073 105 Collegiate Colorado Party 60420 87 Anti-Collegiate 14548 22 Socialist Party 2001 2 Civic Union 1590 2 223020 Nohlen See also Constitution of Uruguay References Category:Elections in Uruguay Uruguay Constitutional Uruguay Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results