2009 Uruguayan general election

none Uruguay 2004 Uruguayan general election 2004 2014 Uruguayan general election 2014 25 October 200929 November 2009 (runoff) 2,563,397 89.91% (first round) 0.29pp89.18% (second round) yes Presidential election presidential mujica.jpg José Mujica Broad Front (Uruguay) Movement of Popular Participation Broad Front (Uruguay) Danilo Astori 1,197,638 54.63% Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (cropped).jpg Luis Alberto Lacalle National Jorge Larrañaga 994,510 45.37% President Tabaré Vázquez Broad Front (Uruguay) José Mujica Broad Front (Uruguay) yes Parliamentary election Chamber Broad Front (Uruguay) José Mujica 49.34 50 52 National Luis Alberto Lacalle 29.90 30 36 Colorado Pedro Bordaberry 17.51 17 10 Independent Pablo Mieres 2.56 2 1 Senate Broad Front (Uruguay) José Mujica 49.34 16 16 National Luis Alberto Lacalle 29.90 9 11 Colorado Pedro Bordaberry 17.51 5 3 yes Maps 300px Presidential election first round results 300px Presidential election second round results 300px Parliamentary election results by constituency 2 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.http://en.mercopress.com/2009/10/27/uruguayan-ruling-coalition-retains-majority-in-next-parliament Uruguayan ruling coalition retains majority in next Parliament — MercoPress En.mercopress.com 2009-10-27 2012-11-08 Presidential candidates Presidential primaries were held on 28 June to select the candidates. PartyCandidateIdeologyPrevious resultVotes (%)SeatsBroad Frontframeless|83x83pxJosé MujicaDemocratic socialism Social democracy50.45%52 99 Broad Front (Uruguay)16 30 Broad Front (Uruguay)National Partyframeless|66x66pxLuis Alberto LacalleConservatism Christian democracy34.30%36 99 National Party (Uruguay)11 30 National Party (Uruguay)Colorado Partyframeless|71x71pxPedro BordaberryLiberalism10.36%10 99 Colorado Party (Uruguay)3 30 Colorado Party (Uruguay)Independent Partyframeless|83x83pxPablo MieresChristian humanism Christian democracy1.84%1 99 Independent Party (Uruguay)0 30 Independent Party (Uruguay)Popular Assembly84x84pxRaúl RodríguezMarxismDid 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.https://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1130/p06s04-woam.html In Uruguay, former guerrilla wins by moving away from Chávez Farrell Jeff 30 November 2009 The Christian Science Monitor 1 December 2009 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.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=atnamSlgGI9A Former Uruguay Rebel Mujica Wins Presidency on Runoff Orihuela Rodrigo November 30, 2009 Bloomberg 1 December 2009 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. 300px300px y Presidential candidate Chamber +/– Senate +/– Broad Front José Mujica 1105262 1197638 50 –2 16 0 National Party Luis Alberto Lacalle 669942 994510 30 –6 9 –2 Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry 392307 17 +7 5 +2 Independent Party Pablo Mieres 57360 2 +1 0 0 Popular Assembly Raúl Rodríguez 15428 0 New 0 New 64387 93810 0 0 2563250 2563250 Corte Electoral By department First round Constituency Broad Front National Party Colorado PartyIndependent PartyOthersParties which gained no parliamentary representation: Popular Assembly.Valid votesInvalid votes Votes %D Votes %D Votes %DVotes%DVotes%Votes%Votes% Artigas19,36236.9121,46440.919,80118.704220.8001130.2251,16297.61,2662.4 Canelones166,18551.0891,41228.1446,58014.327,8882.4202,3740.73314,43996.611,1313.4 Cerro Largo24,96840.1126,50842.618,48913.606090.9801620.2660,73697.61,4902.4Colonia35,36938.4132,72035.5119,22120.912,1342.3212160.2389,66097.42,4182.6Durazno14,87034.7117,81941.618,01918.708762.0501210.2841,70597.41,1312.6Flores6,14630.918,81544.314,16220.902431.220730.3719,43997.84392.2Florida19,75038.4118,60436.2110,45920.301,1472.2302270.4450,18797.61,2252.4Lavalleja14,41130.8119,52241.7110,48822.401,0402.2201280.2745,58997.31,2752.7Maldonado44,58040.9234,40931.6123,23121.313,1452.8803180.29105,68396.93,3533.1Montevideo522,20556.224202,21021.89138,98715.0731,2383.3619,6871.04904,32797.324,9972.7Paysandú37,05645.6128,45135.0111,67714.411,4561.7902860.3578,92697.22,2992.8Rio Negro15,48040.5111,60430.419,44724.706121.600960.2537,23997.59422.5Rivera24,97433.9125,97635.2120,00227.117240.9801440.2071,82097.51,8732.5Rocha22,12341.4118,06733.8110,30519.308791.6402810.5351,65596.61,8193.4Salto39,98246.3123,34427.0119,44522.521,2431.4402160.2584,23097.52,2022.5San Jose30,78342.8125,30535.2111,86016.511,3781.9204390.6169,76597.02,1893.0Soriano27,59543.7119,09830.3113,53021.408931.4102600.4161,37697.21,7412.8Tacuarembó25,31237.2128,60542.1111,25116.619641.4201750.2666,30797.61,6592.4Treinta y Tres14,11138.1116,00943.315,35314.504691.2701120.3036,05497.59382.5 Total1,105,26247.9650 669,94229.0730392,30717.021757,3602.49215,4280.672,240,29997.2164,3872.79 Source: Corte Electoral Second round ConstituencyBroad FrontNational PartyValid votesInvalid votesVotes %Votes %Votes % Artigas21,82342.528,13354.849,95697.31,4112.7 Canelones180,13855.7130,09940.2310,23795.913,2884.1 Cerro Largo28,19045.931,14750.759,33796.62,0923.4Colonia39,76343.547,99352.587,75696.13,5953.9Durazno17,16040.623,58155.740,74196.31,5583.7Flores7,47738.111,25357.318,73095.48934.6Florida22,19643.526,61252.248,80895.72,2094.3Lavalleja16,66435.827,92860.044,59295.81,9454.2Maldonado50,31446.453,11048.9103,42495.35,1034.7Montevideo552,57859.8332,23235.9884,81095.739,4514.3Paysandú39,12348.937,86547.376,98896.23,0183.8Rio Negro17,26345.818,89950.236,16296.01,5224.0Rivera29,67741.039,93055.269,60796.22,7643.8Rocha24,10745.526,25249.550,35995.02,6405.0Salto44,37552.037,94444.582,31996.52,9853.5San Jose33,64447.134,86648.868,51095.92,9534.1Soriano30,52148.929,16446.759,68595.52,7844.5Tacuarembó27,19140.537,62756.164,81896.62,2983.4Treinta y Tres15,43442.219,87554.335,30996.41,3013.6 Total1,197,63852.39994,51043.512,192,14895.993,8104.10 Source: Corte Electoral Notes References External links Uruguay General election Category:Parliamentary elections in Uruguay Category:Presidential elections in Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay Category:José Mujica Category:Luis Alberto Lacalle