1951 Argentine general election

none July 2021 Argentina 11 November 1951 yes Presidential election presidential 1946 Argentine general election 1946 1954 Argentine general election 1954 8,613,998 88.16% Juan Peron 1951 (cropped).jpg Juan Perón Peronist Party Hortensio Quijano 4,745,168 63.51% Ricardo Balbin (1950).jpg Ricardo Balbín Radical Civic Union Arturo Frondizi 2,415,750 32.33% President Juan Perón Peronist Party Juan Perón Peronist Party 1951 Argentine presidential election.png 200px Results by province yes yes Chamber of Deputies election 1948 1954 All 160 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 88.46% yes Peronist Party 62.20 146 Radical Civic Union 33.05 14 yes yes Senate election 1948 1954 All 30 seats in the Senate yes yes Peronist Party 30 150px 150px Results by congressional district 320px Results by province and territory General elections were held in Argentina on 11 November 1951. Voters chose both the President of Argentina and their legislators. This was the first election in the country to have enfranchised women at the national level. Turnout was around 88%. Background President Juan Perón (1895–1974) had become president for the first time in June 1946. His popularity was riding high following five years of social reforms and a vigorous public works program, but he faced intensifying opposition during 1951. His decision to expropriate the conservative La Prensa (then the nation's second-most circulated daily), though lauded by the CGT labor union, damaged his standing elsewhere at home and his reputation in other countries, as did the climate of political liberties: the opposition UCR's nominee, Congressman Ricardo Balbín, had spent much of the previous year as a political prisoner. Economically, the year was an improvement over the 1949–50 recession and saw the completion of a number of landmark public works and the inaugural of Channel 13 (Public Television), the first regular broadcast station in Latin America; but growing inflation (50%, a record at the time) led to increasing strike activity. thumb|right|Ballot paper for Perón - Quijano. thumb|210px|The ailing Eva Perón (right) casts a vote for the "reason of her life," President Juan Perón. The UCR and other parties in opposition, harassed and deprived of access to the media, boycotted a number of Congressional races and all Senate races as well. The vice president, Hortensio Quijano, had requested leave from the campaign due to failing health and, on August 22, the CGT organized a rally on Buenos Aires' massive Ninth of July Avenue in support of the influential first lady Eva Perón as her husband's running mate, though unbeknownst to the crowd, the popular Evita was, like Quijano, dying, and thus refused the acclamation. Quijano reluctantly stayed on; but his stepping aside did not prevent a September 28 coup attempt against Perón on the part of ultraconservative elements in the Army. Ultimately, these ill-considered attacks, the Peróns' popularity and their control of much of the media combined to give the Peronist Party a landslide in the election, the first at the national level in which the vote was extended to women.Todo Argentina Candidates Peronist Party: President Juan Perón of Buenos Aires Province Radical Civic Union: Congressman Ricardo Balbín of Buenos Aires Province Results President Juan Domingo Perón Hortensio Quijano Peronist Party 4745168 Ricardo Balbín Arturo Frondizi Balbín–Frondizi 3 Radical Civic Union 2404302 Radical Civic Union Unionist Radical Civic Union es Unionismo (Argentina) 11448 #A52A2A 2415750 Reynaldo Pastor es Vicente Solano Lima National Democratic Party 174399 Rodolfo Ghioldi Alcira de la Peña Communist Party 71318 Alfredo Palacios Américo Ghioldi Socialist Party 54920 Genaro Giacobini es Jorge Francisco Rivero Public Health Party es Partido Salud Pública 5512 Luciano Molinas es Juan A. Díaz Arana Democratic Progressive Party 2634 José Fernando Penelón es Beniamino A. Semiza Labour Gathering Party 1233 No candidate No candidate Nationalist Civic Union 163 lightblue 123051 8613998 Ministry of the Interiorhttps://digitales.bcn.gob.ar/files/textos/186.-Confirmacion-electoral-de-la-voluntad-justicialista-del-pueblo-argentino.pdf Confirmación electoral de la voluntad justicialista del pueblo argentino 1952 Ministry of the Interior Buenos Aires https://www.mininterior.gov.ar/asuntospoliticos/pdf/HistoriaElectoralArgentina.pdf Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007) December 2008 Ministry of Interior - Subsecretaría de Asuntos Políticos y Electorales https://web.archive.org/web/20140908165849/https://www.mininterior.gov.ar/asuntospoliticos/pdf/HistoriaElectoralArgentina.pdf 8 September 2014 CantónCantón Darío Materiales para el estudio de la sociología política en la Argentina http://www.dariocanton.com/publicaciones/sociologia/1968_materiales-para-el-estudio-de-la-sociologia/1968_materiales-para-el-estudio-de-la-sociologia_1.pdf Centro de Investigaciones Sociales - Torcuato di Tella Institute Buenos Aires 1968 Tomo I 141–142 Chamber of Deputies File:Argentina Chamber of Deputies 1951.svg Deputies1952–1955 Deputies1952–1958 Delegates1952–1955 Delegates1952–1958 Total Peronist Party 4482973 67 68 6 5 146 Radical Civic Union 2381990 7 7 0 0 14 National Democratic Party 177985 0 0 0 0 0 Socialist Party 73927 0 0 0 0 0 Communist Party 71124 0 0 0 0 0 Unionist Radical Civic Union es Unionismo (Argentina) 14843 0 0 0 0 0 #A52A2A Labour Gathering Party 1276 0 0 0 0 0 Democratic Progressive Party 1125 0 0 0 0 0 Nationalist Civic Union 90 0 0 0 0 0 lightblue Others 1540 0 0 0 0 0 171984 8341443 Ministry of the Interior Senate 1952–1955 1952–1958 Total Peronist Party 15 15 30 Radical Civic Union 0 0 0 National Democratic Party 0 0 0 Socialist Party 0 0 0 Communist Party 0 0 0 Democratic Progressive Party 0 0 0 Provincial governors Election of Provincial GovernorsElected positions: 14 governors, 14 legislative bodies Presidential appointment: 9 territorial governors, Mayor of the city of Buenos Aires Date Province Elected Winner Runner-up 11 November Buenos AiresGovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Carlos Aloé(Partido Peronista)(62,99 %) Crisólogo Larralde(Unión Cívica Radical)(33,30 %)Catamarca GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Armando Casas Nóblega(Partido Peronista)(76,66 %) Ramón Edgardo Acuña(Unión Cívica Radical)(21,58 %) Córdoba GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Raúl Lucini(Partido Peronista)(51,98 %) Arturo Umberto Illia(Unión Cívica Radical)(43,08 %) Corrientes GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Raúl Benito Castillo(Partido Peronista)(64,36 %) Héctor Lomónaco(Unión Cívica Radical)(26,70 %) Entre Ríos GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Felipe Texier(Partido Peronista)(63,07 %) Fermín J. Garay(Unión Cívica Radical)(32,68 %) Jujuy GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Jorge Villafañe(Partido Peronista)(79,29 %) Horacio Guzmán(Unión Cívica Radical)(15,01 %)La Rioja GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Juan Melis(Partido Peronista)(73,97 %) Herminio Torres Brizuela(Unión Cívica Radical)(26,03 %)Mendoza GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Carlos Horacio Evans(Partido Peronista)(66,89 %) Leopoldo Suárez(Unión Cívica Radical)(21,22 %)Salta GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Ricardo Joaquín Durand(Partido Peronista)(76,37 %) Ricardo E. Aráoz(Unión Cívica Radical)(23,34 %)San Juan GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Rinaldo Viviani(Partido Peronista)(78,67 %) Juan Pascual Pringles(Unión Cívica Radical)(16,57 %)San Luis GovernorProvincial legislatures Víctor Endeiza(Partido Peronista)(71,16 %) Julio Domeniconi(Unión Cívica Radical)(15,83 %) Santa Fe GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Luis Cárcamo(Partido Peronista)(64,92 %) Alfredo Julio Grassi(Unión Cívica Radical)(33,08 %)Santiago del Estero GovernorProvincial legislatures Francisco González(Partido Peronista)(78,72 %) Hugo Catella(Unión Cívica Radical)(14,06 %) Tucumán GovernorVice GovernorProvincial legislatures Luis Cruz(Partido Peronista)(70,70 %) Celestino Gelsi(Unión Cívica Radical)(27,40 %) References Category:Legislative elections in Argentina Legislative Category:Presidential elections in Argentina Argentina