1946 Argentine general election

none Argentina yes Presidential election 1937 Argentine presidential election 1937 24 February 1946 1951 Argentine general election 1951 376 members of the Electoral College 189 presidential 3,477,169 81.21% Juan Perón Juan Perón 1946.jpg Labour Party (Argentina) 318CE7 National Board of Political Coordination es Junta Nacional de Coordinación Política JNCP Hortensio Quijano 1,485,468 53.71% 304 José Tamborini José Tamborini.jpg Radical Civic Union Democratic Union Enrique Mosca 1,262,630 45.65% 72 President of Argentina Edelmiro Julián Farrell Elected President Juan Perón Labour Party (Argentina) 200px Results by province 238px Results by municipality Perón (255): #4d619c 30%–39% (4) #33498D 40%–49% (7) #1A337F 50%–59% (123) #001965 60%–69% (93) #00165A 70%–79% (21) #00144F 80%–89% (6) #001144 90%–99% (2)Tamborini (160): #E73347 40%–49% (9) #E41A30 50%–59% (88) #CA0016 60%–69% (36) #B40014 70%–79% (12) #9D0011 80%–89% (15)UCR Bloquista (3): #7cb481 30%–39% (1) #69a96e 40%–49% (2) yes Legislative election yes All 158 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 80 1942 1948 24 February 1946 82.25% yes National Board of Political Coordination es Junta Nacional de Coordinación Política #318CE7 51.19 109 Radical Civic Union 27.23 44 National Democratic Party 7.64 3 Democratic Progressive Party 2.55 1 Blockist Radical Civic Union es Partido Bloquista de San Juan 0.49 1 Elecciones legislativas de Argentina de 1946 - Resultados por distrito.svg Results by province President of the Chamber of Deputies Ricardo Guardo UCR Renewal Board es Unión Cívica Radical Junta Renovadora UCR-JR General elections were held in Argentina on 24 February 1946. They were the last for which only men were enfranchised. Voters chose both the president and their legislators. Background Conservative rule, maintained through electoral fraud despite a moderate record, was brought to an end in a June 1943 coup d'état. Broadcasting "orders of the day" every morning on the radio, the new regime enjoyed little approval. The devastating 1944 San Juan earthquake presented an opportunity to regain lost goodwill and the regime moved quickly, involving the private sector through nationwide fund-raising, entrusted to the Labor Minister, Juan Perón. Perón enlisted celebrities for the effort, among which was a radio matinee star, Eva Duarte, who introduced herself to the Labor Minister by remarking that "nothing's missing, except a touch of Atkinson's". The effort's success and the rise of his ally, Edelmiro Farrell, within the junta, led to Perón's appointment as vice-president, which he leveraged in support of Argentina's struggling labor unions, particularly the CGT. thumb|240px|Supporters of the Democratic Union gather on May Avenue in Buenos Aires. This 1945 alliance of conservatives and leftists was tenuously united only by its opposition to Perón. Perón's sudden clout led to growing rivalry among his junta colleagues, who had him arrested on October 9, a surprise move outdone by CGT leaders like retail workers' leader Ángel Borlenghi, the slaughterhouses' Cipriano Reyes, and Eva Duarte herself. Organizing a mass (and, at times, violent)October 2025 demonstration for his release on the Plaza de Mayo, their October 17, 1945, mobilization marked a turning point in Argentine history: the creation of the Peronist movement. Capitulating to the political winds, the junta bestowed presidential powers on Perón, who initiated his program of mass nationalizations of institutions such as the universities and Central Bank. Calling elections for February 1946, Perón's opposition hastily arranged an alliance, the Democratic Union. Many in the centrist Radical Civic Union were steadfastly opposed to this ad hoc union with conservatives and the left, an intrinsic burden compounded by a white paper scathingly critical of Perón released by the U.S. Ambassador, Spruille Braden. The report, accusing Perón of fascist ties, allowed him to marginalize the Democratic Union (and their nominees José Tamborini and Enrique Mosca – the "tambourine and the fly"). He quickly reframed the argument as one between "Perón or Braden", making this his rallying cry and winning the 1946 elections handily. Candidates for President Labor Party: Former Vice-president Juan Perón from Buenos Aires Province Democratic Union (UCR-led alliance): Former Congressman José Tamborini from the city of Buenos Aires Results President Popular vote Electoral vote Juan Perón Hortensio Quijano National Board of Political Coordination es Junta Nacional de Coordinación Política (PL–UCR Renewal Board es Unión Cívica Radical Junta Renovadora UCR-JR–PI) 1485468 304 #318CE7 José Tamborini Enrique Mosca Democratic Union 1207178 72 Radical Civic Union No candidate No candidate 4 National Democratic Party 43499 Blockist Party of San Juan es Partido Bloquista de San Juan Blockist Radical Civic Union 13469 Unified Radical Civic Union es Unión Cívica Radical Unificada Santiago del Estero Radical Civic Union 12362 Lencinist Radical Civic Union es Unión Cívica Radical Lencinista 3918 20831 15 3477169 Chamber of Deputies,Las Fuerzas Armadas restituyen el imperio de la soberanía popular: Las elecciones generales de 1946 https://books.google.com/books?id=PLY6AQAAMAAJ 1946 Imprenta de la Cámara de Diputados Buenos Aires Tomo II AmaralAmaral Samuel Perón presidente: las elecciones del 24 de febrero de 1946 http://eduntref.com.ar/magento/pdf/Peron-Presidente-TOMO2.pdf Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero 978-987-4151-57-5 Sáenz Peña, Buenos Aires December 2018 Tomo 2 Chamber of Deputies 1946–1948 1946–1950 Total National Board of Political Coordination es Junta Nacional de Coordinación Política (PL–UCR Renewal Board es Unión Cívica Radical Junta Renovadora UCR-JR–PI) 1439243 54 55 109 #318CE7 Radical Civic Union 765620 22 22 44 National Democratic Party 214894 2 1 3 Socialist Party 139186 0 0 0 Democratic Progressive Party 71731 1 0 1 Unity and Resistance (PC–PDP) 71628 0 0 0 Communist Party of Argentina 41470 0 0 0 Liberal Party of Corrientes 16107 0 0 0 Blockist Party of San Juan es Partido Bloquista de San Juan Blockist Radical Civic Union 13696 0 1 1 Unified Radical Civic Union es Unión Cívica Radical Unificada Santiago del Estero Radical Civic Union 12791 0 0 0 Unified Radical Civic Union es Unión Cívica Radical Unificada Santa Fe Radical Civic Union 6328 0 0 0 Autonomist Party of Corrientes 5811 0 0 0 Labour Gathering Party 4241 0 0 0 Lencinist Radical Civic Union es Unión Cívica Radical Lencinista 4040 0 0 0 Provincial Defence–White Flag es Defensa Provincial-Bandera Blanca 3937 0 0 0 Public Health Party es Partido Salud Pública 605 0 0 0 22525 150 3477169 Chamber of Deputies, Amaral Results by province ProvinceLabour – UCR-JR – Indep.Radical Civic UnionNational DemocraticOthers Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % SeatsBuenos Aires440,41954.9328 260,342 32.4714 50,815 6.340 50,269 6.270Buenos Aires City300,95550.1622 118,759 19.7910——— 180,315 30.050Catamarca14,73355.642 9,466 35.750 2,281 8.610———Córdoba124,02640.3710 117,098 38.115 57,547 18.730 8,581 2.790Corrientes33,81736.235 17,542 18.790 20,065 21.502 21,918 23.480Entre Ríos67,59842.946 59,024 37.493 28,576 18.150 2,232 1.420Jujuy15,34268.682 2,481 11.110 4,277 19.150 240 1.070La Rioja10,20653.632 7,477 39.290 1,347 7.080———Mendoza49,12947.554 25,333 24.522 17,230 16.680 11,626 11.250Salta28,72263.192 9,523 20.951 7,210 15.860———San Juan15,97033.282 7,281 15.170 9,821 20.460 14,920 31.091San Luis14,46044.712 6,239 19.290 11,644 36.001———Santa Fe194,79256.5113 71,872 20.855——— 78,059 22.641Santiago del Estero46,40851.824 28,313 31.622——— 14,833 16.560Tucumán82,66668.785 24,870 20.692 4,081 3.400 8,578 7.140 Total 1,439,243 51.19 109 765,620 27.23 44 214,894 7.64 3 391,571 13.93 2 Provincial governors Election of Provincial governorsElected: 14ProvinceElectedPartyMapBuenos AiresDomingo MercanteLabour Party642x642pxCatamarcaPacífico RodríguezLabour PartyCórdobaArgentino AuchterUCR – Junta RenovadoraCorrientesBlas Benjamín de la VegaUnión Cívica RadicalEntre RíosHéctor Domingo MayaLabour PartyJujuyAlberto IturbeUCR – Junta RenovadoraLa RiojaJosé Francisco de la VegaUCR – Junta RenovadoraMendozaFaustino PicalloUCR – Junta RenovadoraSaltaLucio Alfredo Cornejo LinaresUCR – Junta RenovadoraSan JuanJuan Luis AlvaradoLabour PartySan LuisRicardo Zavala OrtízUCR – Junta RenovadoraSanta FeWaldino SuárezLabour PartySantiago del EsteroAristóbulo MittelbachLabour PartyTucumánCarlos DomínguezLabour Party References Online references Todo Argentina https://web.archive.org/web/20081024072315/http://www.todo-argentina.net/historia/peronista/peron1/1946.html 2008-10-24 es Argentina General Category:Presidential elections in Argentina Category:Legislative elections in Argentina Argentina