Election in Uruguay

Description of election in Uruguay.......

Uruguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The General Assembly (Asamblea General) has two chambers. 

The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. 

The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) has 31 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation and the Vice-president. Uruguay has a multi-party system, with three dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

    

Population (as of July 1, 2013)3,324,460

Registered Voters (as of )   

Elections in our database 13
   
Average Turnout 90.40%

Election For      Date               Votes            Registered     Turn
                                                                     Voters            Out
President           2014-11-30     -                    -                    -
Chamber of
Representatives 2014-10-26                          -                    -
President           2014-10-26     -                    -                    -
President           2009-11-29     2,285,958     2,563,285     89.18%
Referendum      2009-11-29     2,303,336     2,562,589     89.88%
Chamber of
Senators             2009-10-25     -                    2,563,250     -
Chamber of
Representatives  2009-10-25     2,303,336     2,563,250     89.86%
President            2009-10-25     2,304,686     2,563,250     89.91%
Chamber of   
Representatives  2004-10-31     2,229,611     2,487,816     89.62%
Chamber of
Senators             2004-10-31     -                    2,487,816     -
President            2004-10-31     2,196,491     2,487,816     88.29%
President            1999-11-23     2,205,924     2,330,154     94.67%
President            1999-10-31     2,204,884     2,402,160     91.79%