2004 Uruguayan general election
31 October 2004
Registered2,488,004
Turnout89.62% (Decrease 2.17pp)
Presidential election
 
Nominee Tabaré Vázquez Jorge Larrañaga Guillermo Stirling
Party Broad Front National Party Colorado Party
Running mate Rodolfo Nin Sergio Abreu Tabaré Viera
Popular vote 1,124,761 764,739 231,036
Percentage 51.68% 35.13% 10.61%
President before election

Jorge Batlle
Colorado Party

 Elected President

Tabaré Vázquez
Broad Front

Parliamentary election
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Chamber
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 51.68 52 +12
National Party Jorge Larrañaga 35.13 36 +14
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.61 10 −23
Independent Party Pablo Mieres 1.88 1 New
Senate
Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez 51.68 16 +4
National Party Jorge Larrañaga 35.13 11 +4
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling 10.61 3 −7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Maps

General elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October, alongside a constitutional referendum.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Broad Front, marking the first time a party other than the Colorado Party or National Party had held power since the two parties were formed in the 1830s.

Broad Front leader Tabaré Vázquez was elected president on his third attempt after his party won just over 50% of the vote, enough for him to win the presidency in a single round. To date, this is the only time that a presidential election has been decided without a runoff since the two-round system was introduced in 1999. The Broad Front also won majorities in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Primaries

The Uruguayan presidential primaries were held on 27 June 2004.[3] Most parties had only one candidate running unopposed, including Tabaré Vázquez of Broad Front–Progressive Encounter–New Majority;[4] Pablo Mieres of the Independent Party; Victor Lissindi of the Intrasigent Party; Aldo Lamorte of the Civic Union; and Rafael Fernández of the Workers' Party. Jorge Larrañaga, Luis Alberto Lacalle, and Cristina Maeso competed to represent the National Party, with Larrañaga claiming the role. Guillermo Stirling defeated Alberto Iglesias, Ricardo Lombardo, Manuel Flores Silva, Eisenhower Cardoso, Jorge Ruiz, and Gustavo Boquete to represent the Colorado Party.[4] Julio Vera was chosen to represent the Liberal Party over Ramón Díaz and José Curotto.

Presidential candidates

Party Candidate Ideology Previous result
Votes (%) Seats
Broad Front–Progressive Encounter–New Majority Tabaré Vázquez Democratic socialism

Social democracy

 44.67%
44 / 99
13 / 30
National Party Jorge Larrañaga Conservatism

Christian democracy

 22.31%
22 / 99
7 / 30
Colorado Party Guillermo Stirling Liberalism 32.78%
33 / 99
10 / 30
Independent Party Pablo Mieres Social democracy

Christian democracy

 New party

Results

PartyPresidential candidateVotes%Seats
Chamber+/–Senate+/–
Broad Front–Progressive EncounterTabaré Vázquez1,124,76151.6652+1216+4
National PartyJorge Larrañaga764,73935.1336+1411+4
Colorado PartyGuillermo Stirling231,03610.6110–233–7
Independent PartyPablo Mieres41,0111.881New0New
Intransigent PartyVictor Lissidini8,5720.390New0New
Civic UnionAldo Lamorte4,8590.220New00
Liberal PartyJulio Vera1,5480.070New0New
Workers' PartyRafael Fernández5130.020New0New
Total2,177,039100.00990300
Valid votes2,177,03997.64
Invalid/blank votes52,5722.36
Total votes2,229,611100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,487,81689.62
Source: Corte Electoral

By department

Notes

  1. ↑ Parties which gained no parliamentary representation: Intransigent Party, Civic Union, Liberal Party, Workers' Party.

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p494 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ↑ "2004 Uruguayan election results" (in Spanish). Corte Electoral. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Reglamentación de las elecciones internas de los partidos políticos (in Spanish)
  4. 1 2 "Comienzan las internas". La Onda Digital. 16 March 2004. (in Spanish)


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