1946 Argentine general election
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Presidential election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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376 members of the Electoral College 189 votes needed to win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 3,477,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 81.21% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Most voted party by province (left) and department (right). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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158 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 80 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 82.25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The Argentine general election of 1946, the last for which only men were enfranchised, was held on 24 February. 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
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
.
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
fascist ties, allowed him to marginalize the Democratic Union (and their distinguished, though disastrously-named 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
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Perón
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Tamborini
Results
President
Presidential candidate |
Vice Presidential candidate |
Party | Popular vote | Electoral vote | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
Juan Domingo Perón
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Hortensio Quijano | Labour Party – UCR Renewal Board – Independent Party | 1,485,468 | 53.71 | 304 | 80.85 | |
José Tamborini | Enrique Mosca | Democratic Union | 1,207,178 | 43.65 | 72 | 19.15 | |
No candidates | National Democratic Party
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43,499 | 1.57 | ||||
Blockist Radical Civic Union | 13,469 | 0.49 | |||||
Santiago del Estero Radical Civic Union | 12,362 | 0.45 | |||||
Lencinist Radical Civic Union | 3,918 | 0.14 | |||||
Total | 2,765,894 | 100 | |||||
Positive votes | 2,765,894 | 97.95 | |||||
Blank votes | 20,831 | 0.74 | |||||
Invalid votes | 15 | 0.00 | |||||
Tally sheet differences | 37,019 | 1.31 | |||||
Total votes | 2,823,759 | 100 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,477,169 | 81.21 | |||||
Sources:[1][2] |
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats 1946–1948 |
Seats 1946–1950 |
Total seats | ||
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Labour Party – UCR Renewal Board – Independent Party | 1,439,243 | 51.19 | 54 | 55 | 109 | ||
Radical Civic Union (UCR) | 765,620 | 27.23 | 22 | 22 | 44 | ||
National Democratic Party (PDN)
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214,894 | 7.64 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Socialist Party (PS) | 139,186 | 4.95 | — | — | — | ||
Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) | 71,731 | 2.55 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Unity and Resistance ( PC – PDP )
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71,628 | 2.55 | — | — | — | ||
Communist Party (PC)
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41,470 | 1.48 | — | — | — | ||
Liberal Party of Corrientes (PL) | 16,107 | 0.57 | — | — | — | ||
Blockist Radical Civic Union | 13,696 | 0.49 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Santiago del Estero Radical Civic Union | 12,791 | 0.45 | — | — | — | ||
Santa Fe Radical Civic Union | 6,328 | 0.23 | — | — | — | ||
Autonomist Party of Corrientes (PA) | 5,811 | 0.21 | — | — | — | ||
Labour Gathering Party (CO) | 4,241 | 0.15 | — | — | — | ||
Lencinist Radical Civic Union | 4,040 | 0.14 | — | — | — | ||
Provincial Defense – White Flag | 3,937 | 0.14 | — | — | — | ||
Public Health Party | 605 | 0.02 | — | — | — | ||
Total | 2,811,328 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 158 | ||
Positive votes | 2,811,328 | 98.29 | |||||
Blank votes | 22,525 | 0.79 | |||||
Invalid votes | 150 | 0.01 | |||||
Tally sheet differences | 26,130 | 0.91 | |||||
Total votes | 2,860,133 | 100 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,477,169 | 82.25 | |||||
Sources:[1][2] |
Results by province
Province | Labour – UCR-JR – Indep. | Radical Civic Union | National Democratic | Others | ||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
Buenos Aires | 440,419 | 54.93 | 28 | 260,342 | 32.47 | 14 | 50,815 | 6.34 | — | 50,269 | 6.27 | — |
Buenos Aires City
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300,955 | 50.16 | 22 | 118,759 | 19.79 | 10 | — | — | — | 180,315 | 30.05 | — |
Catamarca | 14,733 | 55.64 | 2 | 9,466 | 35.75 | — | 2,281 | 8.61 | — | — | — | — |
Córdoba | 124,026 | 40.37 | 10 | 117,098 | 38.11 | 5 | 57,547 | 18.73 | — | 8,581 | 2.79 | — |
Corrientes | 33,817 | 36.23 | 5 | 17,542 | 18.79 | — | 20,065 | 21.50 | 2 | 21,918 | 23.48 | — |
Entre Ríos | 67,598 | 42.94 | 6 | 59,024 | 37.49 | 3 | 28,576 | 18.15 | — | 2,232 | 1.42 | — |
Jujuy | 15,342 | 68.68 | 2 | 2,481 | 11.11 | — | 4,277 | 19.15 | — | 240 | 1.07 | — |
La Rioja | 10,206 | 53.63 | 2 | 7,477 | 39.29 | — | 1,347 | 7.08 | — | — | — | — |
Mendoza | 49,129 | 47.55 | 4 | 25,333 | 24.52 | 2 | 17,230 | 16.68 | — | 11,626 | 11.25 | — |
Salta | 28,722 | 63.19 | 2 | 9,523 | 20.95 | 1 | 7,210 | 15.86 | — | — | — | — |
San Juan | 15,970 | 33.28 | 2 | 7,281 | 15.17 | — | 9,821 | 20.46 | — | 14,920 | 31.09 | 1 |
San Luis | 14,460 | 44.71 | 2 | 6,239 | 19.29 | — | 11,644 | 36.00 | 1 | — | — | — |
Santa Fe | 194,792 | 56.51 | 13 | 71,872 | 20.85 | 5 | — | — | — | 78,059 | 22.64 | 1 |
Santiago del Estero | 46,408 | 51.82 | 4 | 28,313 | 31.62 | 2 | — | — | — | 14,833 | 16.56 | — |
Tucumán | 82,666 | 68.78 | 5 | 24,870 | 20.69 | 2 | 4,081 | 3.40 | — | 8,578 | 7.14 | — |
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 Governors | |||
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Elected: 14 | |||
Province | Elected | Party | Map |
Buenos Aires | Domingo Mercante | Labour Party | |
Catamarca | Pacífico Rodríguez | Labour Party | |
Córdoba | Argentino Auchter | UCR – Junta Renovadora | |
Corrientes | Blas Benjamín de la Vega | Unión Cívica Radical
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Entre Ríos | Héctor Domingo Maya | Labour Party | |
Jujuy | Alberto Iturbe | UCR – Junta Renovadora | |
La Rioja | José Francisco de la Vega | UCR – Junta Renovadora | |
Mendoza | Faustino Picallo | UCR – Junta Renovadora | |
Salta | Lucio Alfredo Cornejo Linares | UCR – Junta Renovadora | |
San Juan | Juan Luis Alvarado | Labour Party | |
San Luis | Ricardo Zavala Ortíz | UCR – Junta Renovadora | |
Santa Fe | Waldino Suárez | Labour Party | |
Santiago del Estero | Aristóbulo Mittelbach | Labour Party | |
Tucumán | Carlos Domínguez | Labour Party | |
References
- ^ a b Las Fuerzas Armadas restituyen el imperio de la soberanía popular: Las elecciones generales de 1946. Vol. Tomo II. Buenos Aires: Imprenta de la Cámara de Diputados. 1946.
- ^ ISBN 978-987-4151-57-5.
Online references
- Todo Argentina Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)