1948 Argentine legislative election
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83 of 158 seats in the National Congress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 75.19% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Argentina held legislative elections in 1948 were held on 7 March.
Background
Elected in early 1946 on a populist platform, President
The opposition had dissolved their 1945 alliance, the Democratic Union; but they rallied behind and largely endorsed the only party significant enough to challenge Perón: the centrist
Elections for the 158 assemblymen were called for December 5. Results closely mirrored those of the legislative elections, though blank voting increased as a result of Congressman Sabattini's call. One Peronist assemblyman was elected as a "Labor Party" candidate, joining Sabattini's opposition to its redesignation as a "Peronist" party. UCR assemblymen, for their part, attended only the inaugural session to espress their opposition to the body's legality. The assembly concluded its proceeding on March 16, 1949, with a new constitution granting the president the right to seek reelection, depriving Congress of its right to override vetoes, enacting social guarantees, and enhancing the state's rights over natural resources - all designed to advance Perón's agenda at the time.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats won | Total seats | ||||
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Peronist Party (PP)
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1,431,284 | 56.32 | 58 | 111 | ||||
Radical Civic Union (UCR) | 622,453 | 24.49 | 23 | 44 | ||||
Socialist Party (PS) | 151,581 | 5.96 | — | — | ||||
National Democratic Party (PDN)
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93,012 | 3.66 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Communist Party (PC)
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88,190 | 3.47 | — | — | ||||
Worker's Party of the Revolution
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56,377 | 2.22 | — | — | ||||
Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) | 50,181 | 1.97 | — | — | ||||
Revolutionary Worker's Front
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22,245 | 0.88 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Nationalist Liberation Alliance | 11,604 | 0.46 | — | — | ||||
Labour Gathering Party (CO) | 4,205 | 0.17 | — | — | ||||
Independent Labour Party | 3,899 | 0.15 | — | — | ||||
Argentine Renewal Youth | — | — | ||||||
Labour Party | 1,705 | 0.07 | — | — | ||||
Agrarian Social Party | 1,544 | 0.06 | — | — | ||||
Nationalist Party | 887 | 0.03 | — | — | ||||
October 17th Labour Party | 591 | 0.02 | — | — | ||||
Others | 1,446 | 0.06 | — | — | ||||
Total | 2,541,204 | 100 | 83 | 158 | ||||
Positive votes | 2,541,204 | 96.71 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 77,576 | 2.95 | ||||||
Tally sheet differences | 8,852 | 0.34 | ||||||
Total votes | 2,627,632 | 100 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,494,620 | 75.19 | ||||||
Source:[3] |
Results by province
Province | Peronist | Radical Civic Union | Others | ||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
Buenos Aires | 431,360 | 60.54 | 16 | 201,941 | 28.34 | 7 | 79,225 | 11.12 | — |
Buenos Aires City
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307,828 | 50.24 | 11 | 125,569 | 20.49 | 5 | 179,305 | 29.27 | — |
Córdoba | 163,774 | 53.68 | 7 | 117,218 | 38.42 | 3 | 24,128 | 7.91 | — |
Corrientes | 49,976 | 60.56 | 3 | 17,739 | 21.50 | 1 | 14,804 | 17.94 | — |
Entre Ríos | 86,468 | 58.47 | 4 | 45,604 | 30.84 | 2 | 15,809 | 10.69 | — |
Mendoza | 62,004 | 63.42 | 2 | 17,221 | 17.61 | 1 | 18,548 | 18.97 | — |
San Juan | 36,555 | 77.19 | 1 | 6,094 | 12.87 | — | 4,708 | 9.95 | — |
San Luis | 18,081 | 68.58 | 2 | 3,029 | 11.49 | — | 5,253 | 19.93 | 1 |
Santa Fe | 153,547 | 46.26 | 7 | 60,324 | 18.17 | 3 | 118,081 | 35.57 | — |
Santiago del Estero | 54,901 | 76.58 | 2 | 14,732 | 20.55 | 1 | 2,059 | 2.88 | — |
Tucumán | 66,790 | 63.42 | 3 | 12,982 | 12.33 | — | 25,547 | 24.26 | 1 |
Total | 1,431,284 | 56.32 | 58 | 622,453 | 24.49 | 23 | 487,467 | 19.19 | 2 |
References
- ^ Todo Argentina: 1948 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Recalde, Artiz. La Constitución Argentina de 1949, génesis y caída (in Spanish)
- ^ Confirmación electoral de la voluntad justicialista del pueblo argentino (PDF). Buenos Aires: Ministry of Interior. 1952.