1995 Argentine general election
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130 of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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The Argentine general election of 1995 was held on 14 May. Voters chose both the President and their legislators and with a turnout of 82.1%.
Background
The
The election itself created yet another unexpected turn. Barred from immediate reelection by the 1853
Both men faced dissension in their parties' ranks after the
The new constitutional rules governing elections provided opportunities for parties stuck in 2nd or 3rd place in the polls, as the Frepaso and UCR were, respectively. Bypassing the previous
Between them, the Frepaso enjoyed the advantage. Sporting charismatic leadership, they hoped to displace the UCR (Argentina's oldest existing party) from its role as the Peronists' chief opposition. The UCR had been badly tarnished by President
Ultimately, corruption and the sudden recession were not enough to keep the unflappable Menem from a first-round victory. The
All provinces except Corrientes also elected governors during 1995; several but not all provinces conducted their elections on the same date as the national one. A number of municipalities elected legislative officials (concejales) and in some cases also a mayor. The Justicialists obtained 14 of the 23 governorships and the UCR, 5. Among Argentina's larger cities, only Bahía Blanca and Mar del Plata kept a UCR mayor (though Buenos Aires would elect one in 1996).[7][8]
The legislative elections, where half the seats in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies were contested, saw the Justicialists obtain a large majority (more votes that its two closest opponents combined), losing in only 5 districts out of 24; of the 130 seats in play, the secured 68, the UCR, 28 seats, and Frepaso obtained 20 seats. The UCR lost 15 and, on a district basis, they did not get the majority vote in any district. The Frepaso won in the city of Buenos Aires and picked up 12 seats. Local parties won in two districts (Salta Province and Neuquén Province). The newly expanded Argentine Senate, as Menem and Alfonsín had intended, benefited both parties.[7][8]
Candidates for president
- La Rioja Province.
- FrePaSo (social democrat): Former Governor José Octavio Bordón of Mendoza Province.
- Radical Civic Union (socio-liberal): Governor Horacio Massaccesi of Río Negro Province.
Results
President
Presidential candidate |
Vice Presidential candidate |
Party | Votes | % | |
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Carlos Menem | Carlos Ruckauf | Total Menem - Ruckauf | 8,687,511 | 49.94 | |
Justicialist Party (PJ) | 6,300,057 | 36.22 | |||
Justicialist Front | 691,481 | 3.98 | |||
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCEDE) | 456,594 | 2.62 | |||
Popular Justicialist Front (FREJUPO) | 382,447 | 2.20 | |||
Front of Hope | 215,531 | 1.24 | |||
Justicialist Front for Victory | 129,290 | 0.74 | |||
Ethical Recovery Front | 103,014 | 0.59 | |||
Front for Change | 99,230 | 0.57 | |||
Retirees Front | 74,561 | 0.43 | |||
Salta Renewal Party (PARES) | 73,202 | 0.42 | |||
Chaco Action (ACHA) | 49,821 | 0.29 | |||
Federal Party of Buenos Aires City (PF)
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48,287 | 0.28 | |||
Blockist Party (PB) | 32,841 | 0.19 | |||
Jujuy People's Movement (MPJ) | 22,386 | 0.13 | |||
Movement for Jujuy Political Autonomy | 4,935 | 0.03 | |||
Chubut Popular Movement | 3,642 | 0.02 | |||
José Octavio Bordón | Carlos Álvarez | Total Bordón - Álvarez | 5,096,104 | 29.30 | |
Solidary Country Front (FREPASO) | 4,934,989 | 28.37 | |||
Broad Front Crusade | 57,311 | 0.33 | |||
Broad Front (FG) | 54,008 | 0.31 | |||
PAIS Front | 28,382 | 0.16 | |||
Left Movement | 21,414 | 0.12 | |||
Horacio Massaccesi | Antonio María Hernández | Total Massaccesi - Hernández | 2,956,137 | 16.99 | |
Radical Civic Union (UCR) | 2,773,037 | 15.94 | |||
Alliance for Patagonia | 84,172 | 0.48 | |||
Radical Civic Union - Integration and Development Movement | 57,082 | 0.33 | |||
Integration and Development Movement (MID) | 30,588 | 0.18 | |||
Federal Party of Córdoba (PF)
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11,258 | 0.06 | |||
Aldo Rico | Julio César Fernández Pezzano | Total Rico - Fernández Pezzano | 310,069 | 1.78 | |
Movement for Dignity and Independence (MODIN) | 291,306 | 1.67 | |||
Republican Force of Jujuy (FR) | 15,602 | 0.09 | |||
Independence Party | 3,161 | 0.02 | |||
Fernando Solanas | Carlos Imizcoz | Southern Alliance | 71,625 | 0.41 | |
Fernando López de Zavalía | Pedro Benejam | Republican Force of Tucumán (FR) | 64,007 | 0.37 | |
Luis Zamora | Silvia Susana Díaz | Workers' Socialist Movement (MST) | 45,973 | 0.26 | |
Jorge Altamira | Norma Graciela Molle | Total Altamira - Molle | 32,299 | 0.19 | |
Workers' Unit Front - Workers' Party | 28,329 | 0.16 | |||
Workers' Party (PO) | 2,789 | 0.02 | |||
Workers' Unit Front | 1,181 | 0.01 | |||
Mario Mazzitelli | Alberto Raúl Fonseca | Authentic Socialist Party (PSA) | 32,174 | 0.18 | |
Lía Méndez | Liliana Beatriz Ambrosio | Humanist Party (PH) | 31,203 | 0.18 | |
Alcides Christiansen | José Alberto Montes | Movement for Socialism - Socialist Workers' Party (MAS - PTS)
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27,643 | 0.16 | |
Humberto Tumini | Jorge Emilio Reyna | Free Homeland | 24,326 | 0.14 | |
Amílcar Santucho | Irma Antognazzi | Total Santucho - Antognazzi | 13,066 | 0.08 | |
Anti-Imperialist Popular Democratic Movement (MODEPA) | 12,919 | 0.07 | |||
Solidarity | 147 | 0.00 | |||
Ricardo Alberto Paz[note 1] | Adolfo González Chávez | Front for Patriotic Coincidence (FRECOPA) | 3,147 | 0.02 | |
Total | 17,395,284 | 100 | |||
Positive votes | 17,395,284 | 95.56 | |||
Blank votes | 653,443 | 3.59 | |||
Invalid votes | 125,112 | 0.69 | |||
Tally sheet differences | 30,085 | 0.16 | |||
Total votes | 18,203,924 | 100 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 22,178,201 | 82.08 | |||
Sources:[9][10] |
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats won | Total seats | |
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Justicialist Front (PJ) | 8,371,132 | 49.38 | 75 | 145 | |
Radical Civic Union (UCR) | 3,718,920 | 21.94 | 27 | 68 | |
Solidary Country Front (FREPASO) | 3.599.764 | 21.23 | 21 | 26 | |
Movement for Dignity and Independence (MODIN) | 311,987 | 1.84 | — | 4 | |
Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) | 158,857 | 0.94 | 1 | 2 | |
Autonomist - Liberal - Democratic Progressive | 158,269 | 0.93 | 2 | 4 | |
Republican Force (FR) | 119,546 | 0.71 | 1 | 2 | |
Democratic Party of Mendoza (PD)
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114,581 | 0.68 | 1 | 2 | |
Southern Alliance | 83,434 | 0.49 | — | — | |
Neuquén People's Movement (MPN) | 60,781 | 0.36 | 1 | 2 | |
Authentic Socialist Party (PSA) | 38,909 | 0.23 | — | — | |
Workers' Socialist Movement (MST) | 31,062 | 0.18 | — | — | |
Solidarity | 21,718 | 0.13 | — | — | |
Workers' Party (PO) | 27,295 | 0.16 | — | — | |
Free Homeland | 19,685 | 0.12 | — | — | |
Movement for Socialism - Socialist Workers' Party (MAS - PTS)
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21,925 | 0.13 | — | — | |
Renewal Party of the Buenos Aires Province | 13,414 | 0.08 | — | — | |
Blue and White Movement | 12,091 | 0.07 | — | — | |
Solidarity Confederation | 12,064 | 0.07 | — | — | |
Labor Party | 10,486 | 0.06 | — | — | |
Fueguian People's Movement (MOPOF) | 7,683 | 0.05 | 1 | 2 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 7,877 | 0.05 | — | — | |
Centrist Front | 4,437 | 0.03 | — | — | |
Independent Call | 4,257 | 0.03 | — | — | |
Order and Justice | 3,367 | 0.02 | — | — | |
Chubut Action Party (PACH) | 3,313 | 0.02 | — | — | |
Intransigent Party (PI) | 2,484 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Christian Democratic Party (PDC) | 2,255 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Provincial Union | 2,171 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Open Policy for Social Integrity - Great Movement of Hope | 1,616 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Catamarca Unity Party | 1,271 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Jujuy Solidarity | 1,258 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Front for Patriotic Awareness (FRECOPA) | 1,038 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Popular Union (UP)
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872 | 0.01 | — | — | |
Salta Labor Party | 752 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Front of Hope (Catamarca) | 654 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Corrientes Action | 581 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Autonomist Party | 562 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Santa Cruz Unity Movement | 528 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Solidarity Movement | 411 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Modernist Force | 404 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Social Democratic Party (PSODE) | 112 | 0.00 | — | — | |
Total | 16,953,823 | 100 | 130 | 257 | |
Positive votes | 16,953,823 | 93.14 | |||
Blank votes | 1,087,334 | 5.97 | |||
Invalid votes | 122,995 | 0.68 | |||
Tally sheet differences | 38,500 | 0.21 | |||
Total votes | 18,202,652 | 100 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 22,177,954 | 82.08 | |||
Sources:[11][10] |
Results by province
Province | PJ | UCR | FREPASO | Others | ||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
Buenos Aires | 3,385,366 | 52.54 | 20 | 1,157,597 | 17.97 | 6 | 1,549,750 | 24.05 | 9 | 350,859 | 5.45 | — |
Buenos Aires City
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804,419 | 39.94 | 4 | 408,537 | 20.28 | 3 | 704,720 | 34.99 | 5 | 96,455 | 4.79 | — |
Catamarca | 58,720 | 51.36 | 1 | 37,695 | 32.97 | — | 14,734 | 12.89 | 1 | 3,190 | 2.79 | — |
Chaco | 231,977 | 59.94 | 2 | 122,238 | 31.59 | 1 | 28,308 | 7.31 | — | 4,478 | 1.16 | — |
Chubut | 73,001 | 49.48 | 2 | 57,211 | 38.78 | 1 | 12,280 | 8.32 | — | 5,035 | 3.41 | — |
Córdoba | 695,125 | 46.67 | 4 | 585,612 | 39.31 | 4 | 184,957 | 12.42 | 1 | 23,879 | 1.60 | — |
Corrientes | 123,398 | 32.28 | 2 | 52,485 | 13.73 | — | 40,362 | 10.56 | — | 166,012 | 43.43 | 2 |
Entre Ríos | 269,578 | 47.35 | 2 | 211,686 | 37.18 | 2 | 72,242 | 12.69 | — | 15,846 | 2.78 | — |
Formosa | 82,498 | 49.28 | 2 | 56,331 | 33.65 | 1 | 23,348 | 13.95 | — | 5,231 | 3.12 | — |
Jujuy | 103,916 | 50.85 | 2 | 49,358 | 24.15 | 1 | 26,243 | 12.84 | — | 24,849 | 12.16 | — |
La Pampa | 76,446 | 50.66 | 2 | 37,518 | 24.86 | — | 30,634 | 20.30 | — | 6,311 | 4.18 | — |
La Rioja | 83,004 | 76.70 | 3 | 21,402 | 19.78 | — | 2,567 | 2.37 | — | 1,247 | 1.15 | — |
Mendoza | 340,493 | 46.14 | 2 | 125,672 | 17.03 | 1 | 143,670 | 19.47 | 1 | 128,185 | 17.37 | 1 |
Misiones | 178,162 | 50.26 | 2 | 143,519 | 40.49 | 2 | 24,207 | 6.83 | — | 8,611 | 2.43 | — |
Neuquén | 48,032 | 27.39 | 1 | 20,940 | 11.94 | — | 39,201 | 22.35 | — | 67,216 | 38.32 | 1 |
Río Negro | 94,058 | 44.05 | 2 | 92,047 | 43.11 | 1 | 24,739 | 11.59 | — | 2,695 | 1.26 | — |
Salta | 272,224 | 71.15 | 4 | 55,623 | 14.54 | — | 38,116 | 9.96 | — | 16,647 | 4.35 | — |
San Juan | 193,194 | 72.14 | 3 | 22,498 | 8.40 | — | 50,554 | 18.88 | — | 1,574 | 0.59 | — |
San Luis | 88,884 | 61.16 | 2 | 29,038 | 19.98 | — | 24,700 | 17.00 | — | 2,710 | 1.86 | — |
Santa Cruz | 37,514 | 58.76 | 2 | 14,706 | 23.03 | — | 9,613 | 15.06 | — | 2,009 | 3.15 | — |
Santa Fe | 679,647 | 43.60 | 4 | 257,880 | 16.54 | 2 | 430,205 | 27.60 | 3 | 191,243 | 12.27 | 1 |
Santiago del Estero | 202,323 | 72.00 | 3 | 62,864 | 22.37 | 1 | 13,687 | 4.87 | — | 2,132 | 0.76 | — |
Tierra del Fuego | 15,519 | 45.43 | 2 | 7,566 | 22.15 | — | 2,573 | 7.53 | — | 8,505 | 24.90 | 1 |
Tucumán | 233,634 | 41.72 | 2 | 88,897 | 15.88 | 1 | 108,354 | 19.35 | 1 | 129,088 | 23.05 | 1 |
Total | 8,371,132 | 49.38 | 75 | 3,718,920 | 21.94 | 27 | 3,599,764 | 21.23 | 21 | 1,264,007 | 7.46 | 7 |
Governors
Election of Provincial Governors | |||
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Positions to be elected: 22 (the City of Buenos Aires in 1996 and Corrientes in 1997) | |||
Province | Elected | Party | Map |
Buenos Aires | Eduardo Duhalde R | Partido Justicialista
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Federal Capital (1996) | Fernando de la Rúa | Unión Cívica Radical
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Catamarca | Arnoldo Aníbal Castillo R | Unión Cívica Radical- Frente Cívico y Social
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Chaco | Ángel Rozas | Unión Cívica Radical | |
Chubut | Carlos Maestro R | Unión Cívica Radical | |
Córdoba | Ramón Mestre | Unión Cívica Radical | |
Entre Ríos | Jorge Pedro Busti | Partido Justicialista | |
Formosa | Gildo Insfrán | Partido Justicialista | |
Jujuy | Guillermo Snopek | Partido Justicialista | |
La Pampa | Rubén Marín R | Partido Justicialista | |
La Rioja | Ángel Maza | Partido Justicialista | |
Mendoza | Arturo Lafalla | Partido Justicialista | |
Misiones | Ramón Puerta R | Partido Justicialista | |
Neuquén | Felipe Sapag | Movimiento Popular Neuquino
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Río Negro | Pablo Verani | Unión Cívica Radical | |
Salta | Juan Carlos Romero | Partido Justicialista | |
San Juan | Jorge Escobar R |
Partido Justicialista | |
San Luis | Adolfo Rodríguez Saá R | Partido Justicialista | |
Santa Cruz | Néstor Kirchner R | Partido Justicialista | |
Santa Fe | Jorge Obeid | Partido Justicialista | |
Santiago del Estero | Carlos Juárez | Partido Justicialista | |
Tierra del Fuego | José Arturo Estabillo R | Movimiento Popular Fueguino
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Tucumán | Antonio Domingo Bussi | Fuerza Republicana
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R: Re-elected |
Notes
- ^ Juan Carlos Onganía, former dictator between 1966 and 1970, was originally a candidate for president while Ricardo Alberto Paz was a candidate for vice president. Before the election Onganía retired from the race due to health reasons, although his name still appeared on the ballot. Died three weeks after the election.
References
- ^ a b Todo Argentina: Menem (in Spanish)
- ^ Todo Argentina: 1993 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Todo Argentina: 1994 (in Spanish)
- ^ Clarín (in Spanish)
- ^ La Nación. May 13, 1995.
- ^ Todo Argentina: 1995
- ^ a b Andy Tow's Electoral Atlas of Argentina Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Microsemanario 195 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013 - Presidenciales". Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ^ a b "Elecciones Nacionales ESCRUTINIO DEFINITIVO 1995" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013 - Diputados Nacionales". Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022.