1962 Argentine legislative election
18 March 1962
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96 of the 192 seats in the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 85.73% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 18 March 1862. Voters chose their legislators and governors; with a turnout of 86%.
Background
Peronism and its political vehicle, the Justicialist Party remained banned from political life, as they had been since 1955. Their exiled leader, Juan Perón had given President Arturo Frondizi a critical endorsement in 1958; but Frondizi's inability to lift the ban on Peronism had led Perón to support proxy political parties organized after his overthrow, notably Juan Atilio Bramuglia's Popular Union. The Popular Union nominated textile industry workers' leader Andrés Framini for governor of the Province of Buenos Aires (home to 38% of Argentines) and for vice-governor: Perón, himself. The leader believed this symbolic spot on the ticket (which, unable to return, he could never fill) would prove a powerful endorsement to Framini; but the move backfired when Frondizi was forced to declare Perón's candidacy null and void.[1]
Framini selected a new (plausible) running mate, though his unofficial slogan was unequivocal: "Framini-Anglada, Perón to the Rosada!" The clear reference to the Casa Rosada (the president's executive office building) put anti-peronists and the military on high alert when, in fact, Perón's proxies won 10 of 14 governorships at stake - including Framini's victory in the all-important Province of Buenos Aires. President Frondizi was forced to annul Framini's March 18 victory, and despite quickly obeying military demands, on March 28 he was overthrown.[1]
Careful to avoid the appearance of a coup d'état, military leaders appointed Senate President José María Guido as Frondizi's successor (as the Argentine Constitution prescribes in case of the absence of both the president and v.p.). Guido, a member of Frondizi's UCRI, reluctantly accepted the figurehead post and on May 1, annulled the results of all legislative and gubernatorial 1962 elections.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Total | |||||||
| Intransigent Radical Civic Union | 2,284,091 | 26.10 | 34 | 78 | ||||
| People's Radical Civic Union | 1,793,945 | 20.50 | 9 | 58 | ||||
| Popular Union | 1,592,446 | 18.20 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Labour Party | 796,529 | 9.10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| National Federation of Centre Parties (PD–PLCo–PACo) | 610,963 | 6.98 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Three Flags Party | 270,248 | 3.09 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Democratic Socialist Party | 250,172 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Democratic Party | 169,824 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Progressive Party | 156,114 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Argentine Socialist Party - House of the People | 139,137 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| White Party | 117,550 | 1.34 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Civic Movement Popular Flag | 60,915 | 0.70 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| People's Party | 55,181 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Blockist Radical Civic Union | 54,441 | 0.62 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Party of Labour and Progress | 48,306 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Federal Movement | 36,123 | 0.41 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Provincial Defence–White Flag | 32,732 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Property Owners Union | 25,275 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Renewal Crusade Radical Civic Union | 24,123 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Republican Union | 19,960 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Neuquén People's Movement | 18,879 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Argentine Socialist Vanguard Party | 17,914 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National Popular Movement | 17,555 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Workers' Party | 17,270 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Provincial Party of Chubut | 15,065 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Civic Union | 14,051 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Socialist Party (PS) | 12,346 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Populist Party | 10,304 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Democratic People's Union | 9,396 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Federal Union | 9,143 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Principist Radical Civic Union | 6,520 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Civic Union National and Popular Movement | 6,323 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Radical Civic Union of Salta | 6,069 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Antipersonalist Radical Civic Union | 6,065 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Labour Gathering Party | 5,758 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Radical Civic Union of Santa Fe | 5,750 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Argentine Popular Movement | 4,589 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Progressive Action | 4,571 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Radical Civic Union of Santiago del Estero | 4,073 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ruralist Party | 3,428 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Democratic Movement | 3,333 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Agrarian Social Party | 3,227 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Social Front | 3,186 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Argentine Socialist Party – Chaco Federation | 2,766 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Socialist Party – Workers' Front | 2,317 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nationalist Civic Union | 2,092 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Federal Agrarian Labour Party | 1,327 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Workers' Argentine Socialist Party | 137 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Radical Recovery Movement | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Unity and Progress Movement | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Conservative Provincial Labour Party | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Communist Party of Argentina | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8,751,556 | 100.00 | 96 | 192 | ||||
| Valid votes | 8,751,556 | 96.33 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 332,956 | 3.67 | ||||||
| Total votes | 9,084,512 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,596,321 | 85.73 | ||||||
| Source: Cantón,[2] Minitstry of the Interior,[3] Nohlen[4] | ||||||||
Results by province
| Province | Peronist Parties | UCRI | UCRP | Center Parties | Others | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Buenos Aires | 1,206,894 | 39.37 | 17 | 731,877 | 23.88 | 8 | 627,094 | 20.46 | 0 | 179,697 | 5.86 | 0 | 319,876 | 10.43 | 0 |
| Buenos Aires City | 460,471 | 29.25 | 6 | 456,968 | 29.03 | 12 | 353,980 | 22.49 | 0 | 49,638 | 3.15 | 0 | 253,043 | 16.08 | 0 |
| Chaco | 60,915 | 32.41 | 2 | 58,225 | 30.98 | 0 | 49,083 | 26.11 | 0 | 7,536 | 4.01 | 0 | 12,213 | 6.50 | 0 |
| Chubut | 18,361 | 40.36 | 1 | 12,831 | 28.20 | 0 | 12,885 | 28.32 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1,416 | 3.11 | 0 |
| Córdoba | 295,617 | 33.11 | 3 | 180,709 | 20.24 | 0 | 309,329 | 34.65 | 7 | 70,131 | 7.86 | 0 | 36,950 | 4.14 | 0 |
| Corrientes | 7,017 | 3.06 | 0 | 85,319 | 37.15 | 1 | 6,738 | 2.93 | 0 | 123,354 | 53.71 | 3 | 7,229 | 3.15 | 0 |
| Entre Ríos | 72,350 | 20.91 | 0 | 122,917 | 35.52 | 2 | 104,823 | 30.29 | 1 | 27,429 | 7.93 | 0 | 18,525 | 5.35 | 0 |
| Jujuy | 38,304 | 51.08 | 2 | 26,539 | 35.39 | 0 | 4,167 | 5.56 | 0 | 5,965 | 7.95 | 0 | 15 | 0.02 | 0 |
| La Pampa | 27,611 | 36.11 | 0 | 29,378 | 38.42 | 2 | 13,031 | 17.04 | 0 | — | — | — | 6,445 | 8.43 | 0 |
| Mendoza | 151,115 | 40.53 | 1 | 46,912 | 12.58 | 0 | 59,582 | 15.98 | 0 | 93,186 | 24.99 | 3 | 22,033 | 5.91 | 0 |
| Neuquén | 18,879 | 49.95 | 1 | 10,962 | 29.00 | 0 | 4,460 | 11.80 | 0 | 863 | 2.28 | 0 | 2,630 | 6.96 | 0 |
| Río Negro | 26,169 | 40.11 | 2 | 18,688 | 28.64 | 0 | 15,182 | 23.27 | 0 | 1,601 | 2.45 | 0 | 3,602 | 5.52 | 0 |
| Salta | 85,363 | 57.15 | 3 | 25,591 | 17.13 | 0 | 12,244 | 8.20 | 0 | 18,369 | 12.30 | 0 | 7,787 | 5.21 | 0 |
| San Juan | 54,441 | 34.07 | 2 | 43,026 | 26.93 | 1 | 20,789 | 13.01 | 0 | 14,799 | 9.26 | 0 | 26,739 | 16.74 | 0 |
| Santa Fe | 293,018 | 29.96 | 3 | 295,973 | 30.27 | 7 | 138,291 | 14.14 | 0 | 9,154 | 0.94 | 0 | 241,439 | 24.69 | 0 |
| Santiago del Estero | 70,243 | 36.78 | 2 | 50,392 | 26.39 | 0 | 56,057 | 29.35 | 1 | 5,284 | 2.77 | 0 | 8,993 | 4.71 | 0 |
| Tucumán | 162,559 | 53.33 | 2 | 87,784 | 28.80 | 1 | 6,210 | 2.04 | 0 | 3,956 | 1.30 | 0 | 44,295 | 14.53 | 0 |
| Total | 3,049,327 | 34.84 | 45 | 2,284,091 | 26.10 | 34 | 1,793,945 | 20.50 | 9 | 610,963 | 6.98 | 6 | 1,013,230 | 11.58 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c Todo Argentina: 1962 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cantón, Darío (1968). Materiales para el estudio de la sociología política en la Argentina (PDF). Vol. Tomo I. Buenos Aires: Centro de Investigaciones Sociales - Torcuato di Tella Institute. pp. 211–218.
- ^ Historia Electoral Argentina (1912-2007) (PDF). Ministry of the Interior - Subsecretaría de Asuntos Políticos y Electorales. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014.
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter (2005). Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook. Vol. II: South America. Nueva York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-928358-3.