2009 Argentine legislative election

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2009 Argentine legislative election
Argentina
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Chamber of Deputies

127 of the 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Turnout74.35%
Party % Seats +/–
Social and Civic Agreement

30.21 42 +7
Front for Victory

29.89 42 −41
Federal Peronism / PRO Union

27.26 34 +24
Proyecto Sur

2.86 4 +3
New Encounter

2.12 2 +2
Neuquén People's Movement

0.40 2 +1
Fuegian Federal Party

0.06 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

24 of the 72 seats in the Senate
Turnout74.18%
Party % Seats +/–
Social and Civic Agreement

45.09 14 +8
Federal Peronism / PRO Union

25.36 4 +4
Front for Victory

20.01 6 −11
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chamber of Deputies results by province

Legislative elections were held in Argentina for half the seats in the Chamber of Deputies and a third (24) of the seats in the Senate on 28 June 2009, as well as for the legislature of the City of Buenos Aires and other municipalities.[1][2]

Background[edit]

The elections were due to have been held on 25 October 2009. In March 2009, the Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, moved to bring forward the date of elections to the Buenos Aires City Legislature to June 28, saying that it would increase transparency and democratic quality.[3] Opposition figures criticised the decision, suggesting Macri was attempting to consolidate his power in the city, and building the career of his deputy, Gabriela Michetti, expected to head the list for Macri's coalition in the election.[4] Similar changes to the election date had been introduced in the provinces of Santa Fe and Catamarca (March 2009).[5][6]

Despite the criticism by politicians from Government ranks that Macri had abused the process by unilaterally changing the election date, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that she too would be introducing legislation to move the date of national elections forward by four months, to June 28. Despite great debate and the defections of some Peronist legislators, the proposal passed its Congressional stages quickly and the date was successfully changed.[2] The Government claimed it would allow politicians to leave behind campaigning priorities and focus on tackling the ongoing local effect of the international financial crisis. Equally controversial was a decision by Front for Victory leader Néstor Kirchner (the current President's husband and predecessor) to advance stand-in candidates - prominent local lawmakers (notably Buenos Aires Province Governor Daniel Scioli, as well as 15 Greater Buenos Aires-area mayors) who, after the election, would be likely to cede their new seats to down-ticket names.[7]

The elections resulted in a setback for the governing, center-left Front for Victory and its allies, which lost their absolute majorities in both houses of Congress.[8] Former President Néstor Kirchner stood as head of his party list in the important Buenos Aires Province. Kirchner's list was defeated, however, by the center-right Republican Proposal (PRO) list headed by businessman Francisco de Narváez; the loss in Buenos Aires Province, though narrow, is significant as the province has been considered a Peronist stronghold and had helped maintain Kirchnerism as the dominant force in Argentine politics since 2003. Buenos Aires Vice Mayor Gabriela Michetti stood as head of the PRO list for the Lower House, and defeated four other prominent parties; the evening's surprise in Buenos Aires, however, was that of filmmaker Fernando Solanas' left-wing Proyecto Sur, which obtained second place.[9][10]

The Kirchners' leading opposition on the center-left, the Civic Coalition, also made significant gains – particularly in the Senate, where they gained 7 seats. The Front for Victory had already lost 16 Lower House members and 4 Senators on the heels of the 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector over a proposed rise in export tariffs. The crisis was defused by Vice President Julio Cobos' surprise, tie-breaking vote against them on July 16, 2008; but fallout from the controversy led to the President's distancing from Cobos (who successfully supported his own party list in his native Mendoza Province), a sharp drop in presidential approval ratings, and the aforementioned congressional defections. One especially successful ex-Kirchnerist was Santa Fe Province Senator Carlos Reutemann, who after the agrarian conflict formed Santa Fe Federal. His new party narrowly bested local Socialist Party leader Rubén Giustiniani, who would garner one of Santa Fe's three Senate seats.[11] The Front for Victory retained a plurality in both houses, however (they will, with two allies, be one seat short of an absolute majority in the Senate).[10]

Results[edit]

Chamber of Deputies[edit]

Party or allianceVotes%SeatsTotal
seats
Social and Civic AgreementSocial and Civic Agreement3,049,25515.542377
Progressive, Civic and Social Front672,3513.434
Radical Civic Union650,1383.314
Civic Front of Córdoba468,9182.393
Civic Federal Front423,0222.163
Frente de Todos154,8730.791
Socialist Party147,3730.750
Encuentro por Corrientes [es]142,0860.721
Civic Coalition ARI82,7110.420
Consensus for Development [es]76,1330.391
Let's Change to Grow53,2090.272
Progressive Project5,7690.030
La Rioja Civic Front1,0700.010
Total5,926,90830.2142
Front for VictoryFront for Victory4,215,04721.4926125
Justicialist Party247,3851.263
Justicialist Front384,3851.963
Chaco Deserves More257,1471.312
Front for the Renewal of Concord212,6211.082
Civic Front for Santiago194,5370.993
Integration Front132,8180.682
Corrientes for Change Front111,5080.571
Salta Renewal Party32,3420.160
Union of Neuquinos – Broad Front24,4960.120
More San Luis Vocation24,3270.120
Union for Jujuy6,2140.030
Broad Front (Frente Amplio)5,9000.030
Federalist Unity Party5,0250.030
Broad Front (Frente Grande)4,9100.030
Life and Commitment Movement4,1380.020
Plural Consensus6210.000
Intransigent Party4680.000
Total5,863,88929.8942
Federal PeronismPRO UnionPRO Union2,948,45815.031544
Federal Santa Fe673,3823.434
Republican Proposal567,6952.895
Union for Córdoba428,9022.192
Frente Es Posible [es]199,1531.023
Federal Front115,3950.591
We are All Salta83,2700.421
Justicialist Party (La Pampa)67,0710.342
Union for San Juan60,7960.311
Dissident Popular Front50,5530.260
Jujuy First Front45,8730.230
Popular Action Movement26,7790.140
Tucumán Labor Party23,2120.120
Live Entre Ríos11,6770.060
Lealtad y Dignidad [es]11,4780.060
Union for Santiago Front9,6110.050
Popular Action Movement7,2530.040
Partido Es Posible [es]6,7720.030
Proposal for Change5,9170.030
Federal Catamarca Front4,5910.020
Total5,347,83827.2634
Proyecto SurProyecto Sur448,7112.2945
Authentic Socialist Party67,2800.340
Freemen of the South Movement44,1120.220
Total560,1032.864
New Encounter415,9612.1222
Workers' Party230,2741.1700
Workers' Left FrontWorkers' Left Front149,9940.7600
Socialist Workers' Party26,5240.140
Popular Left Consensus11,3760.060
Socialist Left1,3670.010
Total189,2610.960
MST–MIJDWorkers' Socialist Movement77,1700.3900
Independent Movement of Retirees and Unemployed39,9760.200
Total117,1460.600
Neuquén People's Movement78,7030.4023
Federal Movement of Retirees – Popular Movement for Reconquest61,6510.3100
Integration and Development MovementFront for Change16,6990.0900
Unity for Change Front16,0050.080
Hope Front15,4930.080
Integration and Development Movement9,5820.050
Total57,7790.290
Dialogue for the City57,5770.2900
Republican Force57,5200.2900
PCPUNIRMODINPCPUNIRMODIN37,8500.1900
People's Countryside Party5,5730.030
MODIN – Communal Party3,5090.020
Federal Independent Coalition – Federal Encounter for Unity3,1920.020
Porteño Consensus – Idear2,5890.010
Total117,1460.600
PHPCHumanist Party16,8240.0900
Communist Party16,3500.080
Popular and Social Front9,9250.050
Popular Front3,7750.020
Popular Encounter5,6160.030
Total117,1460.600
People's Reconstruction Party43,1880.2200
Self-determination and Freedom37,5070.1900
Retirees in Action29,4910.1500
Christian Democratic PartyChristian Democratic Party16,8980.0900
Popular Civic Front10,8770.060
Total27,7750.140
New Civic Union [es]27,5610.1400
Call for Citizen Integration26,0790.1300
Autonomist Party of Corrientes25,2600.1300
Open Policy for Social Integrity [es]24,4480.1200
New People22,3070.1100
Encounter for Córdoba20,1140.1000
United People's Front19,6600.1000
Chubut Action Party [es]19,0880.1000
Renewal Party18,6330.0900
Alliance with Consciousness – Solidary Will18,3510.0900
Fuegian Federal Party12,6530.0611
Christians' Authentic Party12,6130.0600
Retirees Front12,4160.0600
Citizen Dignity11,7620.0600
Citizen Encounter9,3550.0500
Everybody for Neuquén9,1410.0500
Popular Party8,1000.0400
Green Initiative for Buenos Aires8,0720.0400
Popular Unity Movement7,7870.0400
Autonomist Party7,5230.0400
Democratic Party of Córdoba [es]7,3530.0400
Mendoza Deserves More6,5760.0300
Popular Concentration6,3970.0300
Independent Renewal Movement6,3920.0300
United Left5,6990.0300
Together for Mendoza5,5340.0300
Do for Tierra del Fuego5,0780.0300
Socialist Convergence4,1950.0200
Party for Independent Solidarity Action in Buenos Aires4,0810.0200
United People3,6260.0200
Will for Integration and Authentic Development3,5760.0200
Union of the Democratic Centre3,2620.0200
Party of the City3,2590.0200
Movimiento Federalista Pampeano [es]3,2050.0200
Social Vanguard3,2030.0200
New Generation2,7820.0100
United Provinces Movement2,7230.0100
Federal Party2,5780.0100
Social Alternative2,5670.0100
Fueguian People's Movement2,2420.0100
People's Assembly for Socialism and Freedom1,9720.0100
Provincial Renewal Commitment9760.0000
Total Space7280.0000
Total19,616,701100.00127257
Valid votes19,616,70194.43
Invalid votes352,5491.70
Blank votes805,0903.88
Total votes20,774,340100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,942,19474.35
Source: DINE,[12] Ministry of the Interior[13]

Results by province[edit]

Province ACyS FPV Federal Peronism/PRO Others
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Buenos Aires 1,613,037 21.46 8 2,418,725 32.18 12 2,667,127 35.49 13 816,404 10.86 2
Buenos Aires City 391,206 21.50 3 211,277 11.61 1 572,085 31.43 5 645,339 35.46 4
Catamarca 58,758 38.96 2 50,489 33.47 1 31,370 20.80 10,217 6.77
Chaco 229,045 44.48 2 257,147 49.93 2 28,789 5.59
Chubut 59,948 25.18 132,818 55.80 2 45,272 19.02
Córdoba 954,014 57.09 6 151,753 9.08 1 448,544 26.84 2 116,805 6.99
Corrientes 296,959 68.47 2 111,508 25.71 1 25,260 5.82
Entre Ríos 268,210 40.62 3 231,899 35.12 2 125,740 19.04 34,406 5.21
Formosa 81,126 35.67 1 146,328 64.33 1
Jujuy 87,081 30.94 1 118,233 42.00 2 45,873 16.30 30,297 10.76
La Pampa 63,156 35.53 1 5,900 3.32 79,548 44.75 2 29,138 16.39
La Rioja 51,598 32.90 1 84,028 53.57 1 17,395 11.09 3,832 2.44
Mendoza 454,315 52.17 3 234,441 26.92 1 131,846 15.14 1 50,170 5.76
Misiones 51,867 11.74 286,104 64.76 2 81,186 18.38 1 22,653 5.13
Neuquén 82,224 30.82 1 59,293 22.22 9,457 3.54 115,815 43.41 2
Río Negro 163,295 58.99 1 86,957 31.41 1 26,566 9.60
Salta 23,763 4.85 206,625 42.14 1 198,665 40.52 2 61,229 12.49
San Juan 48,529 15.11 184,912 57.56 2 60,796 18.93 1 26,994 8.40
San Luis 53,539 27.66 30,969 16.00 102,149 52.76 3 6,939 3.58
Santa Cruz 53,209 42.57 2 51,427 41.14 1 20,360 16.29
Santa Fe 672,351 39.81 4 162,615 9.63 1 673,382 39.87 4 180,647 10.70
Santiago del Estero 42,623 13.66 243,488 78.04 3 9,611 3.08 16,275 5.22
Tierra del Fuego 14,873 24.42 15,844 26.01 1 30,197 49.57 1
Tucumán 112,182 15.56 1 381,109 52.87 3 93,064 12.91 134,462 18.65
Total 5,926,908 30.21 42 5,863,889 29.89 42 5,347,838 27.26 34 2,478,066 12.63 9

Senate[edit]

Party or allianceVotes%SeatsTotal
seats
Social and Civic AgreementProgressive, Civic and Social Front693,76611.59123
Civic Front of Córdoba512,3068.562
Radical Civic Union488,3248.162
Civic Federal Front422,5247.062
Social and Civic Agreement237,9043.974
Frente de Todos152,8542.552
Encuentro por Corrientes [es]146,8102.451
Socialist Party – The Coalition28,8860.480
Civic Coalition ARI16,6250.280
Total2,699,99945.0914
Federal Peronism / PRO UnionFederal Santa Fe724,06612.0929
Union for Córdoba436,9407.300
DemocraticPRO Union Front122,9072.050
Federal PRO Union Front71,8461.200
Justicialist Party69,6161.162
Frente Es Posible [es]30,3200.510
Popular Action Movement27,1250.450
Tucumán Labor Party24,6460.410
Partido Es Posible [es]6,8010.110
Federal Catamarca Front4,4470.070
Total1,518,71425.364
Front for VictoryFront for Victory947,87815.83439
Integration Front133,7582.232
Corrientes for Change Front110,8571.850
Broad Front (Frente Amplio)5,5460.090
Total1,198,03920.016
Proyecto SurAuthentic Socialist Party50,7450.8500
Freemen of the South Movement13,1110.220
Total63,8561.070
Workers' Party59,6831.0000
Republican Force58,3000.9700
Workers' Left FrontWorkers' Left Front33,4300.5600
Socialist Workers' Party17,5220.290
Total50,9520.850
People's Countryside PartyUNIRMODIN36,6550.6100
Workers' Socialist Movement36,0940.6000
Autonomist Party of Corrientes27,8550.4700
New People23,8400.4000
Open Policy for Social Integrity [es]22,4890.3800
Integration and
Development Movement
Unity for Change Front14,2620.2400
Integration and Development Movement7,6130.130
Total21,8750.370
Encounter for Córdoba20,3290.3400
Chubut Action Party [es]19,4940.3300
United People's Front18,8650.3200
Alliance with Consciousness – Solidary Will18,1090.3000
Retirees Front11,9040.2000
Christian Democratic Party11,4590.1900
Democratic Party of Córdoba [es]7,4900.1300
Popular Unity Movement7,4790.1200
Autonomist Party7,3970.1200
Mendoza Deserves More7,2010.1200
Independent Renewal Movement6,1090.1000
Popular Concentration5,9570.1000
Together for Mendoza5,5040.0900
United Left5,3860.0900
Humanist Party4,8070.0800
United People3,4940.0600
Movimiento Federalista Pampeano [es]3,0710.0500
Independence Party2,7920.0500
Federal Party2,4920.0400
Neuquén People's Movement1
Total5,987,690100.002472
Valid votes5,987,69095.01
Invalid votes123,8621.97
Blank votes190,5103.02
Total votes6,302,062100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,495,43074.18
Source: DINE,[14] Ministry of Interior[13]

Results by province[edit]

Province ACyS Federal Peronism/PRO FPV Others
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Catamarca 58,917 38.97 2 31,572 20.88 50,650 33.50 1 10,037 6.64
Chubut 59,101 24.73 1 133,758 55.98 2 46,099 19.29
Córdoba 958,154 57.32 3 455,537 27.25 146,163 8.74 111,713 6.68
Corrientes 299,664 68.36 3 110,857 25.29 27,855 6.35
La Pampa 62,550 34.78 1 81,339 45.23 2 5,546 3.08 30,405 16.91
Mendoza 451,410 52.12 2 129,708 14.98 235,962 27.25 1 48,961 5.65
Santa Fe 693,766 40.57 1 724,066 42.34 2 132,935 7.77 159,488 9.33
Tucumán 116,437 15.92 1 96,492 13.19 382,168 52.25 2 136,380 18.64
Total 2,699,999 45.09 14 1,518,714 25.36 4 1,198,039 20.01 6 570,938 9.54 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barrionuevo, Alexei; Sreeharsha, Vinod (2009-03-13). "Citing Economy Worries, Argentine Leader Seeks Early Vote". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ a b Argentina adopts early congressional election, Associated Press, 27 March 2009.
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  4. ^ La oposición salió a criticar duro a Macri por desdoblar las elecciones, Clarín, 12 March 2009.
  5. ^ Catamarca desdobla sus comicios, parlamentario.com, 31 December 2008. Accessed 27 March 2009.
  6. ^ Binner decidió que las elecciones se desdoblen en la provincia, Rafaela.com, 18 February 2009. Accessed 27 March 2009.
  7. ^ Clarín (in Spanish)
  8. ^ BBC News
  9. ^ Gray, Kevin (2009-06-29). "Argentine leader suffers sharp blow in vote". Forbes. Reuters. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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  11. ^ El Litoral (in Spanish)
  12. ^ "Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013 - Diputados Nacionales". Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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  14. ^ "Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013 - Senadores Nacionales". Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2021-02-07.

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