IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Argentina

Argentine Republic

45,101,781	33
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
35,815,436	73.71%
Registered Voters (as of April 25, 2023)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Argentinian Senate	Senado	Upper House
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	Cámara de Diputados	Lower House
Argentinian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Mauricio MACRI *
Head of Government: President Mauricio MACRI
Assembly: Argentina has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la nación) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with 257 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by qualified majority to serve a 4-year term. The electoral system is two-round. To avoid a runoff, the winner must win 45 percent of valid votes. Alternatively, they must win 40 percent of valid votes and at least 10 points more than the next-placed candidate.
In the Senate (Senado) 72 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) 257 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.**

* One-third of the Senate is renewable every two years. Senators are elected from 24 multi-member districts, with 3 Senators. 2 Senate seats per district are granted to the party receiving the highest number of votes, while the other seat is given to the first minority party.

** One-half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewable every two years. Party lists are closed. There are 24 multi-member districts. The threshold is 3 percent.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Argentinian Presidency	1999-10-24	19,415,960	24,108,413	80.54%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2001-10-14	18,146,009	24,735,483	73.36%
Argentinian Senate	2001-10-14	18,343,214	24,735,483	74.16%
Argentinian Presidency	2003-04-27	19,755,369	25,479,486	77.53%
Argentinian Senate	2003-04-27	5,369,908	7,766,376	69.14%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2003-04-27	18,330,553	25,564,130	71.7%
Argentinian Senate	2005-10-23	7,926,585	26,098,093	30.37%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2005-10-23	18,513,717	26,098,093	70.94%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2007-10-28	19,086,667	27,090,236	70.46%
Argentinian Presidency	2007-10-28	19,452,594	27,090,236	71.81%
Argentinian Senate	2007-10-28	-	26,098,546	-
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2009-06-28	20,092,328	27,797,930	72.28%
Argentinian Senate	2009-06-28	6,122,763	8,474,844	72.25%
Argentinian Presidency	2011-10-23	21,484,844	28,867,162	74.43%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2011-10-23	22,027,102	28,867,162	76.31%
Argentinian Senate	2011-10-23	10,721,680	13,581,951	78.94%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2013-10-27	21,864,125	30,635,464	71.37%
Argentinian Senate	2013-10-27	5,323,197	6,908,999	77.05%
Argentinian Presidency	2015-10-25	25,220,640	32,063,409	78.66%
Argentinian Senate	2015-10-25	7,835,803	9,815,549	79.83%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2015-10-25	23,829,889	32,126,138	74.18%
Argentinian Presidency	2015-11-22	25,993,860	32,130,853	80.9%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2017-10-29	25,699,629	33,454,411	76.82%
Argentinian Senate	2017-10-29	12,361,102	15,701,694	78.72%
Argentinian Senate	2019-10-27	6,083,400	7,772,326	78.27%
Argentinian Presidency	2019-10-27	26,595,460	32,890,049	80.86%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2019-10-27	26,595,460	32,890,049	80.86%
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2021-10-24	24,842,572	34,796,245	71.39%
Argentinian Senate	2021-11-14	7,440,559	10,505,451	70.83%
Argentinian Presidency	2023-08-13	-	-	-
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2023-10-22	-	35,815,436	-
Argentinian Senate	2023-10-22	-	35,815,436	-
Argentinian Presidency	2023-10-22	-	35,815,436	-

Argentine Republic

Description of government structure:

Description of electoral system:

Elections

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