IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Uruguay

3,482,156	23
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
2,684,131	89.91%
Registered Voters (as of April 20, 2022)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Uruguayan Chamber of Senators	Cámara de Senadores	Upper House
Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives	Cámara de Representantes	Lower House
Uruguayan Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

Chief of State: President Tabare VAZQUEZ
Head of Government: President Tabare VAZQUEZ
Assembly: Uruguay has a bicameral General Assembly (Asamblea General) consisting of the Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) with 31 seats and the Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) with 99 seats.

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
In the Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores), 30 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 1 members are filled ex officio. In the Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) 99 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Uruguayan Presidency	1999-10-31	2,204,884	2,402,160	91.79
Uruguayan Presidency	1999-11-23	2,205,924	2,330,154	94.67
Uruguayan Chamber of Senators	2004-10-31	2,197,457	2,452,810	89.59
Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives	2004-10-31	2,229,611	2,487,816	89.62
Uruguayan Presidency	2004-10-31	2,196,491	2,487,816	88.29
Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives	2009-10-25	2,303,336	2,563,250	89.86
Uruguayan Presidency	2009-10-25	2,304,686	2,563,250	89.91
Uruguayan Chamber of Senators	2009-10-25	2,304,685	2,563,250	89.91
Uruguayan Presidency	2009-11-29	2,285,958	2,563,285	89.18
Referendum	2009-11-29	2,303,336	2,562,589	89.88
Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives	2014-10-26	2,372,117	2,620,791	90.51
Uruguayan Chamber of Senators	2014-10-26	2,372,117	2,620,791	90.51
Uruguayan Presidency	2014-10-26	2,372,117	2,620,791	90.51
Uruguayan Presidency	2014-11-30	2,321,230	2,620,791	88.57
Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives	2019-10-27	-	-	-
Referendum	2019-10-27	-	-	-
Uruguayan Presidency	2019-10-27	2,433,364	2,699,978	90.13
Uruguayan Chamber of Senators	2019-10-27	-	-	-
Uruguayan Presidency	2019-11-24	-	-	-
Referendum	2022-03-07	2,299,202	2,684,131	85.66
Uruguayan Presidency	2024-10-27	-	-	-
Uruguayan Chamber of Representatives	2024-10-27	-	-	-
Uruguayan Chamber of Senators	2024-10-27	-	-	-

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