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Record Modified: Aug 16 2023

Oct. 28, 2007 Held

Argentina

Argentine Republic

Election for Cámara de Diputados (Argentinian Chamber of Deputies)

Results

Voter
Turnout*
Cast Votes:19,086,667
Valid Votes:17,287,902
Invalid Votes:1,798,765

Parties:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Front for Victory (Justicialist Party) (Frente para la Victoria (Partido Justicialista)) 62 None

Civic Coalition Confederation 15 None

Radical Civic Union 12 None

More Info:

At stake in this election:

  • 130 seats in the Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Nestor KIRCHNER *
  • Head of Government: President Nestor KIRCHNER
  • Assembly: Argentina has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado de la Nación) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) with 257 seats.

* The president is both the chief of state and head of government.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
  • In the Senate (Senado de la Nación) 72 members are elected by direct vote to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) 257 members are elected by direct vote to serve 4-year terms.**

* One-third of the Senate is renewable every two years.

** One-half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewable every two years.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Front for Victory (FV) / Frente para la Victoria
    • Leader: Cristina Fernandez de KIRCHNER
    • Seats won in this election: 62
  • Coalition: Civic Coalition Confederation
    • Members: Alternative for an Egalitarian Republic (ARI), Generation for a National Encounter (GEN), Union for All (UPT)
    • Leader: Elisa CARRIO
    • Seats won in this election: 15
  • Party: Radical Civic Union (UCR)
    • Leader: Gerardo MORALES
    • Seats won in this election: 12
  • Party: Republican Proposal (PRO)
    • Leader: Mauricio MACRI
    • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Other Parties
    • Seats won in this election: 36

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 26,098,546 (October 2005 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 20,418,920 (2007)

·         Is Argentina a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Argentina ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 July 1985)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 52 (Chamber of Deputies) ;10 (Senate)

·         Human Development Index Position: 40 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Argentina a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Argentina ratified CRPD: Yes (2 September 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 6,045,289 (est.)