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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Uruguay on 30 July 1916.[1] The National Party emerged as the largest party, winning 105 of the 218 seats. The Batllista wing of the Colorado Party was defeated as a result of a coalition of nationalist and non-Batllista Colorado Party members.[2] According to one study, "Exigencies of politics precluded a clear-cut batllista control of the constitutional convention elected in 1916 even though Batlle's followers still dominated the congress."[3]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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National Party | 68,073 | 46.42 | 105 | |
Collegiate Colorado Party | 60,420 | 41.21 | 87 | |
Anti-Collegiate | 14,548 | 9.92 | 22 | |
Socialist Party | 2,001 | 1.36 | 2 | |
Civic Union | 1,590 | 1.08 | 2 | |
Total | 146,632 | 100.00 | 218 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 223,020 | – | ||
Source: Nohlen |