2017 Argentine legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 22 October 2017[1] to elect half of the Chamber of Deputies and one third of the Senate. The result was a victory for the ruling Cambiemos alliance, being the most voted force in 13 of the 24 districts.[2]

2017 Argentine legislative election
Argentina
22 October 2017

127 of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
24 of 72 seats in the Senate
Turnout76.82% (Deputies)
78.73% (Senate)
Party % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies
Let's Change 41.75% 61
Citizen's Unity - Front for Victory 25.21% 32
Justicialist Front 13.59% 22
1Country 5.97% 4
Left and Worker's Front 4.70% 2
Progressive, Civic and Social Front 1.74% 1
Evolution 0.96% 2
Intransigent Party 0.75% 1
Chubut for Everybody Front 0.41% 1
Neuquén People's Movement 0.33% 1
Senate
Let's Change 41.01% 12
Citizen's Unity - Front for Victory 34.24% 6
Justicialist Front 8.92% 6
Results by province, Chamber of Deputies (left) and Senate (right)

Background

The elections took place during the presidency of Mauricio Macri whose Cambiemos coalition also governed the City of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province. As Cambiemos was a new coalition with few noteworthy political figures, several members of the cabinet were asked to resign from their positions and run for Congress in their respective districts instead.[3]

Peronist factions were divided in two main groups; the Citizen's Unity, led by the former president Cristina Kirchner, led the parliamentary opposition to Macri's administration.[4] Another group was composed of politicians from the Justicialist Party and the Renewal Front.[5]

Electoral system

Number of Deputies at stake in each district.
Provinces that will elect Senators in blue.

Chamber of Deputies

The 257 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by proportional representation in 24 multi-member constituencies based on the provinces (plus the City of Buenos Aires). Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with a 3% electoral threshold.[6] In this election, 127 of the 257 seats are up for renewal for a four-year term.

Province Seats Seats
at stake
Buenos Aires 70 35
City of Buenos Aires 25 13
Catamarca 5 3
Chaco 7 4
Chubut 5 2
Córdoba 18 9
Corrientes 7 3
Entre Ríos 9 5
Formosa 5 2
Jujuy 6 3
La Pampa 5 3
La Rioja 5 2
Mendoza 10 5
Misiones 7 3
Neuquén 5 3
Río Negro 5 2
Salta 7 3
San Juan 6 3
San Luis 5 3
Santa Cruz 5 3
Santa Fe 19 9
Santiago del Estero 7 3
Tierra del Fuego 5 2
Tucumán 9 4
Total 257 127

Senate

The 72 members of the Senate are elected in the same 24 constituencies, with three seats in each. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency wins two seats, with the third seat awarded to the second-placed party.[7] The 2017 elections will see one-third of Senators renewed, with eight provinces electing three Senators; Buenos Aires, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis and Santa Cruz.

Schedule

The timetable for the different national electoral acts was established on the following dates:

  • 25 April: Closure of the provisional electoral register.
  • 5 May: Publication of the provisional electoral register.
  • 20 May: Deadline to correct the electoral register.
  • 14 June: Deadline to register the alliances.
  • 24 June: Deadline to register the pre-nominations for the primary elections (PASO).
  • 14 July: Beginning of the electoral campaign for the PASO and publication of the definitive electoral register.
  • 21 July: Beginning of the prohibition of the broadcast of advertisements to capture the vote.
  • 29 July: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government until the PASO.
  • 11 August: Beginning of the election silence.
  • 13 August: Primary elections (PASO).
  • 17 September: Start of the election campaign for the national elections.
  • 27 September: Beginning of the prohibition to broadcast advertising to capture the vote.
  • 7 October: Beginning of the prohibition of public acts (inaugurations, announcements) by the government, until the elections.
  • 14 October: Beginning of the prohibition to publish opinion polls.
  • 20 October: Beginning of the election silence.
  • 22 October: National legislative elections.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes  % Seats won
Let's Change 10,261,407 41.75 61
Total Citizen's Unity - Front for Victory (FPV) 6,195,591 25.21 32
Citizen's Unity 4,083,694 16.61 17
Front for Victory (FPV) 518,353 2.11 3
Justicialist Front (Santa Fe) 509,190 2.07 3
Civic Front for Santiago 384,125 1.56 3
Front for the Renewal of Concord 268,646 1.09 2
Citizen's Front for Victory 235,699 0.96 2
Together We Can More 146,730 0.60 1
Citizen and Social Front 27,825 0.11 1
Popular Front for Liberation 16,906 0.07
Riojan Popular Alternative 4,423 0.02
Total Justicialist Front 3,340,128 13.59 22
Justicialist Front 1,414,236 5.75 7
Union for Córdoba 626,887 2.55 3
We Are Mendoza 272,552 1.11 1
Chaco Deserves More 257,053 1.05 2
Everybody Front 226,425 0.92 2
Unity and Renovation Front 170,759 0.69 1
Justicialist Unity Front 158,573 0.65 2
Justicialist Party (PJ) 96,121 0.39 2
Justicialist Front for Victory 95,927 0.39 2
Land of Union Front 21,595 0.09
Total 1Country 1,467,558 5.97 4
1Country 1,142,744 4.65 4
Renewal Front - 1Country 175,954 0.72
1 Santa Fe Project 87,955 0.36
Popular Union (UP) 26,224 0.11
A New Country 18,615 0.08
One Rioja 9,176 0.04
Authentic Renewal Front 6,890 0.03
Total Left and Worker's Front (FIT) 1,156,160 4.70 2
Left and Worker's Front (FIT) 1,067,522 4.34 2
Workers' Party (PO) 68,521 0.28
Socialist Left (IS) 10,332 0.04
Socialist Workers' Party (PTS) 9,785 0.04
Total Socialist Party (PS) 427,773 1.74 1
Progressive, Civic and Social Front (FPCyS) 287,613 1.17 1
Neuquino Front 68,210 0.28
Socialist Party (PS) 42,248 0.17
Let's Advance Front 11,710 0.05
Popular Progressive Front 10,763 0.04
La Pampa Progressive Front 7,229 0.03
Evolution 237,132 0.96 2
Intransigent Party (PI) 184,610 0.75 1
Republican Force (FR) 155,089 0.63
Total Workers' Socialist Movement (MST) - Movement for Socialism (MAS) 146,212 0.59
Left in Front for Socialism 61,716 0.25
New Left 57,553 0.23
Workers' Socialist Movement (MST) 26,943 0.11
Chubut for Everybody Front 101,613 0.41 1
Self-determination and Freedom (AyL) 82,977 0.34
Neuquén People's Movement (MPN) 81,077 0.33 1
Agrarian and Social Party 80,004 0.33
Unite for Freedom and Dignity 75,499 0.31
Córdoba Neighborhood Encounter 72,533 0.30
Popular Party 71,471 0.29
Future City 71,278 0.29
We are all Salta 67,539 0.27
Social and Popular Front - Popular Unity 64,817 0.26
People First Party 50,645 0.21
Civic Coalition ARI (CC-ARI) 42,937 0.17
Broad Space 32,458 0.13
We are Corrientes 23,790 0.10
Freemen of the South Movement 12,678 0.05
Action for a New Democracy 12,660 0.05
Authentic Socialist Party (PSA) 12,084 0.05
Project South 11,754 0.05
New October Party 11,620 0.05
New Leadership 7,263 0.03
Fueguino Federal Party 5,784 0.02
Labor and People's Party (PTP) 5,423 0.02
Humanist Party (PH) 3,895 0.02
Initiative for the Union 3,334 0.01
Latin American Integration Movement of Social Expression (MILES) 2,147 0.01
Principles and Conviction Party 1,174 0.00
Total 24,580,114 100 127
Positive votes 24,580,114 95.64
Blank votes 762,151 2.97
Invalid votes 357,480 1.39
Total votes 25,699,745 100
Registered voters/turnout 33,454,411 76.82
Sources:[8][9]

Results by province

Province Let's Change Citizen's Unity Justicialist Front 1Country Others
Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats
Buenos Aires 3,930,406 42.15 15 3,383,114 36.28 13 485,138 5.20 1 1,028,385 11.03 4 497,665 5.34 2
Buenos Aires City 982,867 50.98 8 419,176 21.74 3 93,980 4.87 431,805 22.40 2
Catamarca 83,937 41.86 1 11,935 5.95 95,927 47.84 2 8,715 4.35
Chaco 271,110 41.79 2 69,786 10.76 257,053 39.62 2 18,615 2.87 32,220 4.97
Chubut 95,266 31.16 1 73,026 23.88 137,463 44.96 1
Córdoba 996,950 48.48 5 199,683 9.71 1 626,887 30.48 3 232,875 11.32
Corrientes 317,900 55.43 2 146,730 25.58 1 85,135 14.84 23,790 4.15
Entre Ríos 437,962 53.02 3 313,605 37.97 2 74,466 9.01
Formosa 119,865 36.58 1 202,817 61.89 1 5,005 1.53
Jujuy 185,253 51.73 2 70,818 19.78 1 33,859 9.46 68,171 19.04
La Pampa 96,045 45.39 1 96,121 45.42 2 19,444 9.19
La Rioja 85,685 44.78 1 4,423 2.31 84,477 44.15 1 9,176 4.80 7,597 3.97
Mendoza 491,012 45.73 3 272,552 25.38 1 310,126 28.88 1
Misiones 211,164 33.61 1 268,646 42.76 2 26,224 4.17 122,241 19.46
Neuquén 106,821 28.21 1 73,310 19.36 1 6,879 1.82 191,685 50.62 1
Río Negro 122,838 31.99 1 189,557 49.36 1 71,619 18.65
Salta 211,377 30.25 1 179,295 25.66 1 170,759 24.44 1 137,387 19.66
San Juan 132,820 31.49 1 226,425 53.68 2 20,379 4.83 42,200 10.00
San Luis 123,994 43.01 1 158,573 55.00 2 5,722 1.98
Santa Cruz 72,759 43.91 2 52,953 31.96 1 6,890 4.16 33,105 19.98
Santa Fe 743,139 37.80 5 509,190 25.90 3 87,955 4.47 625,781 31.83 1
Santiago del Estero 94,968 17.33 384,125 70.09 3 50,081 9.14 18,842 3.44
Tierra del Fuego 27,654 29.77 1 27,825 29.96 1 21,595 23.25 15,813 17.02
Tucumán 319,615 32.56 2 460,198 46.89 2 201,693 20.55
Total 10,261,407 41.75 61 6,195,591 25.21 32 3,340,128 13.59 22 1,467,558 5.97 4 3,315,430 13.49 8

Senate

Party Votes  % Seats won
Let's Change 4,864,886 41.01 12
Total Citizen's Unity - Front for Victory (FPV) 4,061,310 34.24 6
Citizen's Unity 3,529,900 29.76 1
Front for the Renewal of Concord 271,051 2.29 2
Front for Victory (FPV) 255,618 2.15 3
Riojan Popular Alternative 4,741 0.04
Total 1Country 1,154,657 9.73
1Country 1,089,193 9.18
Renewal Front - 1Country 33,997 0.29
Popular Union (UP) 24,435 0.21
Authentic Renewal Front 7,032 0.06
Total Justicialist Front 1,058,195 8.92 6
Justicialist Front 662,525 5.59 2
Everybody Front 227,503 1.92 2
Justicialist Unity Front 168,167 1.42 2
Total Left and Worker's Front (FIT) 544,551 4.59
Left and Worker's Front (FIT) 525,416 4.43
Workers' Party (PO) 14,339 0.12
Socialist Workers' Party (PTS) 4,796 0.04
Agrarian and Social Party 84,310 0.71
Total Socialist Party (PS) 22,765 0.19
Let's Advance Front 11,712 0.10
Popular Progressive Front 11,053 0.09
Total Workers' Socialist Movement (MST) - Movement for Socialism (MAS) 22,561 0.19
New Left 11,451 0.10
Left in Front for Socialism 8,420 0.07
Workers' Socialist Movement (MST) 2,690 0.02
Action for a New Democracy (ADN) 12,860 0.11
Project South 12,620 0.11
New October Party 12,406 0.10
Popular Unity 8.614 0.07
Latin American Integration Movement of Social Expression (MILES) 2,185 0.02
Total 11,861,920 100 24
Positive votes 11,861,920 95.96
Blank votes 390,937 3.16
Invalid votes 108,361 0.88
Total votes 12,361,218 100
Registered voters/turnout 15,701,694 78.73
Sources:[8][9]

Results by province

Province Let's Change Citizen's Unity 1Country Justicialist Front Others
Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats Votes  % Seats
Buenos Aires 3,912,526 41.35 2 3,529,900 37.31 1 1,069,747 11.31 500,945 5.29 448,933 4.74
Formosa 121,520 37.12 1 201,972 61.69 2 3,899 1.19
Jujuy 189,858 52.60 2 33,997 9.42 75,062 20.80 1 62,039 17.19
La Rioja 91,307 48.02 2 4,741 2.49 86,518 45.50 1 7,565 3.98
Misiones 210,956 33.28 1 271,051 42.76 2 24,435 3.85 127,482 20.11
San Juan 134,742 32.31 1 19,446 4.66 227,503 54.55 2 35,364 8.48
San Luis 130,165 42.94 1 168,167 55.48 2 4,796 1.58
Santa Cruz 73,812 44.12 2 53,646 32.07 1 7,032 4.20 32,794 19.60
Total 4,864,886 41.01 12 4,061,310 34.24 6 1,154,657 9.73 0 1,058,195 8.92 6 722,872 6.09 0

References

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  7. Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union
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