| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Congreso de la nación / National Congress |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Cámara de Diputados / Chamber of Deputies |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senado / Senate
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
27 October 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's Victory Front (FV) and its allies remained the largest force in both chambers of the Congress but did not obtain the two-thirds Congressional majority it needed to be able to make constitutional changes. The Constitution bars Ms. Kirchner from seeking a third presidential term in 2015.
The FV won 39 of the 127 seats at stake, and now holds a total of 115 seats in the 257-member Chamber of Deputies. It took 11 of the 24 seats at stake in the Senate, for a total of 33 of the 72 seats. The Radical Civic Union (UCR) - Socialist Party and its allies took a total of 54 seats in the Chamber. The Renewal Front (Frente Renovador, FR), a breakaway party from the FV, led by Mr. Sergio Massa, took 16 seats in the Chamber. The FV ran on the government's record, citing better social benefits. The UCR and the FR pledged to tackle high inflation.
The voting age was lowered from 18 to 16 by the electoral law (Ley 26.774) promulgated on 1 November 2012. However, voting remains compulsory only for those between 18 and 70 years of age. |
Date of previous elections: 23 October 2011
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: October 2015
Number of seats at stake: 127 (partial renewal)
Number of candidates: Not available.
Percentage of women candidates: Not available.
Number of parties contesting the election: Not available
Number of parties winning seats: Not available.
Alternation of power: No
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 10 December 2013
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Julián Andrés Domínguez (Victory Front, FV) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 27 October 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
30'635'464
23'641'116 (77.17%)
22'590'227 |
|
Notes
|
|
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Seats 2013 |
|
|
|
| Victory Front (FV) |
115
|
39 |
|
|
|
| Renewal Front |
16
|
16 |
|
|
|
| Broad Progressive Front |
14
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Radical Civic Union (UCR) |
13
|
8 |
|
|
|
| Union for Social Development (UDESO) |
9
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Federal Commitment Alliance |
9
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Progressive Civic and Social Front |
9
|
9 |
|
|
|
| Civic Front for Santiago |
7
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Union PRO |
6
|
6 |
|
|
|
| UNEN |
5
|
5 |
|
|
|
| Concordia Front for Renewal |
5
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Civic and Social Front |
3
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Neuquino Popular Movement |
3
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Justicialist |
3
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Union for Federal Santa Fe |
3
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Union for Cordoba |
3
|
3 |
|
|
|
| PRO (Republican Proposal) |
3
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Front of Jujuy |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| La Pampa Civic and Social Front (FREPAM) |
2
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Chubut Action |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Civic and Social Agreement Front |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Union for Liberty and Labour |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Union for a better life |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Popular Front |
2
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Encounter for Corrientes |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Workers' Left Front |
2
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Republican Proposal |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Popular Front for Salta |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Civic Federal Front |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| People's Solidarity Movement |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Humanist Party |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Workers' Party |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Riojana Civic Force |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Fuegino People's Movement |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Civic Coalition |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Union for Chaco |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Formosa Broad Front |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Popular Front for Riojano |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Union for Entre Ríos |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
83
44
34.65%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
|
|
| Comments |
Source: Chamber of Deputies (01.01.2015)
Provisional composition of the Chamber of Deputies. |
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