1938 Argentine legislative election

1938 Argentine legislative election
Argentina
6 March 1938

81 of 158 seats in the National Congress
Turnout68.26%
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Concordance

61.64% 52 +16
Radical Civic Union

25.80% 27 −12
Tucumán Radical Civic Union

2.41% 2 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province

Legislative elections were held in Argentina on 6 March 1938. Voter turnout was 68%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats won Total seats
Total Concordance 1,080,026 61.64 52 83
National Democratic Party (PDN) 599,751 34.23 26 57
Santa Fe Radical Civic Union (UCR-SF) 157,958 9.02 6 9
Concordance 156,325 8.92 10 —
Antipersonalist Radical Civic Union (UCR-A) 34,280 1.96 1 9
Unified Radical Party (PRU) 36,468 2.08 2 2
Reorganized National Democratic Party (PDN) 22,936 1.31 2 —
Unified Radical Civic Union (UCR-U) 22,751 1.30 1 3
Liberal Party of Corrientes (PLCo) 16,646 0.95 — 1
Popular Party of Jujuy 11,700 0.67 2 2
Salta Radical Civic Union 9,328 0.53 1 —
Buenos Aires Province Radical Civic Union 6,375 0.36 — —
San Juan Radical Civic Union 4,522 0.26 1 —
Blockist Radical Civic Union (UCR-B) 966 0.06 — —
Impersonalist Radical Civic Union 20 0.00 — —
Radical Civic Union (UCR) 452,025 25.80 27 65
Socialist Party (PS) 99,291 5.67 — 5
Tucumán Radical Civic Union 42,312 2.41 2 5
Socialist Workers' Party (PSO) 26,530 1.51 — —
Labour Gathering Party (CO) 13,859 0.79 — —
Servants of the State 8,550 0.49 — —
Independent Democratic Party 8,158 0.47 — —
Radical Civic Union - Opposition Block 6,785 0.39 — —
Radical Party 4,071 0.23 — —
National Labor Party 3,357 0.19 — —
Federalist Radical Civic Union (UCR-F) 2,636 0.15 — —
Independent Radical Civic Union 1,878 0.11 — —
National Democratic Party (Graffignista) (PDN) 1,574 0.09 — —
Others 1,078 0.06 — —
Total 1,752,130 100 81 158
Positive votes 1,752,130 94.89
Blank votes 67,951 3.68
Invalid votes 443 0.02
Invalid/blank votes 1,006 0.05
Tally sheet differences 25,021 1.36
Total votes 1,846,551 100
Registered voters/turnout 2,705,347 68.26
Source:[1]

Results by province

Province Concordance UCR PS Others
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Buenos Aires 359,455 83.55 14 62,777 14.59 7 7,842 1.82 — 151 0.03 —
Buenos Aires City 94,174 26.3 5 132,129 36.91 11 71,843 20.07 — 59,795 16.7 —
Catamarca 16,743 99.98 2 — — — — — — 3 0.01 —
Córdoba 62,943 37.93 2 90,707 54.67 4 4,109 2.47 — 8,158 4.91 —
Corrientes 86,498 99.89 3 — — — — — — 88 0.1 —
Entre Ríos 66,426 52.47 2 54,755 43.25 1 2,047 1.61 — 3,357 2.65 —
Jujuy 15,802 100 2 — — — — — — — — —
La Rioja 12,334 100 2 — — — — — — — — —
Mendoza 47,938 74.41 4 12,961 20.12 1 878 1.36 — 2,640 4.09 —
Salta 35,010 89.32 3 2,125 5.422 — 179 0.45 — 1,878 4.79 —
San Juan 28,424 91.14 3 439 1.4 — 748 2.39 — 1,574 5.04 —
Santa Fe 157,958 65.08 6 75,511 31.11 3 8,385 3.45 — 832 0.34 —
Santiago del Estero 63,227 86.62 3 9,763 13.37 — — — — — — —
Tucumán 33,094 36.96 1 10,858 12.12 — 3,260 3.64 — 42,312 47.26 2
Total 1,080,026 61.64 52 452,025 25.79 27 99,291 5.66 0 120,788 6.89 2

References

  1. ^ Memoria del Ministerio del Interior presentada al Honorable Congreso de la Nación del 20 de febrero de 1938 al 30 de abril de 1938. Buenos Aires: Imprenta del Congreso Nacional. 1938. pp. 152–184.