General elections were held in

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on 29 November 1942, alongside a constitutional referendum.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p494 The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won a majority of seats in the

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and received the most votes in the presidential election, in which the Juan José de Amézaga faction emerged as the largest. Amézaga subsequently became President on 1 March 1943.

Results

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External links

Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School – Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
Parliamentary elections in Uruguay Presidential elections in Uruguay

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