Argentina 1983 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Chamber
of Deputies
|
|
Date of Election
|
October
30, 1983
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
254
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years *
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Radical
Civic Union (UCR) |
129
|
46%
|
| Justicialist
Liberation Front (Frejuli) |
111
|
37%
|
| Intransigent
Party (PI) |
3
|
-
|
| Union
of the Democratic Center (UCD) |
1
|
-
|
| Christian
Democratic Federation (FDC) |
1
|
-
|
| Regional
parties |
8
|
-
|
| Vacant |
1
|
-
|
* Half of the members
were elected for 2-year terms and half for 4-year terms. In subsequent
elections, half of the Chamber was elected on 2 year cycles.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1984-85, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1985.
# Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999) Argentina:
Parliamentary Election 1983. [Internet]. Georgetown University and
the Organization of American States. 11 October 2001.
| Population
Size |
29
627 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
17
929 951
|
|
Total Votes
|
14
927 572
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
83.3%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
2.5%
|
Source:
Voter
Turnout: Argentina. [Internet]. International IDEA. 24 October 2001.
|
