1951 Argentine general election

1951 Argentine general election
11 November 1951
Presidential election
Registered8,613,998
Turnout88.16%
 
Nominee Juan Perón Ricardo Balbín
Party Peronist Party Radical Civic Union
Running mate Hortensio Quijano Arturo Frondizi
Popular vote 4,745,168 2,415,750
Percentage 63.51% 32.33%
Results by province
President before election

Juan Perón
Peronist Party

Elected President

Juan Perón
Peronist Party

Chamber of Deputies election
All 160 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Turnout88.46%
Party Vote % Seats
Peronist Party

62.20 146
Radical Civic Union

33.05 14
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate election
All 30 seats in the Senate
Party Seats
Peronist Party

30
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Argentina on 11 November 1951. Voters chose both the President of Argentina and their legislators. This was the first election in the country to have enfranchised women at the national level. Turnout was around 88%.

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