The Argentine general election of 1958 was held on 23 February. Voters chose both the President and their legislators and with a turnout of 90.6% (the highest in Argentine electoral history).
The year 1955 cast a long shadow over these elections. President Juan Perón was violently overthrown in September of that year and the succeeding junta banned the Peronist Party and even the possession of Peronist mementoes or the very mention of the former leader or of the late Eva Perón. The junta did, however, convene a Civilian Advisory Board which, to the dismay of many conservatives, recommended against draconian measures or the reversal of most of Perón's reforms. They also called for a referendum ratifying the 1853 Constitution (which Perón had it heavily amended in 1949), while retaining Perón's Article 15, a section devoted to social reforms; the junta's leader, Gen. Pedro Aramburu, backed the panel's findings. An attempted countercoup against the junta, defeated on June 10, led to the execution of 27 plotters (including numerous civilians) and derailed Aramburu's hopes for the creation of a viable political alternative to the populist leader.
Businessman Rogelio Julio Frigerio, who secured Perón's endorsement of Frondizi in 1956, thus determining the outcome of the elections.
Seizing the opportunity, the Radical Civic Union (UCR)'s 1951 vice-presidential nominee, Arturo Frondizi secretly secured an agreement with the exiled Perón, by which the banned Peronists would be given a voice in exchange for their support. The pact, a mere rumor at the time, created a rift within the UCR at their party convention in November 1956, forcing Frondizi and his supporters to run on a splinter ("Intransigent") ticket and leaving more anti-Peronist UCR voters with Ricardo Balbín, the party's 1951 standard bearer. The two wings presented different candidates for the constituent assembly election called for July 28, 1957, with no clear winner, though the deadlocked assembly did ratify the Advisory Board's proposed constitutional changes.
Unmentionable by law, Perón became the central issue of the 1958 campaign. Argentina was abuzz with the staccato sounds of El-qué-te-dije (roughly translated to "You know who"), as he opposed Balbín, who accepted Pres. Aramburu's endorsement as the candidate of the ruling junta. Balbin, and his Radical Civic Union of the People, was dealt a "February surprise" when, four days before the election, the exiled leader publicly announced his endorsement of Frondizi. Blank votes (Peronist voters' choice during the assembly elections of 1957, which they narrowly "won") became Frondizi votes, making him the winner of the 1958 elections in Argentina.[1]
^Cantón, Darío (1968). Materiales para el estudio de la sociología política en la Argentina(PDF). Vol. Tomo I. Buenos Aires: Centro de Investigaciones Sociales - Torcuato di Tella Institute. pp. 175–180.
^(PDF). Ministry of Interior - Subsecretaría de Asuntos Políticos y Electorales. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014.
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The Argentine general election of 1958 was held on 23 February Voters chose both the President and their legislators and with a turnout of 90 6 the highest in Argentine electoral history 1958 Argentine general electionPresidential election 1954 23 February 1958 1963 466 members of the Electoral College234 votes needed to winRegistered10 002 327Turnout90 60 Nominee Arturo Frondizi Ricardo BalbinParty UCRI UCRPRunning mate Alejandro Gomez Santiago del CastilloElectoral vote 319 140States carried 21 CF 0Popular vote 4 070 398 2 617 693Percentage 49 49 31 83Most voted party by province President before electionPedro Eugenio Aramburu Elected President Arturo FrondiziUCRILegislative election 1954 23 February 1958 1960 187 seats in the Chamber of Deputies94 seats needed for a majorityTurnout90 86 Party SeatsChamber of DeputiesIntransigent Radical Civic Union 49 33 133People s Radical Civic Union 31 72 52Liberal Party of Corrientes 0 62 2This lists parties that won seats See the complete results below Results by province Contents 1 Background 2 Candidates 3 Results 3 1 President 3 2 Chamber of Deputies 3 3 Provincial Governors 4 NotesBackground editThe year 1955 cast a long shadow over these elections President Juan Peron was violently overthrown in September of that year and the succeeding junta banned the Peronist Party and even the possession of Peronist mementoes or the very mention of the former leader or of the late Eva Peron The junta did however convene a Civilian Advisory Board which to the dismay of many conservatives recommended against draconian measures or the reversal of most of Peron s reforms They also called for a referendum ratifying the 1853 Constitution which Peron had it heavily amended in 1949 while retaining Peron s Article 15 a section devoted to social reforms the junta s leader Gen Pedro Aramburu backed the panel s findings An attempted countercoup against the junta defeated on June 10 led to the execution of 27 plotters including numerous civilians and derailed Aramburu s hopes for the creation of a viable political alternative to the populist leader nbsp Businessman Rogelio Julio Frigerio who secured Peron s endorsement of Frondizi in 1956 thus determining the outcome of the elections Seizing the opportunity the Radical Civic Union UCR s 1951 vice presidential nominee Arturo Frondizi secretly secured an agreement with the exiled Peron by which the banned Peronists would be given a voice in exchange for their support The pact a mere rumor at the time created a rift within the UCR at their party convention in November 1956 forcing Frondizi and his supporters to run on a splinter Intransigent ticket and leaving more anti Peronist UCR voters with Ricardo Balbin the party s 1951 standard bearer The two wings presented different candidates for the constituent assembly election called for July 28 1957 with no clear winner though the deadlocked assembly did ratify the Advisory Board s proposed constitutional changes Unmentionable by law Peron became the central issue of the 1958 campaign Argentina was abuzz with the staccato sounds of El que te dije roughly translated to You know who as he opposed Balbin who accepted Pres Aramburu s endorsement as the candidate of the ruling junta Balbin and his Radical Civic Union of the People was dealt a February surprise when four days before the election the exiled leader publicly announced his endorsement of Frondizi Blank votes Peronist voters choice during the assembly elections of 1957 which they narrowly won became Frondizi votes making him the winner of the 1958 elections in Argentina 1 Candidates editIntransigent Radical Civic Union progressive Former Deputy Arturo Frondizi of Corrientes Province Popular Radical Civic Union centrist Former Deputy Ricardo Balbin of Buenos Aires Province Christian Democratic Party progressive Lucas Ayarragaray Socialist Party Former Senator Alfredo Palacios of the city of Buenos Aires nbsp Frondizi nbsp Balbin left nbsp PalaciosResults editPresident edit Presidentialcandidate Vice Presidentialcandidate Party Popular vote Electoral voteVotes Votes Arturo Frondizi Alejandro Gomez Intransigent Radical Civic Union 4 070 398 49 49 319 68 45Ricardo Balbin Santiago del Castillo People s Radical Civic Union 2 617 693 31 83 140 30 04Lucas Ayarragaray Jr Horacio Sueldo Christian Democratic Party 285 650 3 47Alfredo Palacios Carlos Sanchez Viamonte Socialist Party 264 721 3 22Hector Gonzalez Iramain Carlos Aguinaga Democratic Party 145 935 1 77Reynaldo Pastor Martin Aberg Cobo Conservative Democratic People s Party 128 226 1 56Luciano Molinas Horacio R Thedy Democratic Progressive Party 126 991 1 54Alejandro Leloir Juan A Bramuglia Popular Union 80 712 0 98Ernesto Meabe Jose Brouchou Liberal Party of Corrientes 51 092 0 62 5 1 07Vicente Solano Lima Alfredo Massi Conservative People s Party 49 784 0 61White Party 40 820 0 50Juan Bautista Pena Ana Zaefferer de Goyeneche Independent Civic Party 39 157 0 48Populist Popular Union 32 119 0 39Red and White Intransigent Radical Civic Union 31 987 0 39Juan Jose Tartara People s Party 30 957 0 38Conservative Party 30 239 0 37Traditional Blockist Radical Civic Union 22 371 0 27Chaco Alliance 22 338 0 27Labour Party 20 358 0 25Worker s Party 16 876 0 21Liberal Democratic Party 16 611 0 20 2 0 43Basilio Serrano Juan de Zan Federal Union 12 996 0 16Provincial Union 10 722 0 13People s Workers Party and Social Reconstruction 10 378 0 13Conservative Democratic Party 10 328 0 13Provincial Defense White Flag 9 296 0 11Populist Party 7 596 0 09Renewal abd Intransigent Radical Civic Union 7 581 0 09Alejandro Gancedo Jr Antipersonalist Radical Civic Union 7 141 0 09Blockist Radical Civic Union Conservative People s Party 6 120 0 07People s Federal Labour Party 4 427 0 05Autonomist Democratic Party 2 700 0 03Blue and White Party 2 593 0 03Formosa Democratic Party 2 364 0 03National Labour Party 2 170 0 03Federal Agrarian Labour Party 1 342 0 02Rafael Claudeville Renewwal Party 661 0 01Social Workers Party 608 0 01Liberal Party of Misiones 273 0 00Communist Party 42 0 00Total 8 224 373 100Positive votes 8 224 373 90 76Blank votes 814 802 8 99Invalid votes 22 724 0 25Total votes 9 061 899 100Registered voters turnout 10 002 327 90 60Sources 2 3 Chamber of Deputies edit nbsp Party Votes Seats1958 1960 Seats1958 1962 Total seatsIntransigent Radical Civic Union UCRI 4 070 398 49 33 66 67 133People s Radical Civic Union UCRP 2 617 693 31 72 26 26 52Christian Democratic Party PDC 285 650 3 46 Socialist Party PS 264 721 3 21 Democratic Party PD 145 935 1 77 Democratic Progressive Party PDP 126 991 1 54 Liberal Party of Corrientes PLCo 51 092 0 62 1 1 2Others 688 893 8 35 Total 8 251 373 100 93 93 187Positive votes 8 251 373 90 79Blank votes 814 400 8 96Invalid votes 22 724 0 25Total votes 9 088 497 100Registered voters turnout 10 002 327 90 86Source 4 Provincial Governors edit Election of Provincial GovernorsElected positions 22 provincial governors 23 legislative bodiesPresidential Appointment Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires and Territorial Governor of Tierra del FuegoProvince Elected Party MapBuenos Aires Oscar Alende Intransigent Radical Civic Union nbsp Catamarca Juan Manuel Salas Intransigent Radical Civic UnionChaco Anselmo Zoilo Duca Intransigent Radical Civic UnionChubut Jorge Galina Intransigent Radical Civic UnionCordoba Arturo Zanichelli Intransigent Radical Civic UnionCorrientes Fernando Piragine Niveyro Intransigent Radical Civic UnionEntre Rios Raul Lucio Uranga Intransigent Radical Civic UnionFormosa Luis Gutnisky Intransigent Radical Civic UnionJujuy Horacio Guzman Intransigent Radical Civic Union1960 La Pampa Ismael Amit Intransigent Radical Civic UnionLa Rioja Herminio Torres Brizuela Intransigent Radical Civic UnionMendoza Ernesto Ueltschi Intransigent Radical Civic Union1960 Misiones Cesar Napoleon Ayrault Intransigent Radical Civic UnionNeuquen Angel Edelman Intransigent Radical Civic UnionRio Negro Edgardo Castello Intransigent Radical Civic UnionSalta Bernardino Biella Intransigent Radical Civic UnionSan Juan Americo Garcia Intransigent Radical Civic UnionSan Luis Alberto Domeniconi Intransigent Radical Civic UnionSanta Cruz Mario Paradelo Intransigent Radical Civic UnionSanta Fe Carlos Sylvestre Begnis Intransigent Radical Civic UnionSantiago del Estero Eduardo Miguel Intransigent Radical Civic UnionTucuman Celestino Gelsi Intransigent Radical Civic UnionFederal Capital Appointment Hernan M Giralt Intransigent Radical Civic UnionTierra del Fuego Appointment Ernesto Manuel Campos Intransigent Radical Civic UnionNotes edit Todo Argentina Canton Dario 1968 Materiales para el estudio de la sociologia politica en la Argentina PDF Vol Tomo I Buenos Aires Centro de Investigaciones Sociales Torcuato di Tella Institute pp 175 180 Historia Electoral Argentina 1912 2007 PDF Ministry of Interior Subsecretaria de Asuntos Politicos y Electorales December 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 8 September 2014 Nohlen Dieter 2005 Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Vol II South America Nueva York Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 928358 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1958 Argentine general election amp oldid 1143747942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
