1989 Uruguayan general election
# 1989 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on November 26, 1989. They resulted in a clear win for the National Party, and victory for the Herrerismo-Renovación y Victoria presidential candidate, Luis Alberto Lacalle.

This was only the third time in the 20th century that the National Party won a general election. The incumbent Colorado Party was defeated.

## Results

| Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– |
| | National Party | Luis Alberto Lacalle | 444,839 | 22.57 | 39 | +4 | 12 | +1 |
| | National Party | Carlos Julio Pereyra | 218,656 | 11.10 | 39 | +4 | 12 | +1 |
| | National Party | Alberto Zumarán | 101,046 | 5.13 | 39 | +4 | 12 | +1 |
| | National Party | al lema | 1,449 | 0.07 | 39 | +4 | 12 | +1 |
| | National Party | Total | 765,990 | 38.87 | 39 | +4 | 12 | +1 |
| | Colorado Party | Jorge Batlle | 291,944 | 14.82 | 30 | –11 | 9 | –4 |
| | Colorado Party | Jorge Pacheco Areco | 289,222 | 14.68 | 30 | –11 | 9 | –4 |
| | Colorado Party | Hugo Fernández Faingold | 14,482 | 0.73 | 30 | –11 | 9 | –4 |
| | Colorado Party | al lema | 1,316 | 0.07 | 30 | –11 | 9 | –4 |
| | Colorado Party | Total | 596,964 | 30.29 | 30 | –11 | 9 | –4 |
| | Broad Front | Liber Seregni | 418,403 | 21.23 | 21 | 0 | 7 | +1 |
| | Party for the Government of the People | Hugo Batalla | 177,453 | 9.01 | 9 | New | 2 | New |
| | Partido Verde Eto-Ecologista | Rodolfo Tálice | 10,835 | 0.55 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Righteous Movement | Bolívar Espínola | 441 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Workers' Party | Vital Andrada | 310 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Convergence | Nancy Espasandín | 190 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,970,586 | 100.00 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,970,586 | 95.83 | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 85,769 | 4.17 | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,056,355 | 100.00 | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,319,022 | 88.67 | | | | |
| Source: FCU |||||||||
