Argentine provincial elections, 2011
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Most Provinces of Argentina
will hold executive and legislative elections during 2011, electing Governors and provincial legislatures. The only exceptions are Santiago del Estero Province
, whose executive and legislative elections are scheduled for 2012; and Corrientes Province
, whose governor election is scheduled for 2013.
There will be also simultaneous local elections, whereby a number of Municipalities
or Partidos elect municipal legislative officials (concejales), and in some cases also a mayor
(or equivalent).
Although most of the elections will take place on 23 October, the date of the Argentine general elections
, each province stage the date of their elections according to provincial legislation.
Catamarca Province
On 13 March 2011, Catamarca Province
elected Governor, 8 Provincial Senators, and 20 Provincial Deputies, thus renewing half of both chambers.
The ticket for Governor and Vice-Governor is elected by simple majority on a direct election, for a 4-year period. They can be indefinitely re-elected. Provincial Deputies are proportionally elected on a single district by D'Hondt method
for a 4-year period and Provincial Senators are uninominally elected in each of the 16 Departments of Catamarca for a 4-year period. Both Deputies and Senators can also be indefinitely re-elected. Both chambers of the provincial legislature are renewed by halves every two years. Catamarca Electoral Law (Art. 90) establish the second Sunday of March, every two years, as the date for provincial elections. By law, women ought to held at least 30% of the nominations, in expectant positions.
Incumbent Eduardo Brizuela del Moral
(UCR
), who was looking for his third consecutive mandate with the alliance Civic and Social Front of Catamarca
(FCyS) that governed the province since 1991, surprisingly lost the election to Lucía Corpacci
, a current National Senator
and former Vice-Governor of Brizuela del Moral, who headed a Justicialist Party
joint list (between both the pro-
and the anti-
national government factions). Lucía Corpacci will become the second female governor of an Argentine province ever.
Other candidates were: Liliana Barrionuevo, sister of union leader Luis Barrionuevo, for Primero Catamarca-PRO
, Julio César Andrada for MST
-Proyecto Sur, Ignacio Díaz for Polo Obrero-PO
and Marcelo Cisternas for Concertación-FORJA.
From the 20 Chamber of Deputies seats and 8 Chamber of Senators seats to be renewed, the ruling coalition had 9 and 5 at stake. The departments which renewed senators were Ambato
(FCyS), Andalgalá
(FpV), Belén
(FCyS), Capital
(FpV), Fray M. Esquiú
(FCyS), Pomán
(FpV), Santa Rosa
(FpV) and Valle Viejo
(FCyS), each major political alliance electing 4 Provincial Senators.
Local executive and legislative elections were also held in 34 of 35 Intendencies
of Catamarca. San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
, the capital and largest city with about 50% of the total population) elected Raúl Jalil (FpV) as Mayor.
Catamarca represents 0,89% of the national electorate. Voter turnout was about 70%.
Chubut Province
On 20 March 2011, Chubut Province
elected a Governor and 27 Provincial Deputies, thus renewing the whole legislature. Chubut will also elect 3 members of the provincial Judiciary Council.
The ticket for Governor and Vice-Governor is elected by simple majority on a direct election, for a 4-year period. They can be re-elected for a single consecutive time, either in the same order or in alternating positions. The unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, is renewed every four years. The provincial deputies can be re-elected. The legislative election is direct in a single district: the most voted party gains 16 seats (60%) and the remaining 11 seats are proportionally divided among the following party lists, by D'Hondt method
, without threshold.
The main candidates for Governor are the current Mayor of Comodoro Rivadavia
, Martín Buzzi
(Modelo Chubut-Federal Peronism
, PJ
), supported by incumbent Governor Mario Das Neves
; and Mayor of Puerto Madryn
, Carlos Eliceche (Front for Victory
, PJ
), allied to the national government. Two-times Governor Das Neves cannot run for re-election, and it is currently a presidential pre-candidate
. Provincial parties Proyección Vecinal Chubutense (ProVeCh), second in the last elections and allied to the provincial government, as well as Acción Chubutense (PACh), will run on their own lists. Other candidates are Mayor of Rada Tilly
Pedro Peralta, for the Radical Civic Union
(that governed the province until 2003) and provincial deputy Fernando Urbano, for the Civic Coalition ARI.
The current Chamber of Deputies is made up of 18 pro-government (14 Modelo Chubut-PJ and 4 ProVeCh) deputies, 4 UCR, 3 Kirchnerites (2 former PJ, 1 former ProVeCh), 1 PACh, 1 ARI. Chubut represents 1.22% of the national electorate.
The elections yielded inconclusive results initially, as Buzzi's total of 37.8% (against Eliceche's 37.2%), and his winning margin of 1,551 votes led to a recount when irregularities led to a judicial injunction
against results in six precincts totaling 1,967 votes. Following a protracted recount process, as well a court-ordered re-vote held on May 29 in the six impugned precincts, Buzzi, albeit with a narrowed lead of 384 votes, was officially elected Governor of Chubut.
Local elections were also held in 27 Intendencies
. Results in these elections created an ironic twist to the headline gubernatorial race: Comodoro Rivadavia
, where Buzzi had been Mayor, elected the opposition FpV candidate, Néstor di Pierro; and Puerto Madryn
, where Eliceche had been Mayor, elected the opposition Federal Peronist candidate, Ricardo Sastre.
Salta Province
On 10 April 2011, Salta Province
elected Governor, 11 Provincial Senators, and 30 Provincial Deputies. Incumbent Juan Manuel Urtubey
won with 59.57% of the votes.
elected Governor and 18 provincial legislators. Incumbent Luis Beder Herrera
won with 67.20% of the votes.
Neuquén Province
On 12 June 2011, Neuquén Province
elected a Governor and 35 provincial legislators. This included the first electoral success for the new Workers Left Front
, with a legislator elected.
Misiones Province
On 26 June 2011, Misiones Province
elected its Governor and 20 Provincial Legislators.
Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)
On 26 June 2011, Tierra del Fuego Province
elected its Governor and 15 Provincial Legislators. On 3 July, Fabiana Ríos
of the Patagonian Social Party (provincial section of CC-ARI) won the runoff with 50.66 % against Rosana Bertone (FpV-PJ
)
Buenos Aires
On 10 July 2011, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
held the first round of its local elections. The runoff is scheduled for 31 July.
The incumbent Macri's running mate is María Eugenia Vidal. Carlos Tomada
is the running mate of Filmus.
Santa Fe Province
On 24 July 2011, Santa Fe Province
elected Governor
, 50 Provincial Deputies and 19 Provincial Senators.
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
On 7 August 2011, Córdoba Province
will elect Governor
and 70 provincial legislators.
Tucumán Province
On 28 August 2011, Tucumán Province
will elect Governor and 49 Provincial Legislators.
Chaco Province
On 18 September 2011, Chaco Province
will elect Governor and 16 Provincial Legislators.
, 14 Provinces
will hold elections:
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
will elect Governor
, 26 provincial deputies and 23 provincial senators.
Corrientes Province
Corrientes Province
will elect 13 provincial deputies and 4 provincial senators.
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos Province
will elect Governor, 28 provincial deputies and 18 provincial senators.
Formosa Province
Formosa Province
will elect Governor and 15 provincial legislators
Jujuy Province
Jujuy Province
will elect Governor and 24 provincial legislators.
La Pampa Province
La Pampa Province
will elect Governor and 26 provincial legislators.
Mendoza Province
Mendoza Province
will elect Governor
, 24 provincial deputies and 19 provincial senators.
Río Negro Province
will elect Governor and 43 provincial legislators.
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan Province
will elect Governor and 34 provincial legislators.
San Luis Province
San Luis Province
will elect Governor, 21 provincial deputies and 5 provincial senators
Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)
Santa Cruz Province
will elect Governor and 24 provincial legislators.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
will hold executive and legislative elections during 2011, electing Governors and provincial legislatures. The only exceptions are Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
, whose executive and legislative elections are scheduled for 2012; and Corrientes Province
Corrientes Province
Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by : Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.-History:...
, whose governor election is scheduled for 2013.
There will be also simultaneous local elections, whereby a number of Municipalities
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
or Partidos elect municipal legislative officials (concejales), and in some cases also a mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
(or equivalent).
Although most of the elections will take place on 23 October, the date of the Argentine general elections
Argentine general election, 2011
Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on 23 October 2011. Incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner secured a second term in office after the Front for Victory won just over half of the seats in the National Congress....
, each province stage the date of their elections according to provincial legislation.
Electoral calendar
Some election dates are not yet confirmed (not listed), and some can vary according to new legislation.March 13
Catamarca ProvinceOn 13 March 2011, Catamarca Province
Catamarca Province
Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province has a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km². Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja...
elected Governor, 8 Provincial Senators, and 20 Provincial Deputies, thus renewing half of both chambers.
The ticket for Governor and Vice-Governor is elected by simple majority on a direct election, for a 4-year period. They can be indefinitely re-elected. Provincial Deputies are proportionally elected on a single district by D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
for a 4-year period and Provincial Senators are uninominally elected in each of the 16 Departments of Catamarca for a 4-year period. Both Deputies and Senators can also be indefinitely re-elected. Both chambers of the provincial legislature are renewed by halves every two years. Catamarca Electoral Law (Art. 90) establish the second Sunday of March, every two years, as the date for provincial elections. By law, women ought to held at least 30% of the nominations, in expectant positions.
Incumbent Eduardo Brizuela del Moral
Eduardo Brizuela del Moral
Eduardo S. Brizuela del Moral is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician. He has been governor of Catamarca Province since 2003, heading the Civic and Social Front of Catamarca....
(UCR
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
), who was looking for his third consecutive mandate with the alliance Civic and Social Front of Catamarca
Civic and Social Front of Catamarca
The Civic and Social Front of Catamarca is a provincial political party in Argentina.The front was formed in 1991 by the Catamarcan branch of the Radical Civic Union and minor local parties...
(FCyS) that governed the province since 1991, surprisingly lost the election to Lucía Corpacci
Lucía Corpacci
Lucía Benigna Corpacci is an Argentine Senator for Catamarca Province, elected Governor in 2011.-Biography:Lucía Corpacci was born in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. She enrolled at the National University of Córdoba and earned a medical degree in 1982 with a specialization in epidemiology...
, a current National Senator
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
and former Vice-Governor of Brizuela del Moral, who headed a Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
joint list (between both the pro-
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
and the anti-
Federal Peronism
Federal Peronism , or Dissident Peronism , are the informal names given to a changing alliance of Justicialist Party figures, currently identified mostly by its opposition to ruling Kirchnerism, the center-left faction that heads the national Government of Argentina and leads the Peronist...
national government factions). Lucía Corpacci will become the second female governor of an Argentine province ever.
Other candidates were: Liliana Barrionuevo, sister of union leader Luis Barrionuevo, for Primero Catamarca-PRO
Republican Proposal
Republican Proposal is a right-wing political party in Argentina. It is usually referred to as PRO. PRO was formed as an electoral alliance in 2005, but was transformed into a unitary party on 3 June 2010....
, Julio César Andrada for MST
Workers' Socialist Movement (Argentina)
The Workers' Socialist Movement is a Trotskyist political party in Argentina. The MST was founded in 1992 as a split from another Trotskyist group, the Movement Towards Socialism . The MST is active on a number of college campuses, including the University of Buenos Aires...
-Proyecto Sur, Ignacio Díaz for Polo Obrero-PO
Workers' Party (Argentina)
The Workers' Party is an Argentine Trotskyist political party. It is the largest national section of the Co-ordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International....
and Marcelo Cisternas for Concertación-FORJA.
From the 20 Chamber of Deputies seats and 8 Chamber of Senators seats to be renewed, the ruling coalition had 9 and 5 at stake. The departments which renewed senators were Ambato
Ambato Department
Ambato is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 4,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,797km², and its capital city is La Puerta.-External links:*...
(FCyS), Andalgalá
Andalgalá Department
Andalgalá is a central department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 14,000 inhabitants in an area of 4,497km², and its capital city is Andalgalá, which is located around 1,435km from Capital Federal....
(FpV), Belén
Belén Department
Belén is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 12,945km², and its capital city is Belén, which is located around 1,465km from the federal capital Buenos Aires....
(FCyS), Capital
Capital Department, Catamarca
Capital is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 141,000 inhabitants in an area of 684km², and its capital city is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, which is located around 1,145km from Capital Federal.-Districts:*Bajo Hondo*El...
(FpV), Fray M. Esquiú
Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department
Fray Mamerto Esquiú is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina. This provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of 280 km², and its capital city is San José...
(FCyS), Pomán
Pomán Department
Pomán is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 9,500 inhabitants in an area of 4,859km², and its capital city is Saujil, which is located around 158km from the provincial capital.-Saujil:...
(FpV), Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Department, Catamarca
Santa Rosa is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 10,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,424km², and its capital city is Bañado de Ovanta.-External links:*...
(FpV) and Valle Viejo
Valle Viejo Department
Valle Viejo is a central department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 24,000 inhabitants in an area of 540km², and its capital city is San Isidro.-Prehistory:...
(FCyS), each major political alliance electing 4 Provincial Senators.
Local executive and legislative elections were also held in 34 of 35 Intendencies
Municipalities of Argentina
A municipality is one form of a country subdivision of Argentina. It is a city, town, or township, which is -below the department level- part of a province. The provinces organize the municipalities in their territories according to their own municipal regime....
of Catamarca. San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is a city in northwestern Argentina and capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río Valle River, at the feet of the Cerro Ambato....
, the capital and largest city with about 50% of the total population) elected Raúl Jalil (FpV) as Mayor.
Catamarca represents 0,89% of the national electorate. Voter turnout was about 70%.
March 20
Chubut ProvinceOn 20 March 2011, Chubut Province
Chubut Province
Chubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
elected a Governor and 27 Provincial Deputies, thus renewing the whole legislature. Chubut will also elect 3 members of the provincial Judiciary Council.
The ticket for Governor and Vice-Governor is elected by simple majority on a direct election, for a 4-year period. They can be re-elected for a single consecutive time, either in the same order or in alternating positions. The unicameral legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, is renewed every four years. The provincial deputies can be re-elected. The legislative election is direct in a single district: the most voted party gains 16 seats (60%) and the remaining 11 seats are proportionally divided among the following party lists, by D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
, without threshold.
The main candidates for Governor are the current Mayor of Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
, Martín Buzzi
Martín Buzzi
Martín Buzzi is an Argentine political scientist and politician elected Governor of Chubut Province in 2011.-Life and times:...
(Modelo Chubut-Federal Peronism
Federal Peronism
Federal Peronism , or Dissident Peronism , are the informal names given to a changing alliance of Justicialist Party figures, currently identified mostly by its opposition to ruling Kirchnerism, the center-left faction that heads the national Government of Argentina and leads the Peronist...
, PJ
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
), supported by incumbent Governor Mario Das Neves
Mario Das Neves
Mario Das Neves is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He is the governor of the Argentine province of Chubut.-Biography:Das Neves was born in Avellaneda to Portuguese parents, and grew up in Santa Fe...
; and Mayor of Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001....
, Carlos Eliceche (Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
, PJ
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
), allied to the national government. Two-times Governor Das Neves cannot run for re-election, and it is currently a presidential pre-candidate
Argentine general election, 2011
Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on 23 October 2011. Incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner secured a second term in office after the Front for Victory won just over half of the seats in the National Congress....
. Provincial parties Proyección Vecinal Chubutense (ProVeCh), second in the last elections and allied to the provincial government, as well as Acción Chubutense (PACh), will run on their own lists. Other candidates are Mayor of Rada Tilly
Rada Tilly
Rada Tilly is a town in Escalante Department, Chubut Province , Argentina. The town is between Punta Piedras hill to the north and Punta del Marqués to the south...
Pedro Peralta, for the Radical Civic Union
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
(that governed the province until 2003) and provincial deputy Fernando Urbano, for the Civic Coalition ARI.
The current Chamber of Deputies is made up of 18 pro-government (14 Modelo Chubut-PJ and 4 ProVeCh) deputies, 4 UCR, 3 Kirchnerites (2 former PJ, 1 former ProVeCh), 1 PACh, 1 ARI. Chubut represents 1.22% of the national electorate.
The elections yielded inconclusive results initially, as Buzzi's total of 37.8% (against Eliceche's 37.2%), and his winning margin of 1,551 votes led to a recount when irregularities led to a judicial injunction
Injunction
An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that requires a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions...
against results in six precincts totaling 1,967 votes. Following a protracted recount process, as well a court-ordered re-vote held on May 29 in the six impugned precincts, Buzzi, albeit with a narrowed lead of 384 votes, was officially elected Governor of Chubut.
Local elections were also held in 27 Intendencies
Municipalities of Argentina
A municipality is one form of a country subdivision of Argentina. It is a city, town, or township, which is -below the department level- part of a province. The provinces organize the municipalities in their territories according to their own municipal regime....
. Results in these elections created an ironic twist to the headline gubernatorial race: Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
, where Buzzi had been Mayor, elected the opposition FpV candidate, Néstor di Pierro; and Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001....
, where Eliceche had been Mayor, elected the opposition Federal Peronist candidate, Ricardo Sastre.
April 10
Salta ProvinceOn 10 April 2011, Salta Province
Salta Province
Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...
elected Governor, 11 Provincial Senators, and 30 Provincial Deputies. Incumbent Juan Manuel Urtubey
Juan Manuel Urtubey
Juan Manuel Urtubey is an Argentine politician, formerly a senior figure in the ruling Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and now Governor of Salta Province....
won with 59.57% of the votes.
May 29
On May 29, La Rioja ProvinceLa Rioja Province (Argentina)
La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan.-History:...
elected Governor and 18 provincial legislators. Incumbent Luis Beder Herrera
Luis Beder Herrera
Luis Beder Herrera is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He is current governor of La Rioja Province.Born in Campanas, La Rioja, Herrera graduated as a lawyer in 1976 from the National University of the Littoral...
won with 67.20% of the votes.
June 12
Neuquén ProvinceOn 12 June 2011, Neuquén Province
Neuquén Province
Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west...
elected a Governor and 35 provincial legislators. This included the first electoral success for the new Workers Left Front
Workers Left Front
The Workers' Left Front is an alliance of three Trotsykist parties in Argentina formed to fight a number of elections in 2011, announced at a press conference in April....
, with a legislator elected.
June 26
Misiones ProvinceOn 26 June 2011, Misiones Province
Misiones Province
Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamiсa region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.- History :The province was...
elected its Governor and 20 Provincial Legislators.
Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)On 26 June 2011, Tierra del Fuego Province
Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)
Tierra del Fuego is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes:* The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego archipelago and the Staten Island.* Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands and to...
elected its Governor and 15 Provincial Legislators. On 3 July, Fabiana Ríos
Fabiana Ríos
María Fabiana Ríos is an Argentine politician of the party ARI . She is the governor of the province of Tierra del Fuego since December 17, 2007. She is currently the only woman governor in Argentina.Ríos was elected governor on June 24, 2007...
of the Patagonian Social Party (provincial section of CC-ARI) won the runoff with 50.66 % against Rosana Bertone (FpV-PJ
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
)
July 10
Buenos AiresOn 10 July 2011, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
held the first round of its local elections. The runoff is scheduled for 31 July.
The incumbent Macri's running mate is María Eugenia Vidal. Carlos Tomada
Carlos Tomada
Carlos Alfonso Tomada is an Argentine Peronist politician who serves as the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security. Tomada was appointed by former President Néstor Kirchner, and reappointed by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.-Biography:Tomada was born in the Palermo...
is the running mate of Filmus.
July 24
Santa Fe ProvinceOn 24 July 2011, Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
elected Governor
Governor of Santa Fe
The governor of the Argentine province of Santa Fe is the highest executive officeholder of the province.According to the provincial constitution , the governor is elected by the simple majority of the popular vote, along with a vice governor, for a four-year term, and cannot be reelected...
, 50 Provincial Deputies and 19 Provincial Senators.
August 7
Córdoba Province (Argentina)On 7 August 2011, Córdoba Province
Córdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
will elect Governor
Governor of Córdoba
This is a list of the Governors of Córdoba. The Governor of the Argentine province of Córdoba is the highest executive officer of the province.-See also:*Politics of Argentina*Córdoba Province...
and 70 provincial legislators.
August 28
Tucumán ProvinceOn 28 August 2011, Tucumán Province
Tucumán Province
Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...
will elect Governor and 49 Provincial Legislators.
September 18
Chaco ProvinceOn 18 September 2011, Chaco Province
Chaco Province
Chaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
will elect Governor and 16 Provincial Legislators.
October 23
On 23 October 2011, the date of the Argentine general electionsArgentine general election, 2011
Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on 23 October 2011. Incumbent president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner secured a second term in office after the Front for Victory won just over half of the seats in the National Congress....
, 14 Provinces
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
will hold elections:
Buenos Aires ProvinceBuenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
will elect Governor
Governor of Buenos Aires Province
The governor of the Buenos Aires province is a citizen of the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. It must not be confused with the Mayor of Buenos Aires, as the city of Buenos Aires is a...
, 26 provincial deputies and 23 provincial senators.
Corrientes ProvinceCorrientes Province
Corrientes Province
Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by : Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.-History:...
will elect 13 provincial deputies and 4 provincial senators.
Entre Ríos ProvinceEntre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
will elect Governor, 28 provincial deputies and 18 provincial senators.
Formosa ProvinceFormosa Province
Formosa Province
Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively...
will elect Governor and 15 provincial legislators
Jujuy ProvinceJujuy Province
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
will elect Governor and 24 provincial legislators.
La Pampa ProvinceLa Pampa Province
La Pampa Province
La Pampa is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza.-History:...
will elect Governor and 26 provincial legislators.
Mendoza ProvinceMendoza Province
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
will elect Governor
Governor of Mendoza
The Constitution of Mendoza Province, Argentina states that the executive power of the Province will be led by a citizen chosen as a Governor by the people for a four-year term, and not allowed to be re-elected for the immediately following term....
, 24 provincial deputies and 19 provincial senators.
Río Negro Province
Río Negro Province
Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
will elect Governor and 43 provincial legislators.
San Juan Province (Argentina)San Juan Province
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
will elect Governor and 34 provincial legislators.
San Luis ProvinceSan Luis Province
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
will elect Governor, 21 provincial deputies and 5 provincial senators
Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)Santa Cruz Province
Santa Cruz Province
Santa Cruz Province may refer to*Santa Cruz Province, Argentina*Santa Cruz Province, Peru*Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain...
will elect Governor and 24 provincial legislators.