General elections were held in the City of Buenos Aires on 5 July 2015 to elect the Chief of Government (mayor), half of the City Legislature and all 150 members of the communal boards to four-year terms. As no mayoral candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held on 19 July, in which Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, of the governing Republican Proposal (PRO) party, defeated Martín Lousteau and his Organized Citizen Energy (ECO) coalition to become Chief of Government of Buenos Aires.
Incumbent Chief of Government Mauricio Macri was term-limited, and instead ran a successful presidential campaign in October 2015. The City Legislature remained controlled by the governing Republican Proposal (PRO) party and its coalition, PRO Union.
This was the first election in which the Single Electronic Ballot (Boleta Única Electrónica, BUE) voting system was implemented.
Background The 2011 elections in Buenos Aires had resulted in the re-election of incumbent Chief of Government Mauricio Macri in the second round against FPV candidate Daniel Filmus. Macri's party, Republican Proposal (PRO), also remained the largest force in the City Legislature.
The electoral laws of the City of Buenos Aires determined the local elections could not be held concurrently with the nationwide general election being held the same year. The election was thus set for 5 July 2015, with primaries being held on 26 April 2015.
This was the first election in which the Single Electronic Ballot (Boleta Única Electrónica, BUE) voting system was implemented. The use of the new electronic system was subject to controversy and criticism from opposition figures, such as leading candidate Martín Lousteau, who claimed the system was not secure and transparent enough.
Candidates Coalition Mayoral candidate (party) Vice mayoral candidate (party) Parties Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (PRO)Cabinet Chief (2007–2015) Diego Santilli (PRO)National Senator (2013–2015) PRO PDP PD FE UCEDE MID UPL PAC Martín Lousteau (Ind.)Minister of Economy of Argentina (2007–2008) Fernando Sánchez (CC-ARI)National Deputy (2013–2017) UCR CC-ARI PS CF PSA Mariano Recalde (PJ)President of Aerolíneas Argentinas (2009–2015) Leandro Santoro (UCR) PJ FR FPG FG PV ND Kolina PI CF NE PSOL FORJA PF PC PTP RxBA ParTE Luis ZamoraNational Deputy (2001–2005) Sergio Sallustio AyL Myriam BregmanNational Deputy (2015–2016) José Castillo PO PTS IS
Results Primaries Mayoral primaries CoalitionListMayoral candidateCandidate votesOverall votesVotes%Votes%PRO UnionHoracio Rodríguez Larreta 529,452 882,421 47,98Gabriela Michetti 352,969 Organized Citizen EnergyMartín Lousteau 332,225 413,465 22.48Graciela Ocaña 76,873 Andrés Borthagaray 4,367 Front for VictoryMariano Recalde 228,900 348,28218.94Gabriela Cerruti 40,598 Aníbal Ibarra 37,930 Carlos Heller 26,881 Gustavo Fernando López 7,905 Víctor Ramos 3,380 Carlos Oviedo 2,688 Worker's Left FrontMyriam Bregman 41,719 2.24 41,719 2.24Self-determination and FreedomLuis Zamora 37,885 2.06 37,885 2.06 People's Way AllianceClaudio Lozano 26,810 1.44 26,810 1.44Front for Buenos AiresGuillermo Nielsen 16,742 0.91 16,742 0.91MST - New LeftHéctor Bidonde 7,104 16,4700.89Maru Lopes 3,402 Martín Torres 3,226 Sergio García 2,738 Movement for the Common GoodGustavo Vera 11,917 14,585 0.78Leonardo Fabre 2,668 It's Possible PartyIvo Cutzarida 10,811 0.58 10,811 0.58SURGENSergio Abrevaya 4,296 8,231 0,44Humberto Tumini 3,935 Alternative Buenos AiresPablo Ferreyra 7,576 0.41 7,576 0.41Movement for SocialismManuela Castañeira 5,896 0.32 5,896 0.32Humanist PartyGustavo Tenaglia 4,185 0.23 4,185 0.23Neighborhood FlagRamiro Vasena 2,486 0.13 2,486 0.13Federal MovementEnrique Piragini 1,642 0.09 1,642 0.09Valid votes 1,829,526 100Blank votes 20,533 1.09 Invalid votes 20,397 1.08 Total 1,880,136 97.82Registered voters/turnout 2,555,967 73.56Source:
Chief of Government
Legislature
See also 2015 Argentine general election 2015 Argentine provincial elections List of mayors and chiefs of government of Buenos Aires City
References
External links Electoral Tribunal of Buenos Aires