t ▁method . ▁ ▁E ight ▁districts ▁( Bu en os ▁Aires ▁Province , ▁Form osa , ▁Ju ju y , ▁La ▁Rio ja , ▁M ision es , ▁San ▁Juan , ▁San ▁Luis ▁and ▁Santa ▁Cruz ) ▁also ▁elected ▁three ▁National ▁Sen ators ▁each ▁( two ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁voted ▁party ▁or ▁coal ition , ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁voted ▁party ▁or ▁coal ition ), ▁to ▁renew ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁house . ▁ ▁Early ▁pro jections ▁suggested ▁that ▁President ▁Crist ina ▁Kirch ner ' s ▁F p V ▁would ▁increase ▁their ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁House ▁from ▁ 8 7 ▁seats ▁( out ▁of ▁ 2 5 7 ), ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 1 6 ; ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁an ▁estimated ▁ten ▁al lies ▁would ▁put ▁them ▁three ▁votes ▁sh y ▁of ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority . ▁The ▁opposition ▁f ared ▁better ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁which ▁remained ▁nearly ▁un changed ; ▁the ▁upper ▁house ▁would ▁continue ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁F p V ▁with ▁a ▁relative ▁majority ▁of ▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁seats ▁( out ▁of ▁ 7 2 ), ▁and ▁the ▁U CR ▁( around ▁ 1 7 ) ▁and ▁others ▁with ▁the ▁remainder . ▁The ▁departure ▁of ▁Vice ▁President ▁Jul io ▁Cob os ▁of ▁the ▁U CR ▁( dist anced ▁polit ically ▁from ▁the ▁President ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁dep riv ed ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁a ▁tie - bre aking ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁ ▁Senate ▁ ▁Provin cial