1941 Chilean parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1941.[1] As the largest parties the Radical Party emerged in the Chamber of Deputies and the Conservative Party in the Senate.
Electoral system[]
The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 20 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.[2]
Results[]
Senate[]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 52,540 | 5 | ||
| Radical Party | 49,719 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Party | 37,965 | 3 | ||
| Socialist Party | 37,857 | 2 | ||
| Communist Party | 28,449 | 3 | ||
| Democratic Party | 12,924 | 0 | ||
| 5,877 | 0 | |||
| Agrarian Party | 3,855 | 1 | ||
| Democrat Party | 2,339 | 0 | ||
| National Falange | 1,228 | 0 | ||
| Popular Freedom Alliance | 762 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | |||
| Total votes | 238,485 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 575,625 | 41.43 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies[]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical Party | 98,296 | 21.49 | 44 | +15 | |
| Conservative Party | 77,243 | 16.88 | 32 | –3 | |
| Chilean Socialists' Group | 75,500 | 16.50 | 15 | –4 | |
| Communist Party | 65,671 | 14.35 | 17 | +11 | |
| Liberal Party | 63,118 | 13.80 | 22 | –13 | |
| Democratic Party | 19,202 | 4.20 | 6 | +1 | |
| National Falange | 15,553 | 3.40 | 3 | New | |
| Popular Socialist Vanguard | 11,175 | 2.44 | 2 | New | |
| Agrarian Party | 7,723 | 1.69 | 3 | +1 | |
| Democrat Party | 6,389 | 1.40 | 2 | –5 | |
| Socialist Radical Party | 5,076 | 1.11 | 1 | New | |
| Popular Freedom Alliance | 2,268 | 0.50 | 0 | New | |
| Other parties | 9,217 | 2.01 | 0 | – | |
| Independents | 1,058 | 0.23 | 0 | –3 | |
| Total | 457,489 | 100.00 | 147 | +1 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 575,625 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p283
Categories:
- Elections in Chile
- 1941 in Chile
- 1941 elections in South America
- March 1941 events