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[]

PartyVotes%Seats
Conservative Party52,5405
Radical Party49,7196
Liberal Party37,9653
Socialist Party37,8572
Communist Party28,4493
Democratic Party12,9240
5,8770
Agrarian Party3,8551
Democrat Party2,3390
National Falange1,2280
Popular Freedom Alliance7620
Total20
Total votes238,485
Registered voters/turnout575,62541.43
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Radical Party98,29621.4944+15
Conservative Party77,24316.8832–3
Chilean Socialists' Group75,50016.5015–4
Communist Party65,67114.3517+11
Liberal Party63,11813.8022–13
Democratic Party19,2024.206+1
National Falange15,5533.403New
Popular Socialist Vanguard11,1752.442New
Agrarian Party7,7231.693+1
Democrat Party6,3891.402–5
Socialist Radical Party5,0761.111New
Popular Freedom Alliance2,2680.500New
Other parties9,2172.010
Independents1,0580.230–3
Total457,489100.00147+1
Registered voters/turnout575,625
Source: Nohlen

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p283
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