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 | ||
Laborista Party | 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
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