1941 Chilean parliamentary election

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
Laborista Party5,8770
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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