1931 Chilean presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 October 1931.[1] The result was a victory for Juan Esteban Montero of the Radical Party, who received 64% of the vote.
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Electoral system
The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates who received the most votes.[2]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Juan Esteban Montero | Radical Party | 182,177 | 63.94 | |
Arturo Alessandri | Liberal Party | 99,075 | 34.77 | |
Elías Lafertte | Communist Party | 2,434 | 0.85 | |
Manuel Hidalgo | Communist Left | 1,226 | 0.43 | |
Total | 284,912 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 284,912 | 99.70 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 861 | 0.30 | ||
Total votes | 285,773 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 388,959 | 73.47 | ||
Source: Gamonal,[3] Nohlen |
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p259
- J. Germán Gamonal R. (1987) Jorge Alessandri, el hombre, el político, p65
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