Chilean parliamentary election, 1973

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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 4 March 1973.[1] The Coalition for Democracy alliance won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and 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 25 of the 50 Senate seats up for election.

Results

Senate

Coalition Party Votes % Seats
Confederation of DemocracyChristian Democratic Party1,259,34357.210
National Party4
Radical Democracy Party0
Radical Left Party0
National Democratic Party0
Unidad PopularCommunist Party942,51242.85
Socialist Party5
Radical Party1
Popular Unitary Action Movement0
Christian Left0
Independent People's Action0
Invalid/blank votes38,164
Total2,240,01910025
Registered voters/turnout2,740,70381.8
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Coalition Party Votes % Seats +/–
Confederation of DemocracyChristian Democratic Party1,043,81529.250–6
National Party776,19021.734+1
Radical Democracy Party72,0272.02New
Radical Left Party64,9771.81New
National Democratic Party12,7760.400
Coalition list31,7640.90
Total2,001,54956.087
Unidad PopularSocialist Party663,25918.628+13
Communist Party578,69516.224+2
Radical Party129,6153.65–19
Popular Unitary Action Movement93,9652.62New
Christian Left37,7671.12New
Independent People's Action27,1080.82New
Coalition list32,2680.90
Total1,562,67743.763
People's Socialist Union10,8890.300
Invalid/blank votes
Total3,575,1151001500
Registered voters/turnout4,510,060
Source: Nohlen

References

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