Chilean parliamentary election, 1941
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1941.[1] The Radical Party emerged as the largest party in 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 20 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.[2]
Results
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative Party | 52,540 | 22.5 | 5 |
Radical Party | 49,719 | 21.3 | 6 |
Liberal Party | 37,965 | 16.3 | 3 |
Socialist Party | 37,857 | 16.2 | 2 |
Communist Party | 28,449 | 12.2 | 3 |
Democratic Party | 12,924 | 5.5 | 0 |
Laborista Party | 5,877 | 2.5 | 0 |
Agrarian Party | 3,855 | 1.7 | 1 |
Democrat Party | 2,339 | 1.0 | 0 |
National Falange | 1,228 | 1.6 | 0 |
Popular Freedom Alliance | 762 | 0.3 | 0 |
Others, invalid and blank votes | 4,910 | – | – |
Total | 238,485 | 100 | 20 |
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Radical Party | 98,296 | 21.5 | 44 | +15 |
Conservative Party | 77,243 | 16.9 | 32 | –3 |
Chilean Socialists' Group | 75,500 | 16.8 | 15 | –4 |
Communist Party | 65,671 | 14.4 | 17 | +11 |
Liberal Party | 63,118 | 13.8 | 22 | –13 |
Democratic Party | 19,202 | 4.2 | 6 | +1 |
National Falange | 15,553 | 3.4 | 3 | New |
Popular Socialist Vanguard | 11,175 | 2.5 | 2 | New |
Agrarian Party | 7,723 | 1.7 | 3 | +1 |
Democrat Party | 6,389 | 1.4 | 2 | –5 |
Radical Socialist Party | 5,076 | 1.1 | 1 | New |
Popular Freedom Alliance | 2,268 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
Other parties | 9,217 | 2.0 | 0 | – |
Independents | 1,058 | 0.2 | 0 | –3 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
Total | 457,489 | 100 | 147 | +1 |
Registered voters/turnout | 575,625 | – | – | |
Source: Nohlen |
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