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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1915. [2] The Conservative Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Deputies elections. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Conservative Party | 32,264 | 21.39 | 28 | |
| Radical Party | 31,755 | 21.06 | 27 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 26,022 | 17.26 | 21 | |
| Liberal Party | 23,428 | 15.54 | 21 | |
| National Party | 14,530 | 9.63 | 16 | |
| Democrat Party | 11,882 | 7.88 | 5 | |
| Socialist Workers' Party | 509 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 629 | 0.42 | 0 | |
| Independents | 9,787 | 6.49 | 0 | |
| Total | 150,806 | 100.00 | 118 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 184,807 | – | ||
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| Party | Seats | |||||
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| Liberal Party | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Conservative Party | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Radical Party | 2 | 4 | ||||
| National Party | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Democrat Party | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 32 | ||||
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