1937 Chilean parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1937. [1] The Liberal Party and the Conservative Party emerged as the largest parties in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

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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
Liberal Party 46,2237
Conservative Party 41,4736
Radical Party 26,1933
National Progressive Party 7,5431
Democrat Party 7,0042
Socialist Party 6,1030
Liberal Democratic Party 5,7581
National Socialist Movement 3,858
Agrarian Party 2,187
Independents2,578
Total20
Total votes191,706
Registered voters/turnout495,64838.68
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Conservative Party 87,84521.3135+1
Liberal Party 85,51520.7435+9
Radical Party 76,94118.6629–5
Socialist Party 46,05011.1719New
Democrat Party 20,0264.8670
Democratic Party 18,6764.535–8
National Progressive Party 17,1624.166+5
National Socialist Movement 14,2353.453New
Republican Action 9,8022.382New
Agrarian Party 9,7212.362–2
Other parties9,2172.240
Independents17,0404.133–1
Total412,230100.00146+4
Registered voters/turnout495,648
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p283