1941 Chilean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1941. ^[1] As the largest parties the Radical Party emerged in the Chamber of Deputies and the Conservative Party in 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		5
	Radical Party	49,719		6
	Liberal Party	37,965		3
	Socialist Party	37,857		2
	Communist Party	28,449		3
	Democratic Party	12,924		0
	Laborista Party	5,877		0
	Agrarian Party	3,855		1
	Democrat Party	2,339		0
	National Falange	1,228		0
	Popular Freedom Alliance	762		0
Total				20
Total votes		238,485	–
Registered voters/turnout		575,625	41.43
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Radical Party	98,296	21.49	44	+15
	Conservative Party	77,243	16.88	32	–3
	Chilean Socialists' Group	75,500	16.50	15	–4
	Communist Party	65,671	14.35	17	+11
	Liberal Party	63,118	13.80	22	–13
	Democratic Party	19,202	4.20	6	+1
	National Falange	15,553	3.40	3	New
	Popular Socialist Vanguard	11,175	2.44	2	New
	Agrarian Party	7,723	1.69	3	+1
	Democrat Party	6,389	1.40	2	–5
	Socialist Radical Party	5,076	1.11	1	New
	Popular Freedom Alliance	2,268	0.50	0	New
	Other parties	9,217	2.01	0	–
	Independents	1,058	0.23	0	–3
Total		457,489	100.00	147	+1
Registered voters/turnout		575,625	–
Source: Nohlen

References

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