1945 Chilean parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 4 March 1945. [1] Although the Conservative Party received the most votes, the Radical Party remained the largest party 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 25 of the 45 Senate seats up for election. [2]

Results

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Conservative Party 48,9415
Radical Party 43,8197
Liberal Party 35,7306
Communist Party 25,7083
Progressive Liberal Party 16,8541
Socialist Party 12,6252
Democratic Party 8,1051
National Falange 7,9590
Democrat Party 2,1200
Popular Freedom Alliance 1,5310
Agrarian Party 6880
Independents4,0290
Total25
Total votes216,329
Registered voters/turnout624,49534.64
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Conservative Party 106,26423.6236+4
Radical Party 89,92219.9939–5
Liberal Party 80,57917.9131+9
Communist Party 46,13310.2515–2
Socialist Party 32,3147.186–9
Authentic Socialist Party 25,1045.583New
Democratic Party 21,4634.7760
National Falange 11,5652.5730
Progressive Liberal Party 9,8492.193New
Agrarian Party 8,7501.9430
Democrat Party 2,5650.571–1
Popular Freedom Alliance 6,2971.401
Other parties5,0821.13
Independents4,0290.90
Total449,916100.001470
Registered voters/turnout624,495
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