1945 Chilean parliamentary election

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.

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Conservative Party	48,941		5
	Radical Party	43,819		7
	Liberal Party	35,730		6
	Communist Party	25,708		3
	Progressive Liberal Party	16,854		1
	Socialist Party	12,625		2
	Democratic Party	8,105		1
	National Falange	7,959		0
	Democrat Party	2,120		0
	Popular Freedom Alliance	1,531		0
	Agrarian Party	688		0
	Independents	4,029		0
Total				25
Total votes		216,329	–
Registered voters/turnout		624,495	34.64
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Conservative Party	106,264	23.62	36	+4
	Radical Party	89,922	19.99	39	–5
	Liberal Party	80,579	17.91	31	+9
	Communist Party	46,133	10.25	15	–2
	Socialist Party	32,314	7.18	6	–9
	Authentic Socialist Party	25,104	5.58	3	New
	Democratic Party	21,463	4.77	6	0
	National Falange	11,565	2.57	3	0
	Progressive Liberal Party	9,849	2.19	3	New
	Agrarian Party	8,750	1.94	3	0
	Democrat Party	2,565	0.57	1	–1
	Popular Freedom Alliance	6,297	1.40	1	–
	Other parties	5,082	1.13		–
	Independents	4,029	0.90		–
Total		449,916	100.00	147	0
Registered voters/turnout		624,495	–
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