Chilean parliamentary election, 1937

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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.

Chile republic in South America

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.

Conservative Party (Chile) Chilean political party

The Conservative Party of Chile was one of the principal Chilean political parties since its foundation in 1836 until 1948, when it broke apart. In 1953 it reformed as the United Conservative Party and in 1966 joined with the Liberal Party to form the National Party. The Conservative Party was a right-wing party, originally created to be the clericalist, pro-Catholic Church group.

Chamber of Deputies of Chile lower house of Chile legislature

The Honourable Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution.

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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 46,22331.07
Conservative Party 41,47327.86
Radical Party 26,19317.63
National Progressive Party 7,5435.11
Democrat Party 7,0044.72
Socialist Party 6,1034.10
Liberal Democratic Party 5,7583.91
Nazi Party 3,8582.6
Agrarian Party 2,1871.5
Independents2,5781.7
Others, invalid and blank votes42,786
Total191,70610020
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Conservative Party 87,84521.335+1
Liberal Party 85,51520.735+9
Radical Party 76,94118.729–5
Socialist Party 46,05011.219New
Democrat Party 20,0264.970
Democratic Party 18,6764.55–8
National Progressive Party 17,1624.26+5
Nazi Party 14,2353.53New
Republican Action 9,8022.42New
Agrarian Party 9,7212.42–2
Other parties9,2172.20
Independents17,0404.13–1
Invalid/blank votes
Total412,230100146+4
Registered voters/turnout495,648
Source: Nohlen

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References

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