Chilean parliamentary election, 1949

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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 6 March 1949. [1] Although the Social Christian Conservative Party received the most votes in the Senate elections, the Liberal Party won the most seats, whilst the Radical Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies.

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.

Social Christian Conservative Party

The Social Christian Conservative Party was a centrist political party in Chile, founded in 1949 as the Conservative Party split in two factions. For electoral purposes, one of the factions was named the Social Christian Conservative Party. Some of the Social Christian Conservatives later returned to form in together with the 'Traditionals' the United Conservative Party (1953), whereas others participated in the Social Christian Federation with the National Falange from 1955 to 1957. In July 1957 the Social Christian Conservative Party merged with the Chilean National Falange to form the Christian Democratic Party of Chile.

Senate of Chile

The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.

Contents

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]

Campaign

Having won 15 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the 1945 elections, the Communist Party was banned in 1948. [3]

Communist Party of Chile communist party

The Communist Party of Chile is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party, and in 1932 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile.

Results

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Christian Conservative Party 55,82522.33
Liberal Party 42,93017.16
Agrarian Labor Party 42,23016.93
Radical Party 42,12516.85
Authentic Socialist Party 15,3186.10
Radical Democracy Party 10,4454.21
Democratic Party 9,2523.70
People's Socialist Party 8,7723.51
Radical Doctrinaire Party 8,6133.40
Socialist Party 6,8182.70
Progressive Liberal Party 6,0022.40
National Falange 2,2220.81
Invalid/blank votes2,351
Total252,90310020
Registered voters/turnout316,18680.0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Radical Party 100,86921.734–5
Social Christian Conservative Party 98,11821.131–5
Liberal Party 83,58218.033+2
Agrarian Labor Party 38,7428.314+11
Radical Democracy Party 23,2485.08New
People's Socialist Party 22,6314.96New
Democratic Party 20,6824.560
National Falange 18,2213.930
Socialist Party 15,6763.45–1
People's Democratic Party 8,5361.81New
Traditionalist Conservative Party 7,4851.62New
Progressive Liberal Party 6,4311.42–1
Authentic Socialist Party 5,1251.11–2
Laborista Party 5,1051.11
Radical Doctrinaire Party 4,4241.0
Social Christian Movement2,0180.4
Democrat Party 1,9940.40–1
Chilean Renovating Action1,9850.40New
Invalid/blank votes5,504
Total470,3761001470
Registered voters/turnout591,99479.5
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
  3. Nohlen, p254