Chilean presidential election, 1938

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Chilean presidential election, 1938
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  1932 25 October 1938 1942  
Turnout 72.44% Decrease2.svg9.5%

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Candidate Pedro Aguirre Cerda Gustavo Ross
Party Radical Liberal
Alliance Popular Front Right-Wing
Popular vote222,720218,609
Percentage50.45%49.52%
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Presidential elections were held in Chile on 25 October 1938. [1] The result was a narrow victory for Pedro Aguirre Cerda of the Radical Party, who received 50.5% of the vote.

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.

Pedro Aguirre Cerda Chilean politician and President

Pedro Aguirre Cerda was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941. Pedro Aguirre Cerda was of Basque descent.

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Electoral system

The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates that received the most votes. [2]

National Congress of Chile legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile

The National Congress of Chile is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Pedro Aguirre Cerda Radical Party 222,72050.5
Gustavo Ross Santa María Liberal Party 218,60949.5
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Popular Freedom Alliance 1120.0
Invalid/blank votes3,970
Total445,411100
Registered voters/turnout503,87188.4
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, p259