1941 Chilean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1941.[ 1] Radical Party emerged in the Chamber of Deputies and the Conservative Party in 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 20 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.[ 2]
Results
Senate
Party Votes % Seats Conservative Party 52,540 5 Radical Party 49,719 6 Liberal Party 37,965 3 Socialist Party 37,857 2 Communist Party 28,449 3 Democratic Party 12,924 0 Laborista Party 5,877 0 Agrarian Party 3,855 1 Democrat Party 2,339 0 National Falange 1,228 0 Popular Freedom Alliance 762 0 Total 20 Total votes 238,485 – Registered voters/turnout 575,625 41.43 Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/– Radical Party 98,296 21.49 44 +15 Conservative Party 77,243 16.88 32 –3 Chilean Socialists' Group 75,500 16.50 15 –4 Communist Party 65,671 14.35 17 +11 Liberal Party 63,118 13.80 22 –13 Democratic Party 19,202 4.20 6 +1 National Falange 15,553 3.40 3 New Popular Socialist Vanguard 11,175 2.44 2 New Agrarian Party 7,723 1.69 3 +1 Democrat Party 6,389 1.40 2 –5 Socialist Radical Party 5,076 1.11 1 New Popular Freedom Alliance 2,268 0.50 0 New Other parties 9,217 2.01 0 – Independents 1,058 0.23 0 –3 Total 457,489 100.00 147 +1 Registered voters/turnout 575,625 – Source: Nohlen
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