The Liberal Democratic Party or balmacedist was formed on 5 November 1893 during a convention in Talca. It assembled former supporters of president José Manuel Balmaceda. Its party platform was a return to a strong presidency like those previous to the 1891 Chilean Civil War.
The LDP would split into the LDP-Aliancist, supporters of Arturo Alessandri and the LDP-Unionist, the opposers to Alessandri. It lasted until 1930, when it merged into the United Liberal Party. After the downfall of president Carlos Ibáñez in 1931 it rearranged as an independent party before finally merging into the Liberal Party in 1933.
Results in parliamentary elections
Year of elections (parliament seats)
Number of members of the parliament
Votes members of the parliament
1894 (94)
22
n/d
1897 (94)
22
n/d
1900 (94)
22
n/d
1903 (94)
27
n/d
1906 (94)
20
n/d
1909 (94)
15
n/d
1912 (118)
27
n/d
1915 (118)
21
n/d
1918 (118)
15
n/d
1921 (118)
8
n/d
1924 (118)
9
n/d
1932 (142)
1
1.086 (0.5%)
Presidential candidates
The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Liberal Democratic Party (balmacedist). (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).
