Chilean parliamentary election, 1945
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 4 March 1945.[1] Although the Conservative Party received the most votes, the Radical Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and 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 25 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.[2]
Results
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative Party | 48,941 | 24.5 | 5 |
Radical Party | 43,819 | 21.9 | 7 |
Liberal Party | 35,730 | 17.9 | 6 |
Communist Party | 25,708 | 12.8 | 3 |
Progressive Liberal Party | 16,854 | 8.4 | 1 |
Socialist Party | 12,625 | 6.3 | 2 |
Democratic Party | 8,105 | 4.0 | 1 |
National Falange | 7,959 | 3.8 | 0 |
Democrat Party | 2,120 | 1.1 | 0 |
Popular Freedom Alliance | 1,531 | 0.8 | 0 |
Agrarian Party | 688 | 0.3 | 0 |
Independents | 4,029 | 2.0 | 0 |
Total | 208,109 | 100 | 25 |
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative Party | 106,264 | 23.6 | 36 | +4 |
Radical Party | 89,922 | 20.0 | 39 | –5 |
Liberal Party | 80,579 | 17.9 | 31 | +9 |
Communist Party | 46,133 | 10.3 | 15 | –2 |
Socialist Party | 32,314 | 7.2 | 6 | –9 |
Authentic Socialist Party | 25,104 | 5.6 | 3 | New |
Democratic Party | 21,463 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 |
National Falange | 11,565 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 |
Progressive Liberal Party | 9,849 | 2.2 | 3 | New |
Agrarian Party | 8,750 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 |
Democrat Party | 2,565 | 0.6 | 1 | –1 |
Popular Freedom Alliance | 6,297 | 1.4 | 1 | – |
Other parties | 5,082 | 1.1 | ||
Independents | 4,029 | 0.9 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
Total | 449,916 | 100 | 147 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 624,495 | – | – | |
Source: Nohlen |
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