1949 Chilean parliamentary election
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 .
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]
Results
Senate
Party Votes % Seats Social Christian Conservative Party 55,825 22.28 3 Liberal Party 42,930 17.13 6 Agrarian Labor Party 42,230 16.85 3 Radical Party 42,125 16.81 5 Authentic Socialist Party 15,318 6.11 0 Radical Democracy 10,445 4.17 1 Democratic Party 9,252 3.69 0 Popular Socialist Party 8,772 3.50 1 Radical Doctrinaire Party 8,613 3.44 0 Socialist Party 6,818 2.72 0 Progressive Liberal Party 6,002 2.40 0 National Falange 2,222 0.89 1 Total 250,552 100.00 20 Valid votes 250,552 99.07 Invalid/blank votes 2,351 0.93 Total votes 252,903 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 316,186 79.99 Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/– Radical Party 100,869 21.70 34 –5 Social Christian Conservative Party 98,118 21.11 31 –5 Liberal Party 83,582 17.98 33 +2 Agrarian Labor Party 38,742 8.33 14 +11 Radical Democracy 23,248 5.00 8 New Popular Socialist Party 22,631 4.87 6 New Democratic Party 20,682 4.45 6 0 National Falange 18,221 3.92 3 0 Socialist Party 15,676 3.37 5 –1 People's Democratic Party 8,536 1.84 1 New Traditionalist Conservative Party 7,485 1.61 2 New Progressive Liberal Party 6,431 1.38 2 –1 Authentic Socialist Party 5,125 1.10 1 –2 Laborista Party 5,105 1.10 1 – Radical Doctrinaire Party 4,424 0.95 – Social Christian Movement 2,018 0.43 – Democrat Party 1,994 0.43 0 –1 Chilean Renovating Action 1,985 0.43 0 New Total 464,872 100.00 147 0 Valid votes 464,872 98.83 Invalid/blank votes 5,504 1.17 Total votes 470,376 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 591,994 79.46 Source: Nohlen
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