1931 Chilean presidential election

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1931 Chilean presidential election

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  File:Juan Esteban Montero.jpg File:Arturo Alessandri P.jpg
Nominee Juan Esteban Montero Arturo Alessandri
Party Radical Liberal Party (Chile, 1849)
Popular vote 182,177 99,075
Percentage 63.94% 34.77%

President before election

Manuel Trucco
Radical

President

Juan Esteban Montero
Radical

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Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 October 1931.[1] The result was a victory for Juan Esteban Montero of the Radical Party, who received 64% of the vote.

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 who received the most votes.[2]

Results

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p259