Chilean parliamentary election, 1937
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1937.[1] The Liberal Party and the Conservative Party emerged as the largest parties 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 20 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.[2]
Results
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 46,223 | 31.0 | 7 |
| Conservative Party | 41,473 | 27.8 | 6 |
| Radical Party | 26,193 | 17.6 | 3 |
| National Progressive Party | 7,543 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Democrat Party | 7,004 | 4.7 | 2 |
| Socialist Party | 6,103 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 5,758 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Nazi Party | 3,858 | 2.6 | |
| Agrarian Party | 2,187 | 1.5 | |
| Independents | 2,578 | 1.7 | |
| Others, invalid and blank votes | 42,786 | – | – |
| Total | 191,706 | 100 | 20 |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 87,845 | 21.3 | 35 | +1 |
| Liberal Party | 85,515 | 20.7 | 35 | +9 |
| Radical Party | 76,941 | 18.7 | 29 | –5 |
| Socialist Party | 46,050 | 11.2 | 19 | New |
| Democrat Party | 20,026 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Democratic Party | 18,676 | 4.5 | 5 | –8 |
| National Progressive Party | 17,162 | 4.2 | 6 | +5 |
| Nazi Party | 14,235 | 3.5 | 3 | New |
| Republican Action | 9,802 | 2.4 | 2 | New |
| Agrarian Party | 9,721 | 2.4 | 2 | –2 |
| Other parties | 9,217 | 2.2 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 17,040 | 4.1 | 3 | –1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 412,230 | 100 | 146 | +4 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 495,648 | – | – | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Nohlen, p283
