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1937 Chilean parliamentary election

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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

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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

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Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Party46,2237
Conservative Party41,4736
Radical Party26,1933
National Progressive Party7,5431
Democrat Party7,0042
Socialist Party6,1030
Liberal Democratic Party5,7581
National Socialist Movement3,858
Agrarian Party2,187
Independents2,578
Total20
Total votes191,706
Registered voters/turnout495,64838.68
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Conservative Party87,84521.3135+1
Liberal Party85,51520.7435+9
Radical Party76,94118.6629–5
Socialist Party46,05011.1719New
Democrat Party20,0264.8670
Democratic Party18,6764.535–8
National Progressive Party17,1624.166+5
National Socialist Movement14,2353.453New
Republican Action [es]9,8022.382New
Agrarian Party9,7212.362–2
Other parties9,2172.240
Independents17,0404.133–1
Total412,230100.00146+4
Registered voters/turnout495,648
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p283