1949_Chilean_parliamentary_election

1949 Chilean parliamentary election

1949 Chilean parliamentary election

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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

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Chamber of Deputies

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References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. [2]
    Nohlen, p283
  3. [3]
    Nohlen, p254
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