Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1937.[ 1] 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 7 Conservative Party 41,473 6 Radical Party 26,193 3 National Progressive Party 7,543 1 Democrat Party 7,004 2 Socialist Party 6,103 0 Liberal Democratic Party 5,758 1 National Socialist Movement 3,858 Agrarian Party 2,187 Independents 2,578 Total 20 Total votes 191,706 – Registered voters/turnout 495,648 38.68 Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/– Conservative Party 87,845 21.31 35 +1 Liberal Party 85,515 20.74 35 +9 Radical Party 76,941 18.66 29 –5 Socialist Party 46,050 11.17 19 New Democrat Party 20,026 4.86 7 0 Democratic Party 18,676 4.53 5 –8 National Progressive Party 17,162 4.16 6 +5 National Socialist Movement 14,235 3.45 3 New Republican Action [es ] 9,802 2.38 2 New Agrarian Party 9,721 2.36 2 –2 Other parties 9,217 2.24 0 – Independents 17,040 4.13 3 –1 Total 412,230 100.00 146 +4 Registered voters/turnout 495,648 – Source: Nohlen
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