1949 Chilean parliamentary election

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{{Politics of Chile}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 6 March 1949.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} 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.Nohlen, p283

Campaign

Having won 15 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the 1945 elections, the Communist Party was banned in 1948.Nohlen, p254

Results

=Senate=

{{Election results

|party1=Social Christian Conservative Party|votes1=55825|seats1=3

|party2=Liberal Party|votes2=42930|seats2=6

|party3=Agrarian Labor Party|votes3=42230|seats3=3

|party4=Radical Party|votes4=42125|seats4=5

|party5=Authentic Socialist Party|votes5=15318|seats5=0

|party6=Radical Democracy|votes6=10445|seats6=1

|party7=Democratic Party|votes7=9252|seats7=0

|party8=Popular Socialist Party|votes8=8772|seats8=1

|party9=Radical Doctrinaire Party|votes9=8613|seats9=0

|party10=Socialist Party|votes10=6818|seats10=0

|party11=Progressive Liberal Party|votes11=6002|seats11=0

|party12=National Falange|votes12=2222|seats12=1

|invalid=2351

|electorate=316186

|source=Nohlen

}}

=Chamber of Deputies=

{{Election results

|party1=Radical Party|votes1=100869|seats1=34|sc1=–5

|party2=Social Christian Conservative Party|votes2=98118|seats2=31|sc2=–5

|party3=Liberal Party|votes3=83582|seats3=33|sc3=+2

|party4=Agrarian Labor Party|votes4=38742|seats4=14|sc4=+11

|party5=Radical Democracy|votes5=23248|seats5=8|sc5=New

|party6=Popular Socialist Party|votes6=22631|seats6=6|sc6=New

|party7=Democratic Party|votes7=20682|seats7=6|sc7=0

|party8=National Falange|votes8=18221|seats8=3|sc8=0

|party9=Socialist Party|votes9=15676|seats9=5|sc9=–1

|party10=People's Democratic Party|votes10=8536|seats10=1|sc10=New

|party11=Traditionalist Conservative Party|votes11=7485|seats11=2|sc11=New

|party12=Progressive Liberal Party|votes12=6431|seats12=2|sc12=–1

|party13=Authentic Socialist Party|votes13=5125|seats13=1|sc13=–2

|party14=Laborista Party|votes14=5105|seats14=1|sspan14=3|sc14=–

|party15=Radical Doctrinaire Party|votes15=4424|seats15=

|party16=Social Christian Movement|votes16=2018|seats16=

|party17=Democrat Party|votes17=1994|seats17=0|sc17=–1

|party18=Chilean Renovating Action|votes18=1985|seats18=0|sc18=New

|invalid=5504

|total_sc=0

|electorate=591994

|source=Nohlen

}}

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