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