Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 4 March 1945.[ 1] Although the Conservative Party received the most votes, the Radical Party remained the largest party 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 25 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.[ 2]
Party Votes % Seats Conservative Party 48,941 5 Radical Party 43,819 7 Liberal Party 35,730 6 Communist Party 25,708 3 Progressive Liberal Party 16,854 1 Socialist Party 12,625 2 Democratic Party 8,105 1 National Falange 7,959 0 Democrat Party 2,120 0 Popular Freedom Alliance 1,531 0 Agrarian Party 688 0 Independents 4,029 0 Total 25 Total votes 216,329 – Registered voters/turnout 624,495 34.64 Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Deputies [ edit ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Conservative Party 106,264 23.62 36 +4 Radical Party 89,922 19.99 39 –5 Liberal Party 80,579 17.91 31 +9 Communist Party 46,133 10.25 15 –2 Socialist Party 32,314 7.18 6 –9 Authentic Socialist Party 25,104 5.58 3 New Democratic Party 21,463 4.77 6 0 National Falange 11,565 2.57 3 0 Progressive Liberal Party 9,849 2.19 3 New Agrarian Party 8,750 1.94 3 0 Democrat Party 2,565 0.57 1 –1 Popular Freedom Alliance 6,297 1.40 1 – Other parties 5,082 1.13 – Independents 4,029 0.90 – Total 449,916 100.00 147 0 Registered voters/turnout 624,495 – Source: Nohlen
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, p283