Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1941.[ 1] As the largest parties the Radical Party emerged in the Chamber of Deputies and the Conservative Party in 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 Conservative Party 52,540 5 Radical Party 49,719 6 Liberal Party 37,965 3 Socialist Party 37,857 2 Communist Party 28,449 3 Democratic Party 12,924 0 Laborista Party 5,877 0 Agrarian Party 3,855 1 Democrat Party 2,339 0 National Falange 1,228 0 Popular Freedom Alliance 762 0 Total 20 Total votes 238,485 – Registered voters/turnout 575,625 41.43 Source: Nohlen
Chamber of Deputies [ edit ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Radical Party 98,296 21.49 44 +15 Conservative Party 77,243 16.88 32 –3 Chilean Socialists' Group 75,500 16.50 15 –4 Communist Party 65,671 14.35 17 +11 Liberal Party 63,118 13.80 22 –13 Democratic Party 19,202 4.20 6 +1 National Falange 15,553 3.40 3 New Popular Socialist Vanguard 11,175 2.44 2 New Agrarian Party 7,723 1.69 3 +1 Democrat Party 6,389 1.40 2 –5 Socialist Radical Party 5,076 1.11 1 New Popular Freedom Alliance 2,268 0.50 0 New Other parties 9,217 2.01 0 – Independents 1,058 0.23 0 –3 Total 457,489 100.00 147 +1 Registered voters/turnout 575,625 – Source: Nohlen
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, p283