Chilean presidential election, 1938
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Presidential elections were held in Chile on 25 October 1938.[1] The result was a narrow victory for Pedro Aguirre Cerda of the Radical Party, who received 50.5% of the vote.
Electoral system
The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both house of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates that received the most votes.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Aguirre Cerda | Radical Party | 222,720 | 50.5 |
| Gustavo Ross Santa María | Liberal Party | 218,609 | 49.5 |
| Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | Popular Freedom Alliance | 112 | 0.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,970 | – | |
| Total | 445,411 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 503,871 | 88.4 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Nohlen, p259
