Chilean presidential election, 1958
Presidential election, 1958

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Tuesday September 4, 1958 |
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Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1958.[1] The result was a victory for Jorge Alessandri, who ran as an independent.
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 |
Public vote |
Congressional vote |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Jorge Alessandri | Independent (Liberal-Conservative) | 389,909 | 31.6 | 147 | 85.0 |
Salvador Allende | Socialist Party | 356,493 | 28.9 | 26 | 15.0 |
Eduardo Frei Montalva | Christian Democratic Party | 255,769 | 20.7 | |
Luis Bossay Leiva | Radical Party | 192,077 | 15.6 |
Antonio Zamorano Herrera | Independent | 41,304 | 3.3 |
Invalid/blank votes | 14,978 | – | 14 | – |
Total | 1,250,350 | 100 | 187 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,497,493 | 83.5 | 192 | 97.4 |
Source: Nohlen, Chilean Electoral Database |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Nohlen, p259