1952 Chilean presidential election

Election for the president of Chile 1952 Chilean presidential election Chile presidential no 1946 Chilean presidential election 1946 1958 Chilean presidential election 1958 4 September 1952 1,105,029 86.61% ( 10.68pp) Congress vote Carlos Ibanez (cropped).jpg Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Independent politician 446,439 46.79% 132 Mattelarrain.JPG Arturo Matte Larraín Liberal Party (Chile, 1849) 265,357 27.81% 12 PedroAlfonsoBarrios.jpg Pedro Enrique Alfonso Radical Party of Chile 190,360 19.95% Salvador Allende 1952.JPG Salvador Allende Socialist Party of Chile 51,975 5.45% 1952 Chilean presidential election.svg Results by commune President Gabriel González Videla Radical Party of Chile Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Independent politician Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1952.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 978-0-19-928358-3 The result was a victory for Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, 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 houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates who received the most votes.Nohlen, p259 Candidates Pedro Enrique Alfonso Alfonso was the candidate of the Radical Party, and was also supported by the social democratic parties. His government would have become the fourth consecutive Radical administration, since Pedro Aguirre Cerda was elected president. Salvador Allende Allende, a senator, was the candidate of the Socialist Party, and was running for president for the first time. He had the support of the banned Communist Party. Allende would run three more times, winning in 1970. Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Former president Ibáñez was an independent senator for Santiago, and was attempting to reach the presidency, once again, by popular vote. He had the support of several minor parties, including the Socialist Popular Party and the Agrarian Labor Party. Arturo Matte Matte was a Liberal Party senator supported by the Liberal and Conservative parties. He was finance minister under the administration of Juan Antonio Ríos. Results Since none of the candidates received an absolute majority of the popular votes cast on 4 September, in keeping with the 1925 Constitution a plenary session of both houses of Congress was convened to choose between the two leading candidates on 24 October. The members of Congress selected Ibáñez (who had received a greater share of the popular vote) over Matte.https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LN_1952_10_25.pdf Don Carlos Ibáñez fue proclamado Presidente Electo La Nación 25 October 1952 22 March 2025 Popular vote Congress vote Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Independent 446439 132 Arturo Matte Larraín Liberal Party 265357 12 Pedro Enrique Alfonso Barrios Radical Party 190360 Salvador Allende Socialist Party 51975 2971 30 1105029 192 Nohlen, Chilean Electoral Database References Category:Presidential elections in Chile Chile Presidential Chile