1959 Chilean senatorial by-election

September 2025 Chile 1959 01 11 presidential Roberto Wachholtz RWachholtzA.jpg Radical Party of Chile 190,492 52.67% Humberto Mewes Bruna Humberto Mewes Bruna.png Labour Party (Chile) es Partido del Trabajo (Chile) Labour 8B0000 161,368 44.62% A senatorial by-election was held in Chile on January 11, 1959, to fill a vacant Senate seat for the province of Santiago after the incumbent Jorge Alessandri vacated the seat by being elected president. The election was called by a decree publicized on December 2, 1958.8 May 2024 Ministerio del Interior 12 December 1958 JPG 2 Convoca a elección extraordinaria de un senador por Santiago https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/media/1958/12/12/12000002-large.jpg Diario Oficial de la República de Chile Candidates The United Conservative Party (PCU) nominated Jaime Egaña Baraona on December 2, 1958, however he declined the nomination.8 May 2024 3 December 1958 5 Jaime Egaña B. precandidato a la senaduría https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_03.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508163558/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_03.pdf live The Alliance of Popular Parties and Forces—made up of the National Agrarian, Radical Doctrinarian, Republic, Social Christian, National People's Movement, Democratic, National Labor Union and Popular Independent Action parties—supported the pre-candidacy of Humberto Pinto Diaz, that did not materialize.8 May 2024 14 December 1958 5 Candidatura de Pinto Díaz recibe estímulo https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_14.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508165920/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_14.pdf live The Popular Action Front (FRAP) initially nominated Clotario Blest, Guillermo del Pedregal and Francisco Cuevas Mackenna.8 May 2024 3 December 1958 5 Independiente sería candidato del FRAP https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_03.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508163558/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_03.pdf live On the morning of December 17 they agreed to nominated Humberto Mewes Bruno as their candidate.8 May 2024 17 December 1958 5 H. Mewes candidato a senador https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_17.pdf La Nación 4 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231204233714/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_17.pdf live The parties under the "parliamentary center bloc" had a list of precandidates in mid-December 1958: Radical Party (PR): Humberto Enríquez, Jacobo Schaulsohn, Juvenal Hernández, Raúl Rettig and Pedro Enrique Alfonso. Christian Democratic Party (PDC): Bernardo Leighton National Popular Party (PANAPO): Rafael de la Presa, Jaime Sanfuentes, Orlando Latorre, Alejandro Hales and Julio Barrenechea. Democratic Party (PDo): Juan Pradenas Muñoz and Luis Minchel Democratic Socialist Party (PSD): Juan Garafulic.8 May 2024 10 December 1958 5 Catorce precandidatos tiene el Bloque de Centro https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_10.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508164545/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_10.pdf live The PR insisted on the candidacy of Raúl Rettig, while the PANAPO nominated Rafael de la Presa —who also had the support of the PDC.8 May 2024 20 December 1958 5 Radicales acordaron seguir en bloque https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_20.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508171716/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_20.pdf live On December 20, Rettig resigned from the ballot, and the breakup of the center bloc occurred when the PR registered the candidacy of Roberto Wachholtz on December 22, the last day of the legal deadline to submit applications, while Rafael de la Presa resigned his candidacy.8 May 2024 23 December 1958 1 Roto Bloque de Centro https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_23.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508172604/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_23.pdf live The Liberal Party (PL) nominated Mariano Puga Vega on December 14, who accepted the nomination.8 May 2024 15 December 1958 9 Marra Puga Vega, candidato liberal a senador por Santiago https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_15.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508170728/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_15.pdf live Campaign On December 24, the director of the Electoral Registry, Óscar Rojas Astaburuaga, drew lots to place the candidates on the single voting card, which was being used for the first time in a parliamentary election, leaving Roberto Wachholtz in first place, followed by Humberto Mewes and Mariano Puga.8 May 2024 25 December 1958 5 Director electoral efectuó ayer sorteo correspondiente https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_25.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173015/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_25.pdf live Around 530,000 citizens were eligible to vote in the election.8 May 2024 26 December 1958 5 530 mil ciudadanos para elegir senador https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_26.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173238/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_26.pdf live On December 26, the Alliance of Popular Parties and Forces agreed to support Wachholtz's candidacy.8 May 2024 27 December 1958 6 Alianza Popular acordó apoyar a señor Wachholtz https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_27.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173523/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_27.pdf live The Christian Democratic Party agreed to give freedom of action to its members in the election, while the United Conservative Party accused that the liberal candidacy of Mariano Puga Vega found little support in its community,8 May 2024 27 December 1958 5 Hoy se constituyen Mesas Receptoras de Sufragios https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_27.pdf La Nación 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173523/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_27.pdf live which led to the December 29 Both the PCU and the PL agreed to withdraw their support for Puga's candidacy and give it to Wachholtz's candidacy.8 May 2024 30 December 1958 1 Wachholtz, candidato único de la democracia chilena https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1958_12_30.pdf La Nación Since the ballots had already begun to be printed, it was impossible to eliminate the name of the liberal candidate and it appeared for those who wished to give him their preference.8 May 2024 10 January 1959 1–2 Santiago elige mañana a su quinto senador https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1959_01_10.pdf La Nación 17 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240917172046/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1959_01_10.pdf live Results Roberto Wachholtz Radical Party 190492 Humberto Mewes Bruna Labour Party (Chile) es Partido del Trabajo (Chile) Labour Party 161368 darkred Mariano Puga Vega Liberal Party 9781 11795 7095 539925 La Nación12 January 1959 En la elección de ayer https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1959_01_12.pdf 8 May 2024 1 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508161946/https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LN_1959_01_12.pdf live Aftermath Roberto Wachholtz was inducted as senator on March 11, 1959.8 May 2024 Senado de Chile 11 March 1959 1126 Juramento de Senador electo https://obtienearchivo.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=recursoslegales/10221.3/19623/1/S19590311_25.pdf Diario de Sesiones del Senado 8 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240508161124/https://obtienearchivo.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=recursoslegales/10221.3/19623/1/S19590311_25.pdf live References Senate Chile Category:Parliamentary elections in Chile Category:January 1959 in South America