1949 Chilean senatorial by-election

September 2025 Chile Sunday 26 June 1949 presidential Sergio Fernández Larraín Sergio José María Marcos Fernández Larraín.JPG Traditionalist Conservative Party 22709 59.90 Francisco Labbé Francisco Labbe 1951.jpg Social Christian Conservative Party 15,202 40.10% A senatorial by-election was held in Chile on June 26, 1949, to fill the vacant Senate seat for the 5th provincial grouping (O'Higgins and Colchagua) following the death of the incumbent senator Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal (Conservative Party) on May 3.2 July 2023 4 May 1949 1 Hoy se efectuarán los funerales de D. Miguel Cruchaga https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_04.pdf La Nación It was the first parliamentary election in which women could vote,2 July 2023 26 June 1949 14 Hoy se elige un senador en O'Higgins y Colchagua https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_06_26.pdf La Nación after the implementation of Law 9292 on January 8, 1949, which gave women the right to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections, since previously, they could only vote in council elections.2 July 2023 Ministerio del Interior de Chile 10 January 1949 Ley 9292 MODIFICA LA LEY GENERAL SOBRE INSCRIPCIONES ELECTORALES EN SU TEXTO REFUNDIDO EN LA FORMA QUE SEÑALA https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=249479 The complementary election was also one of the events that produced the breakup of the Conservative Party into 2 factions: one traditionalist and the other social-Christian.3 July 2023 10 December 2000 6 Societas Entrevista a D. Francisco Bulnes Sanfuentes https://acspm.cl/conversaciones/entrevista-a-d-francisco-bulnes-sanfuentes/5 July 2023 Jaime Antonio Etchepare Jensen, Víctor Hugo García Valenzuela y Mario Valdés Urrutia 1991 PDF 1 87–100 Universidad de Concepción Las elecciones Complementarias al Parlamento Chileno: 1925-1973 https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/historia/article/view/7176/6642 1 Revista de Historia Candidates and campaign On May 9, 1949, the Social Christian Conservative Party (PCSC), one of the factions that split from the Conservative Party after the vote on the Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, rejected to join with the Traditionalist Conservative Party (PCT).2 July 2023 10 May 1949 3 Social-cristianos rechazaron unificación https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_10.pdf La Nación The next day, the PCSC nominated Alberto Echenique Domínguez, who rejected in the following days.2 July 2023 11 May 1949 5 Sergio Fernández, candidato tradicionalista https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_11.pdf La Nación On May 11, the decree calling the election for June 26, 1949 was publicized.2 July 2023 19 May 1949 Convoca a elección extraordinaria de un senador por 5a. Agrupación Electoral de O'Higgins y Colchagua https://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/media/1949/05/19/19000001-large.jpg Diario Oficial de la República de Chile On May 14, the PCT nominated Sergio Fernández Larraín,2 July 2023 15 May 1949 14 Los tradicionalistas eligieron nueva Junta Ejecutiva del Partido Conservador, anoche https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_15.pdf La Nación and the next day announced their definitive split from the Conservative Party, when the Christian-socialist board of directors (headed by Horacio Walker Larraín) agreed to erase the members of the traditionalist board and their parliamentarians from its records.2 July 2023 16 May 1949 19 Anoche se produjo la división conservadora https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_16.pdf La Nación On May 17, the PCSC nominated Francisco Javier Labbé Labbé,3 July 2023 18 May 1949 7 Junta conservadora minoritaria designó ayer candidato a senador https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_18.pdf La Nación while the Liberal Party supported the candidacy of Fernández.3 July 2023 18 May 1949 6 Liberales apoyarán candidatura de Sergio Fernández Larraín https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_18.pdf La Nación On May 30, the National Executive Committee of the Radical Party (PR) agreed to decree freedom of action for its militants in the supplementary election.3 July 2023 31 May 1949 7 Libertad de acción decretó el CEN en O'Higgins-Colchagua https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_05_31.pdf La Nación The candidacy of Fernández was finalized in the Electoral Service on June 10.3 July 2023 11 June 1949 3 Ayer fue inscrito candidato a senador D. Sergio Fernández https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_06_11.pdf La Nación Results Sergio Fernández Larraín Traditionalist Conservative Party 22709 Francisco Labbé Social Christian Conservative Party 15202 54 107 49214 La Nación27 June 1949 Resultados oficiales de la elección https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_06_27.pdf 17 September 2024 La Nación Results by commune CommuneFernándezLabbéNullBlankO'Higgins ProvinceRancagua1603300300Machalí7711381230Graneros107196600Mostazal49222700Doñihue74720000Coltauco28526400Peumo79934405Las Cabras57332104San Vicente190799600Pichidegua71230900Rengo11581587327Requinoa62123445Olivar26615320Malloa69652408Coinco54015100Quinta de Tilcoco31246100Total12 55311 1213559Colchagua ProvinceSanta Cruz111945903Palmilla95719500Peralillo61523600Marchigüe29022721Rosario2376000Pichilemu523216410Pumanque4056200Chépica64118400Paredones2203610La Estrella38211300San Fernando218413411234Chimbarongo105057500Nancagua87129900Placilla6627800Total10 15640811948Source: La Nación. Reactions The minister of the Interior, Immanuel Holger, proclaimed that the election occurred peacefully. In the provincial grouping, 49,241 men and women were registered to vote. The winning candidate, Sergio Fernández Larraín, claimed that with the result, "communism was defeated."3 July 2023 27 June 1949 21 Por aplastante mayoría, don Sergio Fernández fue elegido senador por O'Higgins y Colchagua https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_06_27.pdf La Nación Fernández was incorporated into the Senate on August 2, after the Election Certification Court officially named him senator elect.3 July 2023 3 August 1949 7 Fue proclamado senador electo https://culturadigital.udp.cl/dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LN_1949_08_03.pdf La Nación References Senate Chile Category:Parliamentary elections in Chile Category:June 1949 in South America