1958 Chilean presidential election

None Chile presidential 1952 Chilean presidential election 1952 1964 Chilean presidential election 1964 4 September 1958 1,497,493 83.50% ( 3.11pp) Congress vote Jorge Alessandri Official Presidential Portrait (1958) Cropped and Coulorized.jpg Jorge Alessandri Independent politician Liberal–Conservative 389,909 31.56% 147 Salvador Allende 1952.JPG Salvador Allende Socialist Party of Chile FRAP 356,493 28.85% 26 Eduardo Frei Montalva headshot.jpg Eduardo Frei Montalva Christian Democratic Party (Chile) 255,769 20.70% Luis Bossay.jpg Luis Bossay Radical Party of Chile 192,077 15.55% President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Independent politician Jorge Alessandri Independent politician Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1958.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 978-0-19-928358-3 The result was a victory for Jorge Alessandri, who ran as an independent. Allende's defeat has been commonly attributed to Antonio Zamorano, also known as "Cura de Catapilco", entering the race as a populist left-wing candidate and taking votes from Allende's electorate.El efecto de Antonio Zamorano, el Cura de Catapilco, en la derrota de Salvador Allende en la elección presidencial de 1958 Historia https://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-71942017000100005 Navia Patricio 1 50 Soto Castro Ignacia 2017 Spanish This explanation has been questioned by modern research that infers Zamorano took votes from across the political spectrum. The "Catapilco" effect remains a trope in Chilean electoral discourse used to indicate a candidate that finishes third and is believed to have hindered the runner-up.Navia Lucero Patricio Diccionario de la política chilena Díaz Francisco Javier Joignant Rondon Roberto Sudamericana 2011 9789562623834 Spanish Catapilco Alfredo Joignant 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 that received the most votes.Nohlen, p259 Results Popular vote Congress vote Jorge Alessandri Independent (Liberal–Conservative) 389909 147 Independent Salvador Allende Socialist Party 356493 26 Eduardo Frei Montalva Christian Democratic Party 255769 Luis Bossay Radical Party 192077 Antonio Zamorano Independent 41304 14798 14 1497493 192 Nohlen, Chilean Electoral Database References Category:Presidential elections in Chile Chile President Chile