The presidential election in Chile took place on September 4, 1952 . The new president was independent candidate Carlos Ibáñez del Campo , who received 47% of the vote and 92% in the National Congress .
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| Presidential Election in Chile (1952) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 year | |||
| 4 September | |||
| Voter turnout | 86.6% | ||
 |  | ||
| Candidate | Carlos Ibanez del Campo | Arturo Matte Larrain | |
| The consignment | non-partisan | Conservative party | |
| Votes | 446,439 (46.8%) | 142,441 (29.8%) | |
| Election result | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo was elected President of Chile after confirmation in the National Congress . | ||
Election System
The elections were held according to the absolute majority system, according to which the candidate who received more than 50% of the vote was considered elected. In the event that none of the candidates won more than 50% of the vote, the National Congress meeting at the general session voted for the two candidates with the largest number of votes. [1] As in previous elections , the main candidate received less than 50% of the vote and a parliament session was required to confirm the election results.
Results
| Candidate | The consignment | Popular vote | Parliamentary vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Vote | % | ||
| Carlos Ibanez del Campo | non-partisan | 446,439 | 46.8 | 132 | 91.7 |
| Arturo Matte Larrain | Liberal Party | 265 357 | 27.8 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Pedro Enrique Alfonso Barrios | Radical party | 190 360 | 20,0 | ||
| Salvador Allende | Socialist party | 51 975 | 5.5 | ||
| Invalid / Empty Bulletins | 2 971 | - | thirty | - | |
| Total | 957 102 | 100 | 174 | 100 | |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 1 105 029 | 86.6 | 192 | 90.6 | |
| Source: Nohlen, Chilean Electoral Database | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Nohlen, p259