Parliamentary elections were held in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 in 1973. The election took place amidst the socialist rule of Unidad Popular, uniting parties of socialist and Marxist orientation, that was contested by opposition (from centrist to centre-right to right-wing). The opposition coalition called Confederation of Democracy actually consisted of two electoral alliances: the Federación de Oposición Democrática (including PDC, Partido de Izquierda Radical, Partido Democrático Nacional), and the Federación Nacional Democracia Radical, including Radical Democracy and the National Party. The opposition won the election, but failed to ensure a two third majority necessary for blocking president Allende's policies or to impeach him.

Results

Votes per Party

Party Political party A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...	# of Votes	% of Votes
Christian Democrat Party of Chile Christian Democrat Party of Chile The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. In the 2009 election it won 19 congress seats and 9 senate seats....	1,036,909	28.32
National Party National Party (Chile) There have been two "National Parties" in the history of Chile:*The National Party of 1857-1933, created by the supporters of President Manuel Montt and Interior Minister Antonio Varas, also known as Montt-varista Party....	767,848	20.97
Socialist Party of Chile Socialist Party of Chile The Socialist Party of Chile is a political party, that is part of the center-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. Its historical leader was the late President of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens, who was deposed by General Pinochet in 1973...	673,091	18.38
Communist Party of Chile Communist Party of Chile The Communist Party of Chile is a Chilean political party inspired by the thoughts of Karl Marx and Lenin. It was founded in 1922, as the continuation of the Socialist Workers Party, and in 1934 it established its youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile .In the last legislative elections in Chile...	598,063	16.34
Radical Party Social Democrat Radical Party The Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International....	159,750	4.36
Popular Unitary Action Movement Popular Unitary Action Movement The Popular Unitary Action Movement or MAPU was a small leftist political party in Chile. It was part of the Popular Unity coalition during the government of Salvador Allende. MAPU was repressed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet...	101,987	2.79
Radical Democracy	68,469	1.87
Radical Left Radical left Radical left is a term used in the names of several political movements:* Det Radikale Venstre, a social-liberal party in Denmark* Radical Party of the Left , a social-liberal party in France...	66,165	1.81
Democracy Confederation	47,571	1.30
Christian Left Christian Left Party (Chile) The Christian Left Party of Chile is a Chilean left-wing political party. Founded in 1971, in its early days it was suppressed by the Pinochet dictatorship...	41,471	1.13
Popular Unity Popular Unity Unidad Popular was a coalition of left wing, socialist and communist political parties in Chile that stood behind the successful candidacy of Salvador Allende for the 1970 Chilean presidential election....	40,292	1.10
Popular Independent	31,149	0.85
National Democrat	18,679	0.51
Popular Socialist	9,758	0.27

External links

• Political Database of the Americas