Chilean presidential election, 1946
Encyclopedia
A presidential election was held in Chile
on September 4, 1946 to elect the successor to Juan Antonio Ríos
, who died in office in June of that year.
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Source: Presidential Election 1946
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...
on September 4, 1946 to elect the successor to Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos Morales was a Chilean political figure, and President of Chile from 1942 to 1946, during the height of World War II. He died in office.-Early life:...
, who died in office in June of that year.
Popular vote
| Picture | Candidate | Party/Coalition | Votes | % |
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Gabriel González Videla Gabriel González Videla Gabriel González Videla was a Chilean politician. He was a deputy and senator in the Chilean Congress and was President of Chile from 1946 to 1952... |
Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance (Chile) The Democratic Alliance of Chile was a coalition of left-wing parties from 1941 to 1946, which succeeded to the Popular Front headed by Pedro Aguirre Cerda's government... |
192,207 | 40.23% |
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Eduardo Cruz-Coke Lassabe Eduardo Cruz-Coke Eduardo Cruz-Coke Lassabe was a Chilean political figure, the conservative candidate in Chile's 1946 presidential election and the principal creator of the Chilean health system.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (Chile) The Conservative Party of Chile was one of the principal Chilean political parties since its foundation in 1836 until 1949, when it broke apart. In 1953 it reformed as the United Conservative Party and in 1966 joined with the Liberal Party to form the National Party... |
142,441 | 29.81% |
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Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez Fernando Alessandri Fernando Alessandri Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure, candidate of the centre-right in Chile's 1946 presidential election... |
Liberal | 131,023 | 27.42% |
| Bernardo Ibáñez | Socialist | 12,114 | 2.54% | |
| blanks/nulls | 1,525 | |||
| Total valid votes | 477,785 | 100% | ||
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Congressional election
| Picture | Candidate | Party/Coalition | Votes | % |
| |
Gabriel González Videla Gabriel González Videla Gabriel González Videla was a Chilean politician. He was a deputy and senator in the Chilean Congress and was President of Chile from 1946 to 1952... |
Democratic Alliance | 138 | 75.00% |
| |
Eduardo Cruz-Coke Lassabe Eduardo Cruz-Coke Eduardo Cruz-Coke Lassabe was a Chilean political figure, the conservative candidate in Chile's 1946 presidential election and the principal creator of the Chilean health system.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (Chile) The Conservative Party of Chile was one of the principal Chilean political parties since its foundation in 1836 until 1949, when it broke apart. In 1953 it reformed as the United Conservative Party and in 1966 joined with the Liberal Party to form the National Party... |
46 | 25.00% |
| Total votes | 184 | 100% |
Source: Presidential Election 1946