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Chilean Parliamentary Election, 1953
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 1 March 1953.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 The Agrarian Labor Party emerged as the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Chamber of Deputies, whilst the Liberal Party (Chile, 1849–1966), Liberal Party won the most seats in the Senate of Chile, Senate. Electoral system The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 25 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.Nohlen, p283 Results Senate Chamber of Deputies References {{Chilean elections Elections in Chile 1953 elections in South America, Chile 1953 elections in Chile, Parliamentary March 1953 events in South America, Chile Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |