The United Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Unido, PLU) was a

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which existed between 1930 and 1933. It was the product of the union of

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, the Independent Liberal Party, Liberal Democratic Aliancist Party and the Liberal Democratic Unionist Party. The supporters of

Arturo Alessandri Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma (; December 20, 1868 – August 24, 1950) was a Chilean political figure and reformer who served thrice as president of Chile, first from 1920 to 1924, then from March to October 1925, and finally from 1932 to ...

weren't included. It was a party related to

Carlos Ibáñez del Campo General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (; 3 November 1877 – 28 April 1960) was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as President twice, first between 1927 and 1931, and then from 1952 to 1958, serving for 10 years in office. T ...

. As time went by, its members split up to form other parties. With the downfall of Ibáñez all groups gathered up again, led by Alessandri to create the

(October 1930) with a mutual party platform. In this process, the ULP merged into the LP during the VI Convention (October 1933) of the LP. In the presidential elections of 1932 it presented the candidacy of Enrique Zañartu Prieto.

Results in parliamentary elections

The electoral results of 1930 aren't included.

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''The original version of this article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of June 7, 2007.''

Results in parliamentary elections

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