Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 3 March 1957.[1] The Radical Party emerged as the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies , winning 36 of the 147 seats.[2]
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Radical Party 188,526 21.47 36 +18 Liberal Party 134,741 15.34 30 +7 United Conservative Party 121,223 13.80 21 – National Falange 82,710 9.42 17 +14 Agrarian Labor Party 68,602 7.81 10 –16 Popular Socialist Party 55,004 6.26 5 –15 Democratic Party 44,213 5.03 5 +4 Socialist Party 38,783 4.42 7 –2 National Union of Independents 37,975 4.32 7 +2 Social Christian Conservative Party 33,654 3.83 2 – Labour Party 17,785 2.03 4 New Republican Movement 10,393 1.18 1 New Christian National Party 9,085 1.03 0 –4 Laborista Party 8,010 0.91 0 –1 Radical Doctrinaire Party 5,577 0.64 0 –3 Doctrinaire Democratic Party 3,302 0.38 0 New People's National Movement 1,342 0.15 0 –1 Independents 17,304 1.97 2 New Total 878,229 100.00 147 0 Registered voters/turnout 1,284,159 – Source: Nohlen
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