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1931 Chilean presidential election
Election for the president of Chile
Election for the president of Chile
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1931 Chilean presidential election |
| country | Chile |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1927 Chilean presidential election |
| previous_year | 1927 |
| next_election | 1932 Chilean presidential election |
| next_year | 1932 |
| election_date | 4 October 1931 |
| image1 | Juan Esteban Montero.jpg |
| nominee1 | Juan Esteban Montero |
| party1 | Radical Party of Chile |
| popular_vote1 | 182,177 |
| percentage1 | 63.94% |
| image2 | Arturo Alessandri P.jpg |
| nominee2 | Arturo Alessandri |
| party2 | Liberal Party (Chile, 1849) |
| popular_vote2 | 99,075 |
| percentage2 | 34.77% |
| title | President |
| posttitle | President |
| before_election | Manuel Trucco |
| before_party | Radical Party of Chile |
| after_election | Juan Esteban Montero |
| after_party | Radical Party of Chile |
Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 October 1931. The result was a landslide victory for Juan Esteban Montero of the Radical Party, who received 64% of the vote. He was the first member of the Radical Party to be elected president.
The elections took place amid economic turmoil due to the Great Depression and in the aftermath of the toppling of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo's military government.
Electoral system
The election was held using the absolute majority system, under which a candidate had to receive over 50% of the popular vote to be elected. If no candidate received over 50% of the vote, both houses of the National Congress would come together to vote on the two candidates who received the most votes.
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928358-3
- Drake, Paul. (1991). "Chile, 1930 — 58". Cambridge University Press.
- Nohlen, p259
- J. Germán Gamonal R. (1987) ''Jorge Alessandri, el hombre, el político'', p65
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