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1958 Chilean presidential election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Chile |
| type | presidential |
| previous_election | 1952 Chilean presidential election |
| previous_year | 1952 |
| next_election | 1964 Chilean presidential election |
| next_year | 1964 |
| election_date | 4 September 1958 |
| turnout | 83.50% |
| 1blank | Congress vote |
| image1 | Jorge Alessandri Official Presidential Portrait (1958) Cropped and Coulorized.jpg |
| candidate1 | Jorge Alessandri |
| party1 | Independent politician |
| alliance1 | Liberal–Conservative |
| popular_vote1 | **389,909 ** |
| percentage1 | **31.56%** |
| 1data1 | **147** |
| image2 | Salvador Allende 1952.JPG |
| candidate2 | Salvador Allende |
| party2 | Socialist Party of Chile |
| alliance2 | FRAP |
| popular_vote2 | 356,493 |
| percentage2 | 28.85% |
| 1data2 | 26 |
| image4 | Eduardo Frei Montalva headshot.jpg |
| candidate4 | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| party4 | Christian Democratic Party (Chile) |
| popular_vote4 | 255,769 |
| percentage4 | 20.70% |
| image5 | Luis Bossay.jpg |
| candidate5 | Luis Bossay |
| party5 | Radical Party of Chile |
| popular_vote5 | 192,077 |
| percentage5 | 15.55% |
| title | President |
| before_election | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| before_party | Independent politician |
| after_election | Jorge Alessandri |
| after_party | Independent politician |
Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1958. The result was a victory for Jorge Alessandri, who ran as an independent. Allende's defeat has been commonly attributed to Antonio Zamorano, also known as "Cura de Catapilco", entering the race as a populist left-wing candidate and taking votes from Allende's electorate. This explanation has been questioned by modern research that infers Zamorano took votes from across the political spectrum.
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 that 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
- Navia, Patricio. (2017). "El efecto de Antonio Zamorano, el Cura de Catapilco, en la derrota de Salvador Allende en la elección presidencial de 1958". [[Historia (history of the Americas journal).
- Navia Lucero, Patricio. (2011). "Diccionario de la política chilena". Sudamericana.
- Nohlen, p259
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