1958 Chilean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Chile on 4 September 1958.[1] The result was a victory for Jorge Alessandri, who ran as an independent.

1958 Chilean presidential election

Tuesday September 4, 1958
Turnout	83.5% 3.1%
Candidate Jorge Alessandri Salvador Allende Eduardo Frei Montalva Party Independent Socialist Christian Democratic Alliance Liberal-Conservative FRAP Popular vote 389,909 356,493 255,769 Percentage 31.6% 28.8% 20.7% Confirmation 147 26   Candidate Luis Bossay Antonio Zamorano Party Radical Independent Popular vote 192,077 41,304 Percentage 15.5% 3.3%

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.[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Public vote		Congressional vote
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Jorge Alessandri	Independent (Liberal-Conservative)	389,909	31.6	147	85.0
Salvador Allende	Socialist Party	356,493	28.9	26	15.0
Eduardo Frei Montalva	Christian Democratic Party	255,769	20.7
Luis Bossay Leiva	Radical Party	192,077	15.6
Antonio Zamorano Herrera	Independent	41,304	3.3
Invalid/blank votes		14,978	–	14	–
Total		1,250,350	100	187	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,497,493	83.5	192	97.4
Source: Nohlen, Chilean Electoral Database

Vote share Alessandri   31.56% Allende   28.85% Frei   20.70% Bossay   15.55% Zamorano   3.34%

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p259