Liberal Party (Chile)

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The Liberal Party (Partido Liberal) of Chile was a Chilean political party created in 1849. It broke apart in 1930 but re-formed in 1933. In 1966 it joined with the United Conservative Party to form the National Party. Originally the anticlericalist party, the liberals later became a right-wing party.

[edit] Presidential candidates

The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Liberal Party or the pipiolos. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).

• 1829: Francisco Antonio Pinto (won), Joaquín Vicuña (lost)
• 1831: none
• 1836: none
• 1841: Francisco Antonio Pinto (lost)
• 1846: none
• 1851: José María de la Cruz (lost)
• 1856: none
• 1861: José Joaquín Pérez (won)
• 1866: José Joaquín Pérez (won)
• 1871: Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (won), José Tomás de Urmeneta (lost)
• 1876: Aníbal Pinto (won)
• 1881: Domingo Santa María (won), Manuel Baquedano (lost)
• 1886: José Manuel Balmaceda (won)
• 1891: Jorge Montt (won)
• 1896: Vicente Reyes (lost)
• 1901: Germán Riesco (won)
• 1906: Pedro Montt (won)
• 1910: Ramón Barros Luco (won)
• 1915: Javier Ángel Figueroa (lost)
• 1920: Alliance faction: Arturo Alessandri (won), Union faction: Luis Barros Borgoño (lost)
• 1925: Emiliano Figueroa (won)
• 1927: none
• 1931: Juan Esteban Montero (won), Arturo Alessandri (lost)
• 1932: Arturo Alessandri (won), Enrique Zañartu (lost)
• 1938: Gustavo Ross (lost)
• 1942: Carlos Ibáñez (lost)
• 1946: Fernando Alessandri (lost)
• 1952: Arturo Matte (lost)
• 1958: Jorge Alessandri (won)
• 1964: Eduardo Frei Montalva (won)