Manuel Bart

He joined the Unión Social Republicana de Asalariados de Chile, becoming one of its principal organizers in 1925.^[1]

He was elected as a deputy for Concepción, Talcahuano and Coelemu for the 1925–1930 term, serving on the Education Commission.^[1]

In 1931 he became one of the founders of the Agrarian Party. He was elected deputy for Temuco, Imperial and Villarrica for the 1932–1937 term, serving on the Finance; Agriculture and Colonization Commissions.^[1]

Re-elected for 1937–1941, he served on the Economy and Trade Commission.^[1]

Again elected for 1941–1945, he sat on the Finance and Interior Government Commissions.^[1]

He joined the Agrarian Labor Party in 1945. He was elected deputy again for the 1953–1957 term for the same district, serving on the Agriculture and Colonization Commission.^[1]

In 1954, the faction he led within the party —the «Recuperacionista» group— opposed the official leadership headed by Rafael Tarud and reorganized independently.^[1]

In August 1956, he entered the National Party, joining its leadership and supporting the presidential candidacy of Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (1958).^[1]

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• Valencia Aravia, Luis. Anales de la República. Editorial Andrés Bello, 2nd ed., 1986.
• Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán. Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992. Editorial Jurídica de Chile, 3rd ed., 1992.