1969 Chilean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1969.[1] The Christian Democratic Party lost their majority in the Chamber of Deputies, but remained the largest party in both houses.
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Electoral system
The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 25 of the 50 Senate seats up for election.[2]
Results
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Total | +/– | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Party | 345,248 | 34.32 | 12 | 22 | +9 | |||
| Communist Party | 181,488 | 18.04 | 3 | 6 | +1 | |||
| Radical Party | 173,386 | 17.23 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| National Party | 160,875 | 15.99 | 5 | 5 | –2 | |||
| Socialist Party | 120,629 | 11.99 | 4 | 4 | –3 | |||
| Popular Socialist Union | 24,423 | 2.43 | 1 | 2 | New | |||
| Independent Popular Action | – | 1 | New | |||||
| Social Democrat Party | – | 1 | New | |||||
| Total | 1,006,049 | 100.00 | 30 | 50 | +5 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,223,892 | – | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen, Whelan | ||||||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party | 716,547 | 31.05 | 56 | –26 | |
| National Party | 480,523 | 20.82 | 33 | +24 | |
| Communist Party | 383,049 | 16.60 | 22 | +4 | |
| Radical Party | 313,559 | 13.59 | 24 | +4 | |
| Socialist Party | 294,448 | 12.76 | 15 | 0 | |
| Popular Socialist Union | 51,904 | 2.25 | 0 | New | |
| National Democratic Party | 44,818 | 1.94 | 0 | –3 | |
| Social Democrat Party | 20,560 | 0.89 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 2,104 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,307,512 | 100.00 | 150 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 2,307,512 | 95.90 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 98,617 | 4.10 | |||
| Total votes | 2,406,129 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,244,892 | 74.15 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- 1969 IPU
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