1969 Chilean parliamentary election
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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.
Electoral system[edit]
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[edit]
Senate[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ 1969 IPU
