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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 5 March 1961. [1] The Radical Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and also became the largest party in the Senate.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 5 March 1961. [1] The Radical Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and also became the largest party in the Senate.
The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 24 of the 45 Senate seats up for election. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Total | |||||||
| Radical Party | 146,373 | 23.79 | 7 | 13 | ||||
| Liberal Party | 103,688 | 16.85 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Christian Democratic Party | 90,211 | 14.66 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Socialist Party | 83,456 | 13.56 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| United Conservative Party | 79,303 | 12.89 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Communist Party | 75,123 | 12.21 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| National Democratic Party | 17,325 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National Vanguard of the People | 17,299 | 2.81 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Democrat Party | 2,594 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independents | – | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 615,372 | 100.00 | 24 | 45 | ||||
| Valid votes | 615,372 | 96.20 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,335 | 3.80 | ||||||
| Total votes | 639,707 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 847,505 | 75.48 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen, Whelan | ||||||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical Party | 296,828 | 22.15 | 39 | +3 | |
| Liberal Party | 222,485 | 16.60 | 28 | –2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 213,468 | 15.93 | 23 | +4 | |
| United Conservative Party | 198,260 | 14.80 | 17 | –4 | |
| Communist Party | 157,572 | 11.76 | 16 | New | |
| Socialist Party | 149,122 | 11.13 | 12 | +5 | |
| National Democratic Party | 95,179 | 7.10 | 12 | New | |
| Labour National Union | 3,394 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
| Democrat Party | 772 | 0.06 | 0 | –5 | |
| Popular Command | 96 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 2,720 | 0.20 | 0 | –2 | |
| Total | 1,339,896 | 100.00 | 147 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,339,896 | 96.70 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 45,780 | 3.30 | |||
| Total votes | 1,385,676 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,858,980 | 74.54 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
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