1965 Chilean parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1965. [1] The Christian Democratic Party, led by Eduardo Frei Montalva, won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, the first time a party had held a majority for several decades. The party also became the largest party in the Senate.

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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 21 of the 45 Senate seats up for election. [2]

Results

Senate

PartySeats
WonTotal+/–
Christian Democratic Party 1213+9
Radical Party 39–4
Socialist Party 370
Communist Party 25+2
National Democratic Party 11+1
Liberal Party 05–4
United Conservative Party 02–3
National Vanguard of the People 010
Independents02–1
Total21450
Source: Whelan, Whelan

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Party 995,18743.6082+59
Radical Party 312,91213.7120–19
Communist Party 290,63512.7318+2
Socialist Party 241,59310.5815+3
Liberal Party 171,9797.536–22
United Conservative Party 121,8825.343–14
National Democratic Party 74,5853.273–9
Labour Agrarian Democracy 22,5520.990New
Democratic Party 21,5180.9400
National Action 15,1730.660New
National Vanguard of the People 5,6370.250New
Popular Command3,1210.1400
Independents5,6690.2500
Total2,282,443100.001470
Valid votes2,282,44397.00
Invalid/blank votes70,6803.00
Total votes2,353,123100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,920,61580.57
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p283