Chilean parliamentary election, 1961

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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.

Chile republic in South America

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.

Chamber of Deputies of Chile lower house of Chile legislature

The Honourable Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution.

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

Results

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
ElectedTotal
Radical Party 146,37323.8712
Liberal Party 103,68816.869
Christian Democratic Party 90,21114.714
Socialist Party 83,45613.648
United Conservative Party 79,30312.925
Communist Party 75,12312.234
National Democratic Party 17,3252.8
National Vanguard of the People 17,2992.8
Democrat Party 2,5940.4
Invalid/blank votes24,335
Total639,7071002445
Registered voters/turnout847,50575.5
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Radical Party 296,82822.239+3
Liberal Party 222,48516.628–2
Christian Democratic Party 213,46815.923+4
United Conservative Party 198,26014.817–4
Communist Party 157,57211.816New
Socialist Party 149,12211.112+5
National Democratic Party 95,1797.112New
Labour National Union3,3940.30New
Democrat Party 7720.10–5
Popular Command960.00New
Independents2,7200.20–2
Invalid/blank votes45,780
Total1,385,6761001470
Registered voters/turnout1,858,98074.5
Source: Nohlen
Vote share
PR
22.15%
PL
16.60%
PDC
15.93%
PCU
14.80%
PCCh
11.76%
PS
11.13%
PADENA
7.10%
Others
0.52%

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References

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