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.

1969 Chilean parliamentary election

2 March 1969
All 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 25 of the 50 seats in the Senate 76 deputies and 26 senators seats needed for a majority
Party Christian Democratic National Radical Seats before 82 D / 13 S 9 D / 7 S 20 D / 9 S Seats after 56 deputies 23 senators 33 deputies 5 senators 24 deputies 6 senators Seat change 26 D / 10 S 24 D / 2 S 4 D / 4 S Popular vote 716,547 480,523 313,559 Percentage 31.1% 20.8% 13.6% Swing 12.5% 7.3% 0.1%   Party Communist Socialist Seats before 18 D / 4 S 15 D / 7 S Seats after 22 deputies 9 senators 15 deputies 5 senators Seat change 4 D / 5 S 0 D / 2 S Popular vote 383,049 294,448 Percentage 16.6% 12.8% Swing 3.9% 2.2%

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
			Elected	Total	+/–
Christian Democratic Party	345,248	34.3	11	23	+10
Communist Party	181,488	18.0	3	9	+5
Radical Party	173,386	17.2	4	6	–4
National Party	160,875	16.0	4	5	–2
Socialist Party	120,629	12.0	3	5	–2
Popular Socialist Union	24,423	2.4	0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–	–
Total	1,006,049	100	25	50	+5
Registered voters/turnout			–	–	–
Source: Nohlen, IPU

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Christian Democratic Party	716,547	31.1	56	–26
National Party	480,523	20.8	33	+24
Communist Party	383,049	16.6	22	+4
Radical Party	313,559	13.6	24	+4
Socialist Party	294,448	12.8	15	0
Popular Socialist Union	51,904	2.3	0	New
National Democratic Party	44,818	1.9	0	–3
Social Democrat Party	20,560	1.0	0	New
Independents	2,104	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	98,617	–	–	–
Total	2,406,129	100	150	+3
Registered voters/turnout	3,244,892	74.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen

Vote share PDC   31.05% PN   20.82% PCCh   16.60% PR   13.59% PS   12.76% USOPO   2.25% PADENA   1.94% PSD   0.89% Ind.   0.09%

Seats summary PDC   37.33% PN   22.00% PR   16.00% PCCh   14.47% PS   10.00%

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. 1969 IPU