1965 Chilean parliamentary election

none Chile 1961 1969 7 March 1965 yes Chamber of Deputies All 147 seats in the Chamber of Deputies yes Christian Democratic Party (Chile) 43.60 82 23 Radical Party of Chile 13.71 20 39 Communist Party of Chile 12.74 18 16 Socialist Party of Chile 10.58 15 12 Liberal Party (Chile, 1849) 7.53 6 28 United Conservative Party (Chile) 5.34 3 17 National Democratic Party (Chile) 3.27 3 12 yes Senate 21 of the 45 seats in the Senate yes yes Christian Democratic Party (Chile) 12 3 Radical Party of Chile 3 7 Socialist Party of Chile 3 3 Communist Party of Chile 2 0 National Democratic Party (Chile) 1 0 Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1965.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 978-0-19-928358-3 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. 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.Nohlen, p283 Results Senate Won Total +/– Christian Democratic Party 12 13 +9 Radical Party 3 9 –4 Socialist Party 3 7 0 Communist Party 2 5 +2 National Democratic Party 1 1 +1 Liberal Party 0 5 –4 United Conservative Party 0 2 –3 National Vanguard of the People 0 1 0 Independents 0 2 –1 0 WhelanWhelanWhelan Chamber of Deputies Christian Democratic Party 995187 82 +59 Radical Party 312912 20 –19 Communist Party 290635 18 +2 Socialist Party 241593 15 +3 Liberal Party 171979 6 –22 United Conservative Party 121882 3 –14 National Democratic Party 74585 3 –9 Labour Agrarian Democracy es Democracia Agrario Laborista sup 22552 0 New green Democratic Party 21518 0 0 National Action 15173 0 New National Vanguard of the People 5637 0 New Popular Command 3121 0 0 Independents 5669 0 0 70680 0 2920615 Nohlen See also XLV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile References Category:Parliamentary elections in Chile Chile Parliamentary Category:Presidency of Eduardo Frei Montalva Chile Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results