1969 Chilean parliamentary election

none Chile 1965 1973 2 March 1969 yes Chamber of Deputies All 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies yes Christian Democratic Party (Chile) 31.05 56 82 National Party (Chile, 1966) 20.82 33 9 Communist Party of Chile 16.6 22 18 Radical Party of Chile 13.59 24 20 Socialist Party of Chile 12.76 15 15 yes Senate 30 of the 50 seats in the Senate yes Christian Democratic Party (Chile) 34.32 22 13 Communist Party of Chile 18.04 6 5 Radical Party of Chile 17.23 9 9 National Party (Chile, 1966) 15.99 5 7 Socialist Party of Chile 11.99 4 7 Popular Socialist Union (Chile) 2.43 2 New Independent Popular Action – 1 New Social Democrat – 1 New Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1969.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 978-0-19-928358-3 The Christian Democratic Party lost their majority in the Chamber of Deputies, but remained the largest party in both houses. 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.1969 IPU Results Senate Won Total +/– Christian Democratic Party 345248 12 22 +9 Communist Party 181488 3 6 +1 Radical Party 173386 5 9 0 National Party 160875 5 5 –2 Socialist Party 120629 4 4 –3 Popular Socialist Union 24423 1 2 New Independent Popular Action 1 New Social Democrat Party 1 New +5 3223892 Nohlen, Whelan Chamber of Deputies Christian Democratic Party 716547 56 –26 National Party 480523 33 +24 Communist Party 383049 22 +4 Radical Party 313559 24 +4 Socialist Party 294448 15 0 Popular Socialist Union 51904 0 New National Democratic Party 44818 0 –3 Social Democrat Party 20560 0 New Independents 2104 0 0 98617 +3 3244892 Nohlen References Category:Parliamentary elections in Chile Chile Parliamentary Category:Presidency of Eduardo Frei Montalva Chile Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results