1965 Chilean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1965.[1] The Christian Democratic Party 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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | Total | +/– | |||
| Christian Democratic Party | 12 | 13 | +9 | ||
| Radical Party | 2 | 9 | –3 | ||
| Liberal Party | 0 | 4 | –5 | ||
| Socialist Party | 3 | 7 | –1 | ||
| United Conservative Party | 1 | 3 | –2 | ||
| Communist Party | 2 | 5 | +2 | ||
| Other parties | 1 | 4 | – | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 21 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | – | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party | 995,187 | 43.6 | 82 | +59 |
| Radical Party | 312,912 | 13.7 | 20 | –19 |
| Communist Party | 290,635 | 12.7 | 18 | +2 |
| Socialist Party | 241,593 | 10.6 | 15 | +3 |
| Liberal Party | 171,979 | 7.5 | 6 | –22 |
| United Conservative Party | 121,882 | 5.3 | 3 | –14 |
| National Democratic Party | 74,585 | 3.3 | 3 | –9 |
| Labour Agrarian Democracy | 22,552 | 1.0 | 0 | New |
| Democratic Party | 21,518 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| National Action | 15,173 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| National Vanguard of the People | 5,637 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Popular Command | 3,121 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 5,669 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 70,680 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,353,123 | 100 | 147 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,920,615 | 80.6 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p283
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