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1969 Chilean parliamentary election

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1969 Chilean parliamentary election

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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
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party PDC 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 Decrease26 D / Increase10 S Increase24 D / Decrease2 S Increase4 D / Decrease4 S
Popular vote 716,547 480,523 313,559
Percentage 31.1% 20.8% 13.6%
Swing Decrease12.5% Increase7.3% Decrease0.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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 Increase4 D / Increase5 S 0 D / Decrease2 S
Popular vote 383,049 294,448
Percentage 16.6% 12.8%
Swing Increase3.9% Increase2.2%

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.

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