1969 Chilean parliamentary election

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1969 Chilean parliamentary election
Chile
← 1965 2 March 1969 1973 →
Party Leader % Seats ±
Christian Democratic 31.05 56
National Party (Chile, 1966) 20.82 33
Communist 16.6 22
Radical 13.59 24
Socialist 12.76 15
Christian Democratic 34.32 22
Communist 18.04 6
Radical 17.23 9
National Party (Chile, 1966) 15.99 5
Socialist 11.99 4
Popular Socialist Union (Chile) 2.43 2
Independent Popular Action 1
Social Democrat 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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

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Chamber of Deputies

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References

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