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Chilean parliamentary election, 1969

Chilean parliamentary election, 1969

← 1965 2 March 1969 1973 →

All of the 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
25 out of 50 seats in the Senate

76 deputies and 26 senators seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Emblem of the Christian Democrat Party of Chile.svg Partido Nacional Chile.svg Partido Comunista de Chile.svg
Party Christian Democratic National Communist
Seats before 82 D / 13 S 9 D / 7 S 18 D / 4 S
Seats after 56 deputies
23 senators
33 deputies
5 senators
22 deputies
9 senators
Seat change Decrease26 D / Increase10 S Increase24 D / Decrease2 S Increase4 D / Increase5 S
Popular vote 716,547 480,523 383,049
Percentage 31.1% 20.8% 16.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Emblema Partido Radical Chile.svg Emblem of the Socialist Party of Chile.svg
Party Radical Socialist
Seats before 20 D / 9 S 15 D / 7 S
Seats after 24 deputies
6 senators
15 deputies
5 senators
Seat change Increase4 D / Decrease4 S 0 D / Decrease2 S
Popular vote 313,559 294,448
Percentage 13.6% 12.8%

Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1969. The Christian Democratic Party lost their majority in the Chamber of Deputies, but remained the largest party in both houses.

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.


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