Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1965.[ 1] Christian Democratic Party , led by Eduardo Frei Montalva , 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 .
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
Chamber of Deputies Party Votes % Seats +/– Christian Democratic Party 995,187 43.60 82 +59 Radical Party 312,912 13.71 20 –19 Communist Party 290,635 12.73 18 +2 Socialist Party 241,593 10.58 15 +3 Liberal Party 171,979 7.53 6 –22 United Conservative Party 121,882 5.34 3 –14 National Democratic Party 74,585 3.27 3 –9 Labour Agrarian Democracy 22,552 0.99 0 New Democratic Party 21,518 0.94 0 0 National Action 15,173 0.66 0 New National Vanguard of the People 5,637 0.25 0 New Popular Command 3,121 0.14 0 0 Independents 5,669 0.25 0 0 Total 2,282,443 100.00 147 0 Valid votes 2,282,443 97.00 Invalid/blank votes 70,680 3.00 Total votes 2,353,123 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,920,615 80.57 Source: Nohlen
References
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3^ Nohlen, p283
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