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1965 Chilean parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Chile
previous_election	1961
next_election	1969
election_date	7 March 1965
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Chamber of Deputies
seats_for_election	All 147 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
noleader	yes
party1	Christian Democratic Party (Chile)	percentage1 = 43.60	seats1 = 82	last_election1 = 23
party2	Radical Party of Chile	percentage2 = 13.71	seats2 = 20	last_election2 = 39
party3	Communist Party of Chile	percentage3 = 12.74	seats3 = 18	last_election3 = 16
party4	Socialist Party of Chile	percentage4 = 10.58	seats4 = 15	last_election4 = 12
party5	Liberal Party (Chile, 1849)	percentage5 = 7.53	seats5 = 6	last_election5 = 28
party6	United Conservative Party (Chile)	percentage6 = 5.34	seats6 = 3	last_election6 = 17
party7	National Democratic Party (Chile)	percentage7 = 3.27	seats7 = 3	last_election7 = 12
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Senate
seats_for_election	21 of the 45 seats in the Senate
noleader	yes
nopercentage	yes
party1	Christian Democratic Party (Chile)	seats1 = 12	last_election1 = 3
party2	Radical Party of Chile	seats2 = 3	last_election2 = 7
party3	Socialist Party of Chile	seats3 = 3	last_election3 = 3
party4	Communist Party of Chile	seats4 = 2	last_election4 = 0
party5	National Democratic Party (Chile)	seats5 = 1	last_election5 = 0

Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1965. The 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.

Results

Senate

Chamber of Deputies

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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