1961 Chilean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 5 March 1961.[1] The Radical Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and also became the largest party in the Senate.
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Electoral system
The term length for Senators was eight years, with around half of the Senators elected every four years. This election saw 24 of the 45 Senate seats up for election.[2]
Results
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | Total | |||
| Radical Party | 146,373 | 23.8 | 7 | 12 |
| Liberal Party | 103,688 | 16.8 | 6 | 9 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 90,211 | 14.7 | 1 | 4 |
| Socialist Party | 83,456 | 13.6 | 4 | 8 |
| United Conservative Party | 79,303 | 12.9 | 2 | 5 |
| Communist Party | 75,123 | 12.2 | 3 | 4 |
| National Democratic Party | 17,325 | 2.8 | ||
| National Vanguard of the People | 17,299 | 2.8 | ||
| Democrat Party | 2,594 | 0.4 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,335 | – | – | – |
| Total | 639,707 | 100 | 24 | 45 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 847,505 | 75.5 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical Party | 296,828 | 22.2 | 39 | +3 |
| Liberal Party | 222,485 | 16.6 | 28 | –2 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 213,468 | 15.9 | 23 | +4 |
| United Conservative Party | 198,260 | 14.8 | 17 | –4 |
| Communist Party | 157,572 | 11.8 | 16 | New |
| Socialist Party | 149,122 | 11.1 | 12 | +5 |
| National Democratic Party | 95,179 | 7.1 | 12 | New |
| Labour National Union | 3,394 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Democrat Party | 772 | 0.1 | 0 | –5 |
| Popular Command | 96 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 2,720 | 0.2 | 0 | –2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 45,780 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,385,676 | 100 | 147 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,858,980 | 74.5 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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