1969 Chilean parliamentary election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Chile
| previous_election = 1965
| next_election = 1973
| election_date = 2 March 1969
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Chamber of Deputies
| seats_for_election= All 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
| noleader = yes
|party1 = Christian Democratic Party (Chile) |percentage1 = 31.05 |seats1 = 56 |last_election1 = 82
|party2 = National Party (Chile, 1966) |percentage2 = 20.82 |seats2 = 33 |last_election2 = 9
|party3 = Communist Party of Chile |percentage3 = 16.6 |seats3 = 22 |last_election3 = 18
|party4 = Radical Party of Chile |percentage4 = 13.59 |seats4 = 24 |last_election4 = 20
|party5 = Socialist Party of Chile |percentage5 = 12.76 |seats5 = 15 |last_election5 = 15
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Senate
| seats_for_election= 30 of the 50 seats in the Senate
| noleader = yes
|party1 = Christian Democratic Party (Chile) |percentage1 = 34.32 |seats1 = 22 |last_election1 = 13
|party7 = Communist Party of Chile |percentage7 = 18.04 |seats7 = 6 |last_election7 = 5
|party8 = Radical Party of Chile |percentage8 = 17.23 |seats8 = 9 |last_election8 = 9
|party9 = National Party (Chile, 1966) |percentage9 = 15.99 |seats9 = 5 |last_election9 = 7
|party10 = Socialist Party of Chile |percentage10 = 11.99 |seats10 = 4 |last_election10 = 7
|party11 = Popular Socialist Union (Chile) |percentage11 = 2.43 |seats11 = 2 |last_election11 = New
|party12 = Independent Popular Action |percentage12 = – |seats12 = 1 |last_election12 = New
|party13 = Social Democrat |percentage13 = – |seats13 = 1 |last_election13 = New
}}}}}}{{Politics of Chile}}
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1969.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} 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.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/CHILE_1969_E.PDF 1969] IPU
Results
=Senate=
{{Election results
|seattype1=Won|seattype2=Total|seattype3=+/–
|party1=Christian Democratic Party|votes1=345248|st1t1=12|st2t1=22|st3t1=+9
|party2=Communist Party|votes2=181488|st1t2=3|st2t2=6|st3t2=+1
|party3=Radical Party|votes3=173386|st1t3=5|st2t3=9|st3t3=0
|party4=National Party|votes4=160875|st1t4=5|st2t4=5|st3t4=–2
|party5=Socialist Party|votes5=120629|st1t5=4|st2t5=4|st3t5=–3
|party6=Popular Socialist Union|votes6=24423|st1t6=1|st2t6=2|st3t6=New
|party7=Independent Popular Action|st1t7=|st2t7=1|st3t7=New
|party8=Social Democrat Party|st1t8=|st2t8=1|st3t8=New
|invalid=
|total_st3t=+5
|electorate=3223892
|source=Nohlen, [https://archive.org/details/OutOfAshes/page/n279/mode/2up Whelan]
}}
=Chamber of Deputies=
{{Election results
|party1=Christian Democratic Party|votes1=716547|seats1=56|sc1=–26
|party2=National Party|votes2=480523|seats2=33|sc2=+24
|party3=Communist Party|votes3=383049|seats3=22|sc3=+4
|party4=Radical Party|votes4=313559|seats4=24|sc4=+4
|party5=Socialist Party|votes5=294448|seats5=15|sc5=0
|party6=Popular Socialist Union|votes6=51904|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=National Democratic Party|votes7=44818|seats7=0|sc7=–3
|party8=Social Democrat Party|votes8=20560|seats8=0|sc8=New
|party9=Independents|votes9=2104|seats9=0|sc9=0
|invalid=98617
|total_sc=+3
|electorate=3244892
|source=Nohlen
}}