1965 Chilean parliamentary election
# 1965 Chilean parliamentary election

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

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Won | Total | +/– |
| | Christian Democratic Party | 12 | 13 | +9 |
| | Radical Party | 3 | 9 | –4 |
| | Socialist Party | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| | Communist Party | 2 | 5 | +2 |
| | National Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| | Liberal Party | 0 | 5 | –4 |
| | United Conservative Party | 0 | 2 | –3 |
| | National Vanguard of the People | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Independents | 0 | 2 | –1 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 45 | 0 |
| Source: Whelan, Whelan |||||

### Chamber of Deputies

| Party | 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 | Total | 2,282,443 | 100.00 | 147 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,282,443 | 97.00 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 70,680 | 3.00 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,353,123 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,920,615 | 80.57 | | |
| Source: Nohlen ||||||
