Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 2 March 1969.^[1] The Christian Democratic Party lost their majority in the Chamber of Deputies, but remained the largest party in both houses.

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1969 Chilean parliamentary election

← 1965 2 March 1969 1973 →

All 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 30 of the 50 seats in the Senate

Party % Seats +/– Chamber of Deputies PDC 31.05 56 −26 National 20.82 33 +24 Communist 16.6 22 +4 Radical 13.59 24 +4 Socialist 12.76 15 0 Senate PDC 34.32 22 +9 Communist 18.04 6 +1 Radical 17.23 9 0 National 15.99 5 −2 Socialist 11.99 4 −3 USOPO 2.43 2 New API – 1 New Social Democrat – 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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.^[2]