Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1965.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 The Christian Democratic Party, led by Eduardo Frei Montalva, won a majority of seats in the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

, the first time a party had held a majority for several decades. The party also became the largest party in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

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.Nohlen, p283

Results

Senate

Chamber of Deputies

References

{{Chilean elections Elections in Chile Chile Parliamentary Presidency of Eduardo Frei Montalva Chile Election and referendum articles with incomplete results