1997 Chilean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 11 December 1997.[1] The Concert of Parties for Democracy alliance maintained its majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
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All of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 20 out of 49 seats in the Senate 61 deputies and 26 senators seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 87.23% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Senate
Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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Elected | Total | +/– | ||||
Concert of Parties for Democracy | Christian Democratic Party | 1,238,540 | 29.2 | 10 | 14 | +1 |
Socialist Party | 617,947 | 14.6 | 1 | 4 | –1 | |
Party for Democracy | 182,076 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Social Democrat Radical Party | 76,091 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | –1 | |
Union for Chile | Independent Democratic Union | 728,680 | 17.2 | 2 | 5 | +2 |
National Renewal | 629,394 | 14.9 | 2 | 7 | –4 | |
Independents | 195,118 | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | +3 | |
The Left | Communist Party | 357,825 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Independents | 8,406 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chile 2000 | Progressive Union of the Centrist Center | 18,023 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Independents | 93,150 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Humanist Party | 94,116 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 863,540 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 5,102,906 | 100 | 20 | 38 | 0 | |
Source: Nohlen, IPU |
Chamber of Deputies
Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Concert of Parties for Democracy | Christian Democratic Party | 1,331,745 | 23.0 | 38 | +1 | |
Party for Democracy | 727,293 | 12.5 | 16 | +1 | ||
Socialist Party | 640,397 | 11.0 | 11 | –4 | ||
Social Democrat Radical Party | 181,538 | 3.1 | 4 | +2 | ||
Independents | 46,719 | 0.8 | 0 | –1 | ||
Union for Chile | National Renewal | 971,903 | 16.8 | 23 | –6 | |
Independent Democratic Union | 837,776 | 14.5 | 17 | +2 | ||
Party of the South | 20,813 | 0.4 | 1 | +1 | ||
Independents | 270,940 | 4.7 | 6 | +2 | ||
Left Alternative Democracy | Communist Party | 398,588 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | |
New People's Alliance | 8,971 | 0.2 | 0 | New | ||
Independents | 26,589 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Chile 2000 | Progressive Union of the Centrist Center | 123,882 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | |
Independents | 0 | – | ||||
Humanist Party | 168,597 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independents | 40,022 | 0.7 | 2 | +2 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,250,578 | – | – | – | ||
Total | 7,046,351 | 100 | 120 | 0 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,077,743 | 87.2 | – | – | ||
Source: Nohlen |
References
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