2001 Chilean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 16 December 2001.[1] The Concert of Parties for Democracy alliance remained the largest faction in the Chamber of Deputies, but saw its majority in the Chamber reduced to just two seats.

2001 Chilean parliamentary election

December 16, 2001

All of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
18 out of 49 seats in the Senate
61 deputies and 26 senators seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.11%
  First party Second party
 
Party Concertación Alliance
Seats before 69 D / 24 S 47 D / 18 S
Seats after 62 deputies
24 senators
57 deputies
18 senators
Seat change 7 D / 0 S 10 D / 0 S
Popular vote 2,942,989 2,720,195
Percentage 47.90% 44,27%
Swing 2,61% 8,01%

Results

Senate

Coalition Party Votes % Seats
Concert of Parties for DemocracyChristian Democratic Party395,72822.82
Socialist Party254,90514.74
Party for Democracy219,33512.73
Social Democrat Radical Party19,0251.10
Alliance for ChileNational Renewal342,04519.74
Independent Democratic Union263,03515.23
Independents157,6399.12
Communist Party45,7352.60
Humanist Party6,4650.40
Liberal Party1,4070.10
Invalid/blank votes242,602
Total1,975,01710018
Registered voters/turnout2,307,15485.6
Source: Nohlen, IPU
Popular vote
Concertación
51.32%
Alliance
44.03%
Communist
2.64%
Independents
1.56%
Others
0.45%
Seats summary
Concertación
52.63%
Alliance
47.37%

Chamber of Deputies

Coalition Party Votes % Seats +/–
Concert of Parties for DemocracyChristian Democratic Party1,162,21018.923–15
Party for Democracy782,33312.720+4
Socialist Party614,43410.010–1
Social Democrat Radical Party248,8214.06+2
Independents135,1912.23+3
Alliance for ChileIndependent Democratic Union1,547,20925.231+14
National Renewal845,86513.818–5
Independents327,1215.38+2
Communist Party320,6685.200
Humanist Party69,6921.100
Liberal Party3,4750.10New
Independents86,9641.41–1
Invalid/blank votes890,290
Total7,034,2931001200
Registered voters/turnout8,075,44687.1
Source: Nohlen
Popular vote
Concertación
47.90%
Alliance
44.27%
Communist
5.22%
Independents
1.42%
Others
1.19%
Seats summary
Concertación
51.67%
Alliance
47.50%
Independents
0.83%

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
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