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.

1997 Chilean parliamentary election
Chile
11 December 1997

All 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
20 of 48 seats in the Senate
Party % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies
Concertación 50.51 69 -1
Union for Chile 36.26 47 -1
Chile 2000 2.14 2 0
Senate
Concertación 49.88 20 -1
Union for Chile 36.64 17 +1
Chile 2000 2.62 1 0

Results

Senate

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
WonNot upTotal+/–
ConcertaciónChristian Democratic Party1,238,54029.2210414+1
Socialist Party of Chile617,94714.58134–1
Party for Democracy182,0764.290220
Social Democrat Radical Party76,0911.79000–1
Total2,114,65449.8811920–1
Union for ChileIndependent Democratic Union728,68017.19235+2
National Renewal629,39414.85257–4
Independents195,1184.60415+3
Total1,553,19236.649817+1
The LeftCommunist Party of Chile357,8258.440000
Independents8,4060.200000
Total366,2318.640000
Chile 2000Progressive Union of the Centrist Center18,0230.430110
Independents93,1502.20000
Total111,1732.62011
Humanist Party94,1162.220000
Appointed senators909+1
Former presidents101+1
Total4,239,366100.00301848+2
Valid votes4,239,36683.08
Invalid/blank votes863,54016.92
Total votes5,102,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,794,93588.06
Source: Nohlen, SERVEL, IPU

Chamber of Deputies

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
ConcertaciónChristian Democratic Party1,331,74522.9838+1
Party for Democracy727,29312.5516+1
Socialist Party of Chile640,39711.0511–4
Social Democratic Radical Party181,5383.134+2
Independents46,7190.810–1
Total2,927,69250.5169–1
Union for ChileNational Renewal971,90316.7723–6
Independent Democratic Union837,73614.4517+2
Party of the South20,8130.361+1
Independents270,9404.676+2
Total2,101,39236.2647–1
The LeftCommunist Party of Chile398,5886.8800
New People's Alliance8,9710.150New
Independents26,5890.4600
Total434,1487.4900
Humanist Party168,5972.9100
Chile 2000Progressive Union of the Centrist Center68,8221.1920
Independents55,1000.950
Total123,9222.1420
Independents40,0220.692+2
Total5,795,773100.001200
Valid votes5,795,77382.25
Invalid/blank votes1,250,57817.75
Total votes7,046,351100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,077,74387.23
Source: SERVEL

References

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