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
Chile
December 16, 2001

All 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
18 of 49 seats in the Senate
Party % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies
Concertación 47.90% 62 -7
Alliance for Chile 44.27% 57 +10
Senate
Concertación 51.32% 20 0
Alliance for Chile 44.03% 18 +1

Results

Senate

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
WonNot upTotal
ConcertaciónChristian Democratic Party395,72822.8421012
Socialist Party254,90514.71415
Party for Democracy219,33512.66303
Social Democrat Radical Party19,0251.10000
Total888,99351.3291120
Alliance for ChileNational Renewal342,04519.74437
Independent Democratic Union263,03515.18369
Independents157,6399.10202
Total762,71944.039918
Communist Party45,7352.64000
Humanist Party6,4650.37000
Liberal Party1,4070.08000
Independents27,0961.56000
Appointed senators9
Former presidents2
Total1,732,415100.00182049
Valid votes1,732,41587.72
Invalid/blank votes242,60212.28
Total votes1,975,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,307,15485.60
Source: SERVEL, Nohlen, IPU, World Factbook

Chamber of Deputies

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
ConcertaciónChristian Democratic Party1,162,21018.9223–15
Party for Democracy782,33312.7320+4
Socialist Party614,43410.0010–1
Social Democratic Radical Party248,8214.056+2
Independents135,1912.203+3
Total2,942,98947.9062–7
Alliance for ChileIndependent Democratic Union1,547,20925.1831+14
National Renewal845,86513.7718–5
Independents327,1215.328+2
Total2,720,19544.2757+10
Communist Party320,6885.2200
Humanist Party69,6921.1300
Liberal Party3,4750.060New
Independents86,9641.421–1
Total6,144,003100.001200
Valid votes6,144,00387.34
Invalid/blank votes890,28912.66
Total votes7,034,292100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,075,44687.11
Source: SERVEL

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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