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1997 Chilean parliamentary election All 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 20 of 48 seats in the Senate
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
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 .
Results [ ]
Senate [ ]
Party or alliance Votes % Seats Won Not up Total +/– Concertación Christian Democratic Party 1,238,540 29.22 10 4 14 +1 Socialist Party of Chile 617,947 14.58 1 3 4 –1 Party for Democracy 182,076 4.29 0 2 2 0 Social Democrat Radical Party 76,091 1.79 0 0 0 –1 Total 2,114,654 49.88 11 9 20 –1 Union for Chile Independent Democratic Union 728,680 17.19 2 3 5 +2 National Renewal 629,394 14.85 2 5 7 –4 Independents 195,118 4.60 4 1 5 +3 Total 1,553,192 36.64 9 8 17 +1 The Left Communist Party of Chile 357,825 8.44 0 0 0 0 Independents 8,406 0.20 0 0 0 0 Total 366,231 8.64 0 0 0 0 Chile 2000 Progressive Union of the Centrist Center 18,023 0.43 0 1 1 0 Independents 93,150 2.20 0 0 0 – Total 111,173 2.62 0 1 1 – Humanist Party 94,116 2.22 0 0 0 0 Appointed senators 9 0 9 +1 Former presidents 1 0 1 +1 Total 4,239,366 100.00 30 18 48 +2 Valid votes 4,239,366 83.08 Invalid/blank votes 863,540 16.92 Total votes 5,102,906 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,794,935 88.06 Source: Nohlen, SERVEL , IPU
Chamber of Deputies [ ]
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Concertación Christian Democratic Party 1,331,745 22.98 38 +1 Party for Democracy 727,293 12.55 16 +1 Socialist Party of Chile 640,397 11.05 11 –4 Social Democratic Radical Party 181,538 3.13 4 +2 Independents 46,719 0.81 0 –1 Total 2,927,692 50.51 69 –1 Union for Chile National Renewal 971,903 16.77 23 –6 Independent Democratic Union 837,736 14.45 17 +2 Party of the South 20,813 0.36 1 +1 Independents 270,940 4.67 6 +2 Total 2,101,392 36.26 47 –1 The Left Communist Party of Chile 398,588 6.88 0 0 New People's Alliance 8,971 0.15 0 New Independents 26,589 0.46 0 0 Total 434,148 7.49 0 0 Humanist Party 168,597 2.91 0 0 Chile 2000 Progressive Union of the Centrist Center 68,822 1.19 2 0 Independents 55,100 0.95 0 – Total 123,922 2.14 2 0 Independents 40,022 0.69 2 +2 Total 5,795,773 100.00 120 0 Valid votes 5,795,773 82.25 Invalid/blank votes 1,250,578 17.75 Total votes 7,046,351 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 8,077,743 87.23 Source: SERVEL
References [ ]
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
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