1997 Chilean parliamentary election|
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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.
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats |
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Won | Not up | Total | +/– |
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| 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 |
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Valid votes | 4,239,366 | 83.08 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 863,540 | 16.92 | |
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Total votes | 5,102,906 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 5,794,935 | 88.06 | |
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Source: Nohlen, SERVEL, IPU |
Chamber of Deputies
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 |
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Valid votes | 5,795,773 | 82.25 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 1,250,578 | 17.75 | |
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Total votes | 7,046,351 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 8,077,743 | 87.23 | |
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Source: SERVEL |
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3