1997 Chilean parliamentary election
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All 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
20 of 48 seats in the Senate
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 11 December 1997. The Concert of Parties for Democracy alliance maintained its majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
Results
Senate
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| Party or alliance |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Won |
Not up |
Total |
+/– |
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Concertación |
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Christian Democratic Party |
1,238,540 |
29.22 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
+1 |
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Socialist Party of Chile |
617,947 |
14.58 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
–1 |
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Party for Democracy |
182,076 |
4.29 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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Social Democrat Radical Party |
76,091 |
1.79 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
–1 |
| Total |
2,114,654 |
49.88 |
11 |
9 |
20 |
–1 |
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Union for Chile |
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Independent Democratic Union |
728,680 |
17.19 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
+2 |
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National Renewal |
629,394 |
14.85 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
–4 |
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Independents |
195,118 |
4.60 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
+3 |
| Total |
1,553,192 |
36.64 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
+1 |
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The Left |
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Communist Party of Chile |
357,825 |
8.44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Independents |
8,406 |
0.20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
366,231 |
8.64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chile 2000 |
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Progressive Union of the Centrist Center |
18,023 |
0.43 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Independents |
93,150 |
2.20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
| Total |
111,173 |
2.62 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
– |
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Humanist Party |
94,116 |
2.22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Appointed senators |
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9 |
0 |
9 |
+1 |
| Former presidents |
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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
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Chamber of Deputies
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| Party or alliance |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
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Concertación |
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Christian Democratic Party |
1,331,745 |
22.98 |
38 |
+1 |
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Party for Democracy |
727,293 |
12.55 |
16 |
+1 |
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Socialist Party of Chile |
640,397 |
11.05 |
11 |
–4 |
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Social Democratic Radical Party |
181,538 |
3.13 |
4 |
+2 |
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Independents |
46,719 |
0.81 |
0 |
–1 |
| Total |
2,927,692 |
50.51 |
69 |
–1 |
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Union for Chile |
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National Renewal |
971,903 |
16.77 |
23 |
–6 |
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Independent Democratic Union |
837,736 |
14.45 |
17 |
+2 |
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Party of the South |
20,813 |
0.36 |
1 |
+1 |
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Independents |
270,940 |
4.67 |
6 |
+2 |
| Total |
2,101,392 |
36.26 |
47 |
–1 |
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The Left |
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Communist Party of Chile |
398,588 |
6.88 |
0 |
0 |
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New People's Alliance |
8,971 |
0.15 |
0 |
New |
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Independents |
26,589 |
0.46 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
434,148 |
7.49 |
0 |
0 |
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Humanist Party |
168,597 |
2.91 |
0 |
0 |
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Chile 2000 |
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Progressive Union of the Centrist Center |
68,822 |
1.19 |
2 |
0 |
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Independents |
55,100 |
0.95 |
0 |
– |
| Total |
123,922 |
2.14 |
2 |
0 |
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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
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