2001 Chilean parliamentary election

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2001 Chilean parliamentary election
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  1997 16 December 2001 2005  
Chamber of Deputies

All 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
PartyVote %Seats+/–
Concertación 47.9062−7
Alliance for Chile 44.2757+10
Independents 1.421−1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

18 of 49 seats in the Senate
PartyVote %Seats+/–
Concertación 51.32200
Alliance for Chile 44.0318+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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.

Contents

Results

Senate

Chile Senado 2001.svg
Party or allianceVotes%Seats
WonNot upTotal
Concertación Christian Democratic Party 395,72822.8421012
Socialist Party 254,90514.71415
Party for Democracy 219,33512.66303
Social Democrat Radical Party 19,0251.10000
Total888,99351.3291120
Alliance for Chile National Renewal 342,04519.74437
Independent Democratic Union 263,03515.18369
Independents157,6399.10202
Total762,71944.039918
Communist Party 45,7352.64000
Humanist Party 6,4650.37000
Liberal Party 1,4070.08000
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

Chile Camara de Diputados (colores actualizados) 2001.svg
Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Concertación Christian Democratic Party 1,162,21018.9223–15
Party for Democracy 782,33312.7320+4
Socialist Party 614,43410.0010–1
Social Democratic Radical Party 248,8214.056+2
Independents135,1912.203+3
Total2,942,98947.9062–7
Alliance for Chile Independent Democratic Union 1,547,20925.1831+14
National Renewal 845,86513.7718–5
Independents327,1215.328+2
Total2,720,19544.2757+10
Communist Party 320,6885.2200
Humanist Party 69,6921.1300
Liberal Party 3,4750.060New
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

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