2021 Chilean municipal elections

2021 Chilean municipal elections

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345 municipalities
Registered	14,900,190
Turnout	42.98%
Votes counted	99.94% as of 17 May 2021, 21:00 CLT
First party Second party Third party   Party Chile Vamos ▻ RN UDI Evópoli PRI Constituent Unity ▻ Socialist PPD Radical Christian Dem. Progressive Citizens Broad Front ▻ RD CS Commons Liberal Last election 146 seats, 38.5% 139 seats, 36.4% 1 seats, 0.7% Seats won 88 128 12 Seat change 58 11 11 Popular vote 1,649,577 1,513,608 494,437 Percentage 26.0% 23.9% 7.8% Swing 12.5% pp 12.6% pp 7.1% pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Chile Digno ▻ Communist FRVS Dignity Now ▻ Humanist Equality Independents Last election 3 seats, 1.9% 0 seats, 1.2% 52 seats, 17.4% Seats won 9 3 105 Seat change 6 3 53 Popular vote 419,840 214,035 1,811,838 Percentage 6.6% 3.4% 28.6% Swing 4.7% pp 2.2% pp 11.2% pp

Municipal elections were held in Chile on 15 and 16 May 2021, in conjunction with elections of members for the Constitutional Convention and regional governors. The process included the direct election of mayors and the members of the council of 345 municipalities administering 346 communes, ^{[n 1]} the smallest administrative division of the country. The elected mayors and members of the Municipal Council took office on June 28, 2021, serving an extraordinary term of 3 years, 5 months and 8 days (until December 6, 2024) . ^[1]

These elections were originally scheduled for 25 October 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed the entire election schedule in Chile, moving the 2020 national plebiscite from 26 April to 25 October. The municipal elections were moved then to 11 April 2021, extending the term of the mayors elected in the previous election. ^[2] Due to the pandemic, the municipal elections (and the concurring other elections) were extended to two days (10 and 11 April) to avoid agglomerations, becoming the first election in Chile to be held in more than one day. Finally, the elections were again postponed to 15 and 16 May 2021 due to a rise in the cases of COVID-19. ^[1]

Mayors' elections results

Main communes

List of elected mayors in the 16 regional capitals and the communes with more than 150,000 inhabitants.

Region	Commune	Previous mayor		Elected mayor		Result
AYP	Arica		Gerardo Espíndola (PL)		Gerardo Espíndola (PL)	Incumbent re-elected
TAR	Iquique		Mauricio Soria (Ind.-PPD)		Mauricio Soria (Ind.-PPD)	Incumbent re-elected
ANT	Antofagasta		Karen Rojo (Ind.) [n 2]		Jonathan Velásquez (Ind.)
ANT	Calama		Daniel Agusto (RN)		Eliecer Chamorro (FREVS)	Incumbent defeated
ATA	Copiapó		Marcos López (Ind.-PS)		Marcos López (Ind.-PS)	Incumbent re-elected
COQ	La Serena		Roberto Jacob (PR)		Roberto Jacob (PR)	Incumbent re-elected
COQ	Coquimbo		Marcelo Pereira (Ind.-PDC)		Alí Manouchehri (Ind.)	Incumbent defeated
VAL	Valparaíso		Jorge Sharp (Ind.)		Jorge Sharp (Ind.)	Incumbent re-elected
VAL	Viña del Mar		Virginia Reginato (UDI) [n 3]		Macarena Ripamonti (RD)	Swing
VAL	Quilpué		Mauricio Viñambres (PS) [n 3]		Valeria Melipillán (CS)	Swing
RMS	Santiago		Felipe Alessandri (RN)		Irací Hassler (PC)	Incumbent defeated
RMS	Puente Alto		Germán Codina (RN)		Germán Codina (RN)	Incumbent re-elected
RMS	Maipú		Cathy Barriga (Ind.-UDI)		Tomás Vodanovic (RD)	Incumbent defeated
RMS	La Florida		Rodolfo Carter (Ind.)		Rodolfo Carter (Ind.)	Incumbent re-elected
RMS	San Bernardo		Leonel Cádiz Soto (PS)		Christopher White (PS)	Coalition hold
RMS	Las Condes		Joaquín Lavín (UDI) [n 4]		Daniela Peñaloza (UDI)	Coalition hold
RMS	Peñalolén		Carolina Leitao (PDC)		Carolina Leitao (PDC)	Incumbent re-elected
RMS	Quilicura		Juan Carrasco (Ind.) [n 3]		Paulina Bobadilla (Ind.)	Swing
RMS	Pudahuel		Johnny Carrasco (PS) [n 3]		Ítalo Bravo (PI)	Swing
RMS	Ñuñoa		Andrés Zarhi (Ind.-RN) [n 4]		Emilia Ríos (RD)	Swing
RMS	Estación Central		Rodrigo Delgado (UDI) [n 3]		Felipe Muñoz (Ind.)	Swing
RMS	Recoleta		Daniel Jadue (PC)		Daniel Jadue (PC)	Incumbent re-elected
RMS	La Pintana		Claudia Pizarro (PDC)		Claudia Pizarro (PDC)	Incumbent re-elected
RMS	Colina		Mario Olavarría (UDI) [n 3]		Isabel Valenzuela (UDI)	Coalition hold
RMS	El Bosque		Sadi Melo (PS) [n 3]		Manuel Zúñiga (PS)	Coalition hold
RMS	Renca		Claudio Castro (PDC)		Claudio Castro (Ind.)	Incumbent re-elected
RMS	Providencia		Evelyn Matthei (UDI)		Evelyn Matthei (UDI)	Incumbent re-elected
OHI	Rancagua		Eduardo Soto (Ind.-UDI) [n 3]		Juan Ramón Godoy (PS)	Swing
MAU	Talca		Juan Carlos Díaz (RN)		Juan Carlos Díaz (RN)	Incumbent re-elected
MAU	Curicó		Javier Muñoz (PDC)		Javier Muñoz (PDC)	Incumbent re-elected
ÑUB	Chillán		Sergio Zarzar (RN) [n 3]		Camilo Benavente (PPD)	Swing
BIO	Concepción		Álvaro Ortiz (PDC)		Álvaro Ortiz (PDC)	Incumbent re-elected
BIO	Los Ángeles		Esteban Krause (PR)		Esteban Krause (PR)	Incumbent re-elected
BIO	Talcahuano		Henry Campos (UDI)		Henry Campos (UDI)	Incumbent re-elected
ARA	Temuco		Miguel Becker (RN) [n 3]		Roberto Neira (PPD)	Swing
LRS	Valdivia		Omar Sabat (Ind.-UDI)		Carla Amtmann (RD)	Incumbent defeated
LLA	Puerto Montt		Gervoy Paredes (PS)		Gervoy Paredes (PS)	Incumbent re-elected
LLA	Osorno		Jaime Bertín (PDC) [n 3]		Emeterio Carrillo (PDC)	Coalition hold
AYS	Coyhaique		Alejandro Huala (PS) [n 4]		Carlos Gatica (PDC)	Coalition hold
MAG	Punta Arenas		Claudio Radonich (RN)		Claudio Radonich (RN)	Incumbent re-elected

Source: SERVEL (99.94% counted)

Results by alliances

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Chile Vamos	1,649,577	26.02	–12.5	88	–58
	Constituent Unity [n 5]	1,513,608	23.88	–12.6	128	–11
	Broad Front	494,437	7.80	+7.1	12	+11
	Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano	419,840	6.62	+4.7	9	+6
	Dignity Now (PH-PI)	214,035	3.38	+2.2	3	+3
	Ecologists and Independents	127,931	2.02	+0.4	0	–2
	Republicans	83,011	1.31	New	0	New
	Patriotic Union	17,898	0.28	0.0	0	0
	Independent Citizens	3,415	0.05	New	0	New
	New Time	2,849	0.04	New	0	New
	Independent Christians	646	0.01	New	0	New
	Independents	1,811,838	28.58	+11.2	105	+53
Total		6,339,085	100.00	–	345	–
Valid votes		6,339,085	98.03
Invalid votes		70,707	1.09
Blank votes		56,426	0.87
Total votes		6,466,218	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,900,190	43.40
Source: SERVEL (99.94% counted)

Results by parties

Alliance/Pact		List	Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Chile Vamos			National Renewal (RN)	515,269	8.13	-4.52	32	-15
				Independent Democrat Union (UDI)	505,288	7.98	-6.81	32	-21
				Political Evolution (Evópoli)	58,730	0.93	+0.93	1	+1
				Democratic Independent Regionalist Party (PRI)	8,093	0.13	-0.13	0	-1
				Independents	560,116	8.84	-1.96	23	-22
	Constituent Unity	Unity for the Approve		Socialist Party of Chile (PS)	317,331	5.01	-2.97	22	-3
				Party for Democracy (PPD)	238,151	3.76	-1.94	17	-9
				Radical Party of Chile (PR)	127,768	2.02	-1.08	11	+2
				Independents	152,750	2.41	-2.42	18	-3
		Unity for Dignity		Independents	78,630	1.24		12
				Christian Democratic Party (PDC)	576,028	9.09	-2.72	46	3
				Citizens (CIU)	15,156	0.24	New	0	New
				Progressive Party (PRO)	6,852	0.11	-1.66	2	-1
	Broad Front			Democratic Revolution (RD)	261,199	4.12	+3.87	6	+6
				Social Convergence (CS)	53,953	0.85	New	2	New
				Commons	42,049	0.66	+0.58	0	0
				Liberal Party of Chile (PL)	20,991	0.33	+0.09	1	0
				Independents	11,5631	1.83	+1.67	3	+3
	Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano			Communist Party of Chile (PCCh)	330,296	5.21	+3.58	6	+3
				Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS)	25,210	0.40	+0.10	1	+1
				Independents	63,472	1.00	+1.00	2	+2
	Dignity Now			Equality Party (PI)	99,102	1.56	+1.18	1	+1
				Humanist Party (PH)	51,243	0.81	+0.54	2	+2
				Independents	63,498	1.00	+0.44	0	0
	Ecologist and Independents			Green Ecologist Party (PEV)	45,539	0.72	+0.03	0	-1
				Independents	82,187	1.30	+0.36	0	-1
	Republicans			Republican Party (PLR)	58,701	0.93	New	0	New
				Independents	24,310	0.38	New	0	New
	Patriotic Union			Patriotic Union (UPA)	17,885	0.28	-0.03	0	0
	Independent Citizens			National Citizen Party (PNC)	850	0.01	New	0	New
				Independents	2,565	0.04	New	0	New
	New Time			New Time	2,849	0.04	New	0	New
	Christian Citizens			Christian Conservative Party (PCC)	470	0.01	New	0	New
				Independents	176	0.00	New	0	New
	Independent candidates			Independent candidates	1,811,838	28.60	+11.24	105	+53
Total					6,334,177
Valid votes					6,334,177	98.03
Invalid votes					70,661	1.09
Blank votes					56,399	0.87
Total votes					6,461,237
Source: SERVEL (99.89% counted)

Councilors' elections results

Results by alliance

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Constituent Unity	2,036,497	33.45	–11.64	1,010	–144
	Chile Vamos	1,828,214	30.03	–9.74	772	–150
	Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano	761,619	12.51	+6.34	205	+107
	Broad Front	557,309	9.15	+7.58	132	+122
	Dignidad Ahora	312,727	5.14	+2.08	55	+35
	Ecologists and Independents	252,823	4.15	+2.32	47	+33
	Republican Party	188,542	3.10	New	12	New
	Patriotic Union	29,354	0.48	+0.17	1	+1
	Revolutionary Workers Party	13,505	0.22	New	1	New
	Independent Citizens	7,655	0.13	New	1	New
	Independent Christians	4,174	0.07	New	0	New
	New Time	3,430	0.06	New	0	New
	Independents	92,725	1.52	+0.69	16	+16
Total		6,088,574	100.00	–	2,252	–
Valid votes		6,088,574	94.24
Invalid votes		177,551	2.75
Blank votes		194,711	3.01
Total votes		6,460,836	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,900,190	43.36
Source: SERVEL (100% counted)

Notes

1. The commune of Antártica is administered by the municipality of Cabo de Hornos.
2. Mayor elected in previous election couldn't run due to criminal charges.
3. Mayor elected in previous election couldn't run due to re-election limit.
4. Mayor elected in previous election decided not to run for re-election.
5. Includes both lists:
   • Unity for the Approve (PS-PPD-PR): 1,513,608 votes, 68 elected mayors.
   • Unity for Dignity (PDC-PRO): 836,001 votes, 60 elected mayors.

References

1. Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia. "Ley 21324: Posterga las próximas elecciones municipales, de gobernadores regionales y de convencionales constituyentes por motivo del covid-19". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
2. "Los vacíos que dejó el cambio del Plebiscito y la recalendarización electoral". La Tercera. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-17.