Chilean municipal election, 2008

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A municipal election took place in Chile on October 26, 2008. The newly elected mayors and councilmen began their term on December 6, 2008.

Chile republic in South America

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.

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Results

Mayoral election

Official and final results. [1]

List/Party Votes % Candidates Elected
List A - Por un Chile Limpio 254,610 4.00 103 8
     Partido Regionalista de los Independientes 55,556 0.87 37 2
    Independents List A 199,054 3.13 66 6
List B - La Fuerza del Norte 25,571 0.40 4 1
     Fuerza País 1,166 0.02 1 0
    Independents List B 24,405 0.38 3 1
List C - Concertación Democrática 1,826,824 28.71 227 101
     Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile 1,143,898 17.98 136 59
     Partido Socialista de Chile 594,186 9.34 72 30
    Independents List C 88,740 1.39 19 12
List D - Juntos Podemos Más 402,661 6.33 191 7
     Partido Comunista de Chile 157,414 2.47 76 4
     Partido Humanista 85,528 1.34 30 1
    Independents List D 159,719 2.51 85 2
List E - Alianza 2,586,754 40.66 340 144
     Renovación Nacional 841,431 13.23 121 55
     Unión Demócrata Independiente 1,275,653 20.05 129 58
    Independents List E 469,670 7.38 90 31
List F - Concertación Progresista 618,685 9.72 102 46
     Partido por la Democracia 442,498 6.96 65 35
     Partido Radical Socialdemócrata 152,200 2.39 28 10
    Independents List F 23,987 0.38 9 1
Independents (out of pact) 647,025 10.17 264 38
Valid votes 6,362,130 100.00 1,231 345
Null votes 407,103 5.85
Blank votes 189,842 2.73
Total votes 6,959,075 100.00
Total voters enrolled 8,110,265 85.81% turnout
Voting age population 12,035,307 67.39% registered

Councilmen election

Official and final results. [2]

Party Votes % Candidates Elected
List A - Por un Chile Limpio 459,993 7.56 1,429 117
     Partido Regionalista de los Independientes 224,194 3.68 639 64
     Partido Ecologista 4,297 0.07 11 0
    Independents List A 231,502 3.80 779 53
List B - La Fuerza del Norte 35,232 0.58 37 7
     Fuerza País 1,648 0.03 5 1
    Independents List B 33,584 0.55 32 6
List C - Concertación Democrática 1,694,494 27.84 2,092 677
     Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile 849,714 13.96 887 344
     Partido Socialista de Chile 679,982 11.17 832 250
    Independents List C 164,798 2.71 373 83
List D - Juntos Podemos Más 555,329 9.12 1,589 79
     Partido Comunista de Chile 305,990 5.03 560 45
     Partido Humanista 114,400 1.88 417 13
     Partido Izquierda Cristiana de Chile 2,606 0.04 10 0
    Independents List D 132,333 2.17 602 21
List E - Alianza 2,194,528 36.05 2,123 861
     Renovación Nacional 980,196 16.10 834 389
     Unión Demócrata Independiente 919,765 15.11 864 347
    Independents List E 294,567 4.84 425 125
List F - Concertación Progresista 1,052,333 17.29 2,013 393
     Partido por la Democracia 517,469 8.50 678 200
     Partido Radical Socialdemócrata 316,975 5.21 713 112
    Independents List F 217,889 3.58 622 81
Independents (out of pact) 94,986 1.56 203 12
Valid votes 6,086,895 100.00 9,486 2,146
Null votes 568,778 8.18
Blank votes 294,835 4.24
Total votes 6,950,508 100.00
Total voters enrolled 8,110,265 85.70% turnout
Voting age population 12,035,307 67.39% registered

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References

  1. ↑ "Interior Ministry" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Interior Ministry" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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