1997 Chilean parliamentary election

1997 Chilean parliamentary election

December 11, 1997
All of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 20 out of 49 seats in the Senate 61 deputies and 26 senators seats needed for a majority
Turnout	87.23%
Alliance Concert of Parties for Democracy Union for Chile Last election 70 D & 21 S, 50,9% 47 D & 18 S, 41,1% Seats won 69 D / 24 S 47 D / 18 S Seat change 1 D / 3 S 1 D / 0 S Popular vote 2,927,692 2,101,392 Percentage 50.5% 36.2% Swing 0.4% 4.9%

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

Coalition	Party	Votes	%	Seats
				Elected	Total	+/–
Concert of Parties for Democracy	Christian Democratic Party	1,238,540	29.2	10	14	+1
	Socialist Party	617,947	14.6	1	4	–1
	Party for Democracy	182,076	4.3	0	2	0
	Social Democrat Radical Party	76,091	1.8	0	0	–1
Union for Chile	Independent Democratic Union	728,680	17.2	2	5	+2
	National Renewal	629,394	14.9	2	7	–4
	Independents	195,118	4.6	4	5	+3
The Left	Communist Party	357,825	8.4	0	0	0
	Independents	8,406	0.2	0	0	0
Chile 2000	Progressive Union of the Centrist Center	18,023	0.4	0	1	0
	Independents	93,150	2.2	0	0	–
Humanist Party		94,116	2.2	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		863,540	–	–	–	–
Total		5,102,906	100	20	38	0
Source: Nohlen, IPU

Popular vote Concertación   49.88% Union for Chile   36.64% The Left   8.64% Chile 2000   2.62% Others   2.22%

Seats summary Concertación   52.63% Union for Chile   44.74% Chile 2000   2.63%

Chamber of Deputies

Coalition	Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Concert of Parties for Democracy	Christian Democratic Party	1,331,745	23.0	38	+1
	Party for Democracy	727,293	12.5	16	+1
	Socialist Party	640,397	11.0	11	–4
	Social Democrat Radical Party	181,538	3.1	4	+2
	Independents	46,719	0.8	0	–1
Union for Chile	National Renewal	971,903	16.8	23	–6
	Independent Democratic Union	837,776	14.5	17	+2
	Party of the South	20,813	0.4	1	+1
	Independents	270,940	4.7	6	+2
Left Alternative Democracy	Communist Party	398,588	6.9	0	0
	New People's Alliance	8,971	0.2	0	New
	Independents	26,589	0.5	0	0
Chile 2000	Progressive Union of the Centrist Center	123,882	2.1	2	0
	Independents			0	–
Humanist Party		168,597	2.9	0	0
Independents		40,022	0.7	2	+2
Invalid/blank votes		1,250,578	–	–	–
Total		7,046,351	100	120	0
Registered voters/turnout		8,077,743	87.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen

Popular vote Concertación   50.51% Union for Chile   36.26% The Left   7.49% Chile 2000   2.14% Independents   0.69% Others   2.91%

Seats summary Concertación   57.50% Union for Chile   39.17% Chile 2000   1.67% Independents   1.67%