1997 Chilean parliamentary election

none Chile 1993 2001 11 December 1997 yes Chamber of Deputies All 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies yes Concertación 69 50.51 70 Union for Chile #4682B4 47 36.26 48 Chile 2000 #B22222 2 2.14 2 Independents 0.69 2 0 yes Senate 20 of the 48 seats in the Senate yes Concertación 20 49.88 21 Union for Chile #4682B4 17 36.64 16 Chile 2000 #B22222 1 2.62 1 Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 11 December 1997.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 978-0-19-928358-3 The Concert of Parties for Democracy alliance maintained its majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Results Senate File:Chile Senado 1997.svg Won Not up Total +/– Concertación 5 Christian Democratic Party 1238540 10 4 14 +1 Socialist Party of Chile 617947 1 3 4 –1 Party for Democracy 182076 0 2 2 0 Social Democrat Radical Party 76091 0 0 0 –1 2114654 11 9 20 –1 Union for Chile 4 Independent Democratic Union 728680 2 3 5 +2 National Renewal 629394 3 4 7 –4 Independents 195118 4 1 5 +3 1553192 9 8 17 +1 The Left 3 Communist Party of Chile 357825 0 0 0 0 Independents 8406 0 0 0 0 366231 0 0 0 0 Chile 2000 3 Progressive Union of the Centrist Center 18023 0 1 1 0 Independents 93150 0 0 0 – 111173 0 1 1 Humanist Party 94116 0 0 0 0 Appointed senators 9 0 9 +1 Former presidents 1 0 1 +1 863540 +2 5794935 Nohlen, SERVEL, IPU Chamber of Deputies File:Chile Camara de Diputados (colores actualizados) 1997.svg Concertación 6 Christian Democratic Party 1331745 38 +1 Party for Democracy 727293 16 +1 Socialist Party of Chile 640397 11 –4 Social Democratic Radical Party 181538 4 +2 Independents 46719 0 –1 2927692 69 –1 Union for Chile 5 National Renewal 971903 23 –6 Independent Democratic Union 837736 17 +2 Party of the South 20813 1 +1 Independents 270940 6 +2 2101392 47 –1 The Left 4 Communist Party of Chile 398588 0 0 New People's Alliance 8971 0 New Independents 26589 0 0 434148 0 0 Humanist Party 168597 0 0 Chile 2000 3 Progressive Union of the Centrist Center 68822 2 0 Independents 55100 0 – 123922 2 0 Independents 40022 2 +2 1250578 0 8077743 SERVEL References Category:Parliamentary elections in Chile Chile Parliamentary Chile Category:Presidency of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle