Chilean general election, 1989

Chilean presidential election, 1989

December 14, 1989



Nominee	Patricio Aylwin	Hernán Büchi	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera
Party	Christian Democratic	Independent	Independent
Alliance	Coalition of Parties for Democracy Unity for Democracy	Democracy and Progress Radical Democracy	Liberal-Chilean Socialist National Party National Advance Southern Party
Popular vote	3,850,571	2,052,116	1,077,172
Percentage	55.17%	29.40%	15.43%

President before election

Augusto Pinochet
Military

Elected President

Patricio Aylwin
Christian Democrat

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Presidential election ballot paper

General elections were held in Chile on 14 December 1989,^[1] bringing to an end the military regime that had been in place since 1973. Patricio Aylwin of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy alliance was elected President, whilst the alliance also won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

Results

President

Candidate	Party/coalition	Votes	%
Patricio Aylwin	PDC/CPD	3,850,571	55.17
Hernán Büchi	Independent/D&P	2,052,116	29.40
Francisco Javier Errázuriz	Independent	1,077,172	15.43
Valid votes		6,979,859	100.00
Null votes		103,631	1.45
Blank votes		75,237	1.05
Total votes		7,158,727	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,557,537	94.72
Source: Tricel via Servel

Senate

Coalition	Party	Votes	%	Seats
Coalition of Parties for Democracy	Christian Democratic Party	2,188,329	32.2	13
	Party for Democracy	820,393	12.1	4
	Radical Party	147,364	2.2	2
	Humanist Party	35,534	0.5	0
	Independents	523,369	7.7	3
Democracy and Progress	National Renewal	731,678	10.8	5
	Independent Democratic Union	347,445	5.1	2
	Independents	1,290,886	19.0	9
Liberal-Chilean Socialist	Liberal Party	10,129	0.2	0
	Chilean Socialist Party	4,254	0.1	0
	Independents	199,618	2.9	0
Alliance of the Centre	Radical Democracy Party	28,695	0.4	0
	National Advance	697	0.0	0
	Independents	62,015	0.9	0
Broad Party of the Socialist Left		288,397	4.2	0
Southern Party		45,584	0.7	0
National Party		43,741	0.6	0
Independents		32,282	0.5	0
Invalid/blank votes		358,032	–	–
Total		7,158,442	100	38
Registered voters/turnout		7,556,613	94.7	–
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Coalition	Party	Votes	%	Seats
Coalition of Parties for Democracy	Christian Democratic Party	1,766,347	26.0	38
	Party for Democracy	778,501	11.5	16
	Radical Party	268,103	3.9	5
	Humanist Party	52,225	0.8	1
	The Greens	14,942	0.2	0
	Independents	619,595	9.1	9
Democracy and Progress	National Renewal	1,242,432	18.3	29
	Independent Democratic Union	667,369	9.8	11
	Independents	413,780	6.1	8
Unity for Democracy	Broad Party of the Socialist Left	297,897	4.4	2
	Democratic Socialist Radical Party	1,330	0.0	0
	Independents	61,374	0.9	0
Alliance of the Centre	National Advance	57,574	0.9	0
	Radical Democracy Party	28,575	0.4	0
	Independents	91,793	1.4	0
Liberal-Chilean Socialist	Liberal Party	47,237	0.7	0
	Chilean Socialist Party	10,398	0.2	0
	Independents	148,503	2.2	0
National Party		53,819	0.8	0
Southern Party		47,387	0.7	0
Independents		127,941	1.9	1
Invalid/blank votes		361,524	–	–
Total		7,158,646	100	120
Registered voters/turnout		7,556,613	94.7	–
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

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