Chilean presidential election, 1989
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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 |
28,695 |
0.4 |
0 |
| National Advance |
697 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Independents |
62,015 |
0.9 |
0 |
| Broad Party of 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 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 |
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 |
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