2001 Chilean parliamentary election

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox legislative election

| country = Chile

| previous_election = 1997

| next_election = 2005

| election_date = 16 December 2001

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Chamber of Deputies

| seats_for_election = All 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

| noleader = yes

| party1 = Concertación

| seats1 = 62

| percentage1 = 47.90

| last_election1 = 69

| party2 = Alliance for Chile

| color2 = #4682B4

| seats2 = 57

| percentage2 = 44.27

| last_election2 = 47

| party3 = Independents

| seats3 = 1

| percentage3 = 1.42

| last_election3 = 2

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Senate

| seats_for_election = 18 of 49 seats in the Senate

| noleader = yes

| party3 = Concertación

| seats3 = 20

| percentage3 = 51.32

| last_election3 = 20

| party4 = Alliance for Chile

| color4 = #4682B4

| seats4 = 18

| percentage4 = 44.03

| last_election4 = 17

}}}}}}{{Politics of Chile}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 16 December 2001.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p262 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} The Concert of Parties for Democracy alliance remained the largest faction in the Chamber of Deputies, but saw its majority in the Chamber reduced to just two seats.

Results

=Senate=

{{Election results

|image=File:Chile Senado 2001.svg

|seattype1=Won|seattype2=Not up|seattype3=Total|seattype4=+/–

|alliance1=Concertación|aspan1=5|party1=Christian Democratic Party|votes1=395728|st1t1=2|st2t1=10|st3t1=12

|party2=Socialist Party|votes2=254905|st1t2=4|st2t2=1|st3t2=5

|party3=Party for Democracy|votes3=219335|st1t3=3|st2t3=0|st3t3=3

|party4=Social Democrat Radical Party|votes4=19025|st1t4=0|st2t4=0|st3t4=0

|atotal5=888993|st1t5=9|st2t5=11|st3t5=20

|alliance6=Alliance for Chile|aspan6=4|party6=National Renewal|votes6=342045|st1t6=4|st2t6=3|st3t6=7

|party7=Independent Democratic Union|votes7=263035|st1t7=3|st2t7=6|st3t7=9

|party8=Independents|votes8=157639|st1t8=2|st2t8=0|st3t8=2

|atotal9=762719|st1t9=9|st2t9=9|st3t9=18

|alliance10=Communist Party|votes10=45735|st1t10=0|st2t10=0|st3t10=0

|alliance11=Humanist Party|votes11=6465|st1t11=0|st2t11=0|st3t11=0

|alliance12=Liberal Party|votes12=1407|st1t12=0|st2t12=0|st3t12=0

|alliance13=Independents|votes13=27096|st1t13=0|st2t13=0|st3t13=0

|row14=Appointed senators|st3t14=9

|row15=Former presidents|st3t15=2

|total_st1t=18|total_st2t=20|total_st3t=49

|invalid=242602

|electorate=2307154

|source=[https://historico.servel.cl/SitioHistorico/index2001_sena.htm SERVEL], Nohlen, [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2064_01.htm IPU], [https://books.google.com/books?id=cf02p05rc50C&pg=PA112 World Factbook]

}}

=Chamber of Deputies=

{{Election results

|image=File:Chile_Camara de Diputados (colores actualizados)_2001.svg

|alliance1=Concertación|aspan1=6|party1=Christian Democratic Party|votes1=1162210|seats1=23|sc1=–15

|party2=Party for Democracy|votes2=782333|seats2=20|sc2=+4

|party3=Socialist Party|votes3=614434|seats3=10|sc3=–1

|party4=Social Democratic Radical Party|votes4=248821|seats4=6|sc4=+2

|party5=Independents|votes5=135191|seats5=3|sc5=+3

|atotal6=2942989|aseats6=62|sc6=–7

|alliance7=Alliance for Chile|aspan7=4|party7=Independent Democratic Union|votes7=1547209|seats7=31|sc7=+14

|party8=National Renewal|votes8=845865|seats8=18|sc8=–5

|party9=Independents|votes9=327121|seats9=8|sc9=+2

|atotal10=2720195|aseats10=57|sc10=+10

|alliance11=Communist Party|votes11=320688|seats11=0|sc11=0

|alliance12=Humanist Party|votes12=69692|seats12=0|sc12=0

|alliance13=Liberal Party|votes13=3475|seats13=0|sc13=New

|alliance14=Independents|votes14=86964|seats14=1|sc14=–1

|total_sc=0

|invalid=890289

|electorate=8075446

|source=[https://historico.servel.cl/SitioHistorico/index2001_dipu.htm SERVEL]

}}

References

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