IFES Election Guide | Elections: Chilean Presidency 2021 General

Republic of Chile

Results

Cast Votes:7,114,800

Valid Votes:7,026,608

Invalid Votes:88,192

Voter
Turnout*

José Antonio KAST1,961,387

27.91

Gabriel BORIC1,814,777

25.83

Franco PARISI899,230

12.80

Sebastián SICHEL898,331

12.78

Yasna PROVOSTE815,429

11.60

Marco ENRIQUEZ-OMINAMI534,252

7.60

Eduardo ARTÉS103,202

1.47

Election Results Modified: May 31, 2022

At Stake in this Election:       

Government Structure:

Chief of State: President Sebastián PIÑERA (since 11 March 2018)
Head of Government: President Sebastián PIÑERA (since 11 March 2018)
Assembly: The National Congress of Chile (Congreso Nacional de Chile) is a bicameral legislature consisting of a lower house, the 155-member Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados), and an upper house, the 50-member Senate (Senado).

Electoral System:

The President of Chile is elected to a four-year term using a two-round system in which the winning candidate must secure an absolute majority to win. [1]
The Chamber of Deputies consists of 155 directly elected seats using a party list proportional representation system and D’Hondt coefficient, in which members serve four-year terms. Deputies run for office in one of 28 multi-member electoral districts ranging from three to eight seats each. [2]
The Senate consists of 50 directly elected seats using a party list proportional representation system and D’Hondt coefficient, in which members serve eight-year terms. Senators runs for office in one of fifteen multi-member electoral districts ranging from two to five seats each. [3]

Last Election:

Main Candidates in this Election: [4]

Candidate: Eduardo ARTÉS
- Coalition: Patriotic Union (UPA) / Unión Patriótica
Candidate: Gabriel BORIC
- Party: Social Convergence (CS) / Convergencia Social
- Endorsed by the coalition Approve Dignity (AD) / Apruebo Dignidad
Candidate: Marco ENRÍQUEZ-OMINAMI
- Party: Progressive Party (PRO) / Partido Progresista
Candidate: José Antonio KAST
- Party: Republican Party (PLR) / Partido Republicano
- Endorsed by the coalition Christian Social Front (FSC) / Frente Social Cristiano
Candidate: Franco PARISI
- Party: Party of the People (PDG) / Partido de la Gente
Candidate: Yasna PROVOSTE
- Party: Christian Democratic Party (PDC) / Partido Demócrata Cristiano
- Endorsed by the coalition New Social Pact (NPS) / Nuevo Pacto Social
Candidate: Sebastián SICHEL
- Party: Independent
- Endorsed by the coalition Chile We Can Do More (ChP+) / Chile Podemos Más

Population and Registered Voters:

Gender Data:

Female Population: 9,822,077 [7]
Is Chile a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980) [8]
Has Chile ratified CEDAW: Yes (7 December1989) [9]
Gender Quota: Yes. The number of male or female legislative candidates cannot surpass 60 percent of a party’s total number of candidates. [10]
Female candidates in this election: 1
Number of Female Legislators: 35 out of 155 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 12 out of 50 seats in the Senate [11]
Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Rank 43 at 0.851 (2020) [12]
Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium [13]