IFES Election Guide | Elections: Chilean Presidency 2021 Runoff

Republic of Chile

Results

Cast Votes:8,364,534

Valid Votes:8,270,318

Invalid Votes:94,216

Voter
Turnout*

Gabriel BORIC4,620,671

55.87

José Antonio KAST3,649,647

44.13

Election Results Modified: Jan 25, 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:

The first round of voting was last held in Chile on 21 November 2021. Gabriel BORIC and José Antonio KAST continue to the second round having secured 25.75 percent and 27.94 percent of votes respectively. [4]

Main Candidates in this Election: [5]

Candidate: Gabriel BORIC
- Party: Social Convergence (CS) / Convergencia Social
- Endorsed by the coalition Approve Dignity (AD) / Apruebo Dignidad
Candidate: José Antonio KAST
- Party: Republican Party (PLR) / Partido Republicano
- Endorsed by the coalition Christian Social Front (FSC) / Frente Social Cristiano

Population and Registered Voters:

Gender Data:

Female Population: 9,822,077 [8]
Is Chile a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980) [9]
Has Chile ratified CEDAW: Yes (7 December1989) [10]
Gender Quota: Yes. The number of male or female legislative candidates cannot surpass 60 percent of a party’s total number of candidates. [11]
Female candidates in this election: 0
Number of Female Legislators: 35 out of 155 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 12 out of 50 seats in the Senate. [12]
Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Rank 43 at 0.851 (2020) [13]
Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium [14]