2005 Chilean parliamentary election


The 2005 Chilean parliamentary election took place on December 11, 2005, in conjunction with the presidential election. All of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies were contested, while 20 out of 38 seats in the Senate were up for election. Deputies serve for a period of four years, while senators serve for a period of eight years. Reelection is permitted.
According to national legislation, all Chilean citizens may participate in the election, as well as foreign residents with over five years of stay in the country. In any case, all electors must register first in the Electoral Register if they want to vote. Once registered, voting is mandatory. Over seven million people voted in the election.

Major parties

The Chamber of Deputies prior to this election was composed of 62 CPD deputies, 57 APC deputies and one independent.
The Senate prior to this election was composed of 38 directly elected senators and nine non-elected senators. Among the elected, 20 seats are held by the CPD and 18 by the APC. A constitutional reform in 2005 eliminated non-elected senators starting on March 11, 2006, the day the newly elected senators were sworn in.
Of the Senate seats being contested, eleven were held by the CPD and nine by the APC.

Election results

Elected candidates

These results are based on official information given by the Election Qualifier Tribunal on January 29, 2006.
Elected candidates appear in bold. indicates candidates running for reelection. Strikethrough names indicate candidacies rejected by the Electoral Service.

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

Results by list and party