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|
Chile 1999 Presidential Election
|
Date of Election
|
December 12, 1999 (First Round)
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes #
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Ricardo
Lagos Escobar (PPD - Party for Democracy) |
3
383 339
|
47.96%
|
| Joaquin
Lavín (UDI - Independent Democratic Union) |
3
352 199
|
47.51%
|
| Gladys
Marín (PCC - Communist Party of Chile) |
225
224
|
3.19%
|
| Tomás
Hirsch (PH - Humanist Party) |
36
235
|
0.50%
|
| Sara
Larrain (The Greens) |
31
319
|
0.38%
|
| Arturo
Frei Bolivar (UCCP - Progressive Center-Center Union) |
26
813
|
0.38%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
# Source: Political Database of the Americas (2001) Chile:
1999 Presidential Elections First Round. [Internet]. Georgetown University
and the Organization of American States. 29 January 2003.
|
Date of Election
|
January 16, 2000 (Second Round)
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes ^
|
Percentage
of Votes ^
|
| Ricardo
Lagos Escobar (PPD - Party for Democracy) |
3
683 158
|
51.31%
|
| Joaquin
Lavín (UDI - Independent Democratic Union) |
3
495 569
|
48.69%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
^ Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999) Chile:
1999 Presidential Elections Second Round. [Internet]. Georgetown University
and the Organization of American States. 29 January 2003.
| Population
Size |
15
227 606
|
| Registered
Voters |
8
084 476
|
|
Total Votes
|
7
326 753
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
90.6%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
2.0%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Chile. [Internet]. International IDEA. 21 November 2001.
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