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Chilean parliamentary election, 2005
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 (even-numbered regions and the metropolitan region). 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 (under certain conditions). 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 (less than half of the total population).
Major parties
The Chamber of Deputies is currently composed of 62 CPD deputies , 57 APC deputies and one independent (off-pact).
The Senate is currently 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 will eliminate non-elected senators starting in March 11 2006, the day the newly-elected senators are sworn in.
Of the Senate seats being contested, eleven are held by the CPD (ten Christian Democrats and one Socialist) and nine by the APC .
Election results
Elected candidates
These results are based on official information given by the Election Qualifier Tribunal (Tricel) on January 29 2006.
Elected candidates appear in bold and centered. (R) indicates candidates running for reelection. Strikethrough names indicate candidacies rejected by the Electoral Service (Servel).
Chamber of Deputies
Source: Tricel/Servel.Senate
Source: Tricel/Servel.Results by list and party
Source: Interior Ministry.See also
Elections in Chile
List of political parties in Chile
External links
Results from the Ministry of Interior
Election Qualifier Tribunal (Tricel)
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