Chilean presidential election, 1999–2000
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A presidential election was held in Chile on December 12, 1999. None of the candidates achieved an absolute majority and a runoff election among the top two contenders was held on January 16, 2000. In the first round, a total of 7,271,572 Chileans cast their vote, of an electorate of 8,084,476 citizens.
[edit] Results
[edit] First round
| Ballot number |
Candidate | Party/Coalition | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arturo Frei Bolívar | UCC | 26,812 | 0.38 | |
| 2 | Sara María Larraín Ruiz-Tagle | Ind. | 31,319 | 0.44 | |
| 3 | Gladys Marín Millie | PCC | 225,224 | 3.19 | |
| 4 | Tomás Hirsch Goldschmidt | PH | 36,235 | 0.51 | |
| 5 | Ricardo Lagos Escobar | PPD/CPD | 3,383,334 | 47.96 | Runoff |
| 6 | Joaquín Lavín Infante | UDI/APC | 3,352,192 | 47.51 | Runoff |
| Total valid votes | 7,055,116 | 100 | |||
| Null votes | 159,465 | 2.19 | |||
| Blank votes | 56,991 | 0.78 | |||
| Total votes | 7,271,572 | 100 | |||
| Total voters enrolled | 8,084,476 | 10.06% abstention | |||
Source: Tricel.
[edit] Runoff
| Ballot number |
Candidate | Party/Coalition | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Lagos Escobar | PPD/CPD | 3,683,158 | 51.31 | President |
| 2 | Joaquín Lavín Infante | UDI/APC | 3,495,569 | 48.69 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,178,727 | 100 | |||
| Null votes | 103,351 | 1.41 | |||
| Blank votes | 44,675 | 0.61 | |||
| Total votes | 7,326,753 | 100 | |||
| Total voters enrolled | 8,084,476 | 9.37% abstention | |||
Source: Tricel.
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