REPUBLIC OF CHILE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 2001 =================================================================== Source: El Mercurio website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * CPpD - Concertacion de Partidos por la Democracia (Alliance of Parties for Democracy) * ApC - Alianza por Chile (Union for Chile) * PC - Partido Comunista de Chile The CPdC is an alliance of left and centre parties including the Socialist (PS) and Christian Democratic (PDC) parties. The ApC is an alliance of right-wing parties including the National Renewal (RN) and the Independent Democratic Union (UDI). Each district elects two deputies by proportional representation. If the two candidates in a ticket poll two-thirds of the vote between them, both are elected. Otherwise, the leading candidates of the two tickets with the highest shares of the vote are elected. Independent candidates (with no list indicated) are treated as lists for this purpose. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS =================================================================== Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Alianza por Chile (UpC) 2,703,701 44.3 +07.9 57 +10 Concertacion (CPpD) 2,925,800 47.9 -02.6 62 -07 Partido Comunista (PCC) 318,368 05.2 - Others 159,271 02.6 1 -03 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,107,140 120 -------------------------------------------------------------------