Chilean presidential election, 2013

Chilean presidential election, 2013

← 2009-10 17 November 2013 (first round) 15 December 2013 (second round) 2017 →
Candidate Michelle Bachelet Evelyn Matthei Party Socialist UDI Alliance New Majority Alliance Popular vote 3,470,379 2,111,891 Percentage 62.16% 37.83%
Second round result per commune
President before election Sebastián Piñera National Renewal Elected President Michelle Bachelet Socialist

Chilean parliamentary election, 2013

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All of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 20 out of 38 seats in the Senate 61 deputies and 20 senators seats needed for a majority
Turnout	49.35
First party Second party   Party New Majority Alliance Last election 57 D & 20 S, 44.35% 58 D & 17 S, 43.45% Seats won 67 D / 21 S 49 D / 15 S Seat change 10 D / 1 S 9 D / 2 S Popular vote 2,966,624 2,248,045 Percentage 47.74% 38.00% Swing 3,35% 7,21%

Sebastián Piñera
National Renewal

Michelle Bachelet
Socialist

General elections were held in Chile on 17 November 2013, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections. Voters went to the polls to elect:

In the presidential election, former president Michelle Bachelet fell short of the absolute majority needed for an outright win. In the runoff election, held on 15 December, she beat former senator and Minister of Labor Evelyn Matthei with over 62% of the vote, yet turnout was significantly lower than in the first round.

In the parliamentary elections, the New Majority coalition (backing Bachelet's candidacy) won back control of both chambers of Congress, winning 12 of the 20 contested seats in the Senate, for a total of 21 out of 38 total seats, and 67 of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

These were the first presidential and parliamentary elections in which all eligible voters were automatically enrolled, and where voting was no longer mandatory. Members of the regional boards were directly elected for the first time.

Notable events and dates.

In December 2012 a law was published allowing political parties or coalitions to define their candidates for president in government-run primary elections. The two main political groups agreed to choose their candidates this way. Former president Michelle Bachelet won the New Majority primary with 73% of the vote, while former senator and minister Pablo Longueira won the Alliance primary with 51%. Longueira subsequently quit the race and was replaced with Evelyn Matthei. Sitting president Sebastián Piñera did not stand for re-election due to term limits.