2020 Chilean national plebiscite
The 2020 Chilean national plebiscite was held in Chile on 25 October 2020.[1][2][3] The referendum asked whether a new constitution should be drafted, and whether it should be drafted by a constitutional convention, made up by members elected directly for this convention, or by a mixed constitutional convention, made up in halves by currently-sitting members of Parliament and directly elected citizens.[2] The "Approve" side won by a landslide, with 78% agreeing to draft a new constitution. On how the new text should be written, 79% opted for a "Constitutional Convention".[4] Voter turnout was 51%.
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 Results of the first (left) and second (right) question. | ||
| Question 1: Do you want a New Constitution? | ||
| Question 2: What kind of body should write the New Constitution? | ||
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A second vote, which will be held alongside municipal and gubernatorial elections on 11 April 2021, will elect the members of the Constitutional Convention. A third vote, which is expected to occur no later than August 2022, will accept or reject the new constitution after it is drafted.[1]
The plebiscite was held as a response to the 2019 Chilean protests.[2]
Postponement
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 March 2020, the Congress agreed to reschedule the plebiscite originally set for 26 April 2020 to 25 October 2020, and the subsequent Convention election from 25 October 2020 to 11 April 2021. The change, which required a constitutional reform, was promulgated by the President and published in the country's Official Gazette on 26 March 2020.[5][1]
Campaign
Parties supporting Approve
Chile Vamos
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National Renewal (RN) [factions]
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Democratic Independent Regionalist Party (PRI)[7]
Citizens (CIU)- Progressive Convergence
Party for Democracy (PPD)
Social Democrat Radical Party (PRSD)
Socialist Party (PS)
- Broad Front
Commons
Social Convergence (CS)
Liberal Party (PL)
Democratic Revolution (RD)
Common Force (FC)
Unir Movement (MU)
Christian Democratic Party (PDC)
Green Ecologist Party (PEV)
Humanist Party (PH)
Pirate Party of Chile (PPCh)
Unity for Change
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Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS)
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Progressive Party (PRO)
Parties supporting Reject
- Chile Vamos
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Independent Democratic Union (UDI)- National Renewal (RN) [factions]
- Political Evolution (EP)[8] [factions]
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Republican Party (PREP)
Opinion polling
- National polls for the first question: Do you want a New Constitution?
| Do you want a New Constitution? |
| Approve |
| Reject |
| Don't know/No answer |
| Line represents 3-week moving average for each option. |
- National polls for the second question: What kind of body should write the New Constitution?
| What kind of body should write the New Constitution? |
| Constitutional Convention |
| Mixed Constitutional Convention |
| Don't know/No answer |
| Line represents 3-week moving average for each option. |
| Field dates | Pollster | Question 1: Do you want a New Constitution? | Question 2: What kind of body should write the New Constitution? | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approve | Reject | DK/NA | Constitutional Convention | Mixed Constitutional Convention | DK/NA | |||
| 15-Nov to 16-Nov | Cadem | 82% | 16% | 2% | 60% | 35% | 5% | |
| 15-Nov to 17-Nov | Activa | 81.1% | 8.2% | 4.4% | 63.5% | 24.4% | 5.9% | "Approve" voters only. |
| 21-Nov to 22-Nov | Cadem | 85% | 12% | 3% | 62% | 33% | 5% | |
| 19-Nov to 26-Nov | Criteria | 72% | 13% | 10% | 51% | 32% | 10% | |
| 22-Nov to 26-Nov | Activa | 77.2% | 6.6% | 6% | 47.4% | 22.8% | 12.3% | |
| 28-Nov to 12-Dec | DESOC-COES | 85.5% | 8.1% | 6.4% | 51.4% | 38.8% | 9.8% | |
| 28-Nov to 6-Jan | CEP | 67% | 13% | 20% | 44% | 37% | 19% | |
| 18-Dec to 20-Dec | Cadem | 86% | 12% | 1% | 61% | 36% | 3% | |
| 17-Dec to 26-Dec | Activa | 75.8% | 10.0% | 8.8% | 53.7% | 23.7% | 12.2% | |
| 2-Jan to 3-Jan | Cadem | 72% | 20% | 6% | 51% | 43% | 6% | |
| 8-Jan to 10-Jan | Cadem | 74% | 19% | 5% | 52% | 43% | 5% | |
| 6-Jan to 15-Jan | MORI-FIEL | 68% | 17% | 15% | 42% | 32% | 26% | |
| 10-Jan to 16-Jan | Activa | 77.9% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 57.2% | 24.4% | 8.6% | |
| 18-Jan to 21-Jan | Data Influye | 73% | 22% | 0% | 54% | 29% | 17% | |
| 22-Jan to 24-Jan | Cadem | 66% | 25% | 6% | 47% | 45% | 8% | |
| 21-Jan to 28-Jan | Criteria | 71% | 21% | 2% | 56% | 35% | 2% | |
| 24-Jan to 30-Jan | Activa | 69.1% | 14.5% | 8.6% | 50.3% | 24.4% | 15.4% | |
| 29-Jan to 31-Jan | Cadem | 72% | 22% | 4% | 50% | 42% | 8% | |
| 5-Feb to 7-Feb | Cadem | 67% | 27% | 4% | 51% | 42% | 7% | |
| 6-Feb to 13-Feb | Activa | 69.7% | 14.2% | 4.4% | 44.1% | 27.2% | 14.2% | |
| 12-Feb to 14-Feb | Cadem | 67% | 26% | —% | 50% | 41% | —% | |
| 15-Feb to 18-Feb | Data Influye | 75% | 19% | 0% | 58% | 27% | 15% | |
| 19-Feb to 21-Feb | Cadem | 67% | 25% | —% | 50% | 42% | —% | |
| 19-Feb to 29-Feb | Criteria | 67% | 22% | 4% | 52% | 34% | 2% | |
| 20-Feb to 28-Feb | Activa | 69.6% | 13.1% | 7.8% | 51.2% | 24.4% | 14.6% | |
| 26-Feb to 28-Feb | Cadem | 67% | 25% | -% | 53% | 36% | -% | |
| 4-Mar to 6-Mar | Cadem | 66% | 24% | -% | 58% | 33% | -% | |
| 5-Mar to 12-Mar | Activa | 65.3% | 14.4% | -% | 50.8% | 22.8% | -% | |
| 11-Mar to 13-Mar | Cadem | 68% | 21% | -% | 52% | 38% | -% | |
| 14-Mar to 15-Mar | StatKnows | 55.49% | 34.72% | -% | 53.7% | 28.8% | -% | |
| 14-Mar to 16-Mar | Data Influye | 74% | 18% | -% | 65% | 24% | -% | |
| 18-Mar to 20-Mar | Cadem | 62% | 25% | -% | 51% | 39% | -% | |
| 20-Mar to 27-Mar | Activa | 68.7% | 17.1% | -% | 54.6% | 26.5% | -% | |
| 3-Abr to 9-Abr | Activa | 70.0% | 16.9% | -% | 46.9% | 29.9% | -% | |
| 27-Abr to 28-Abr | Activa | 74.2% | 10.8% | -% | 53.1% | 23.5% | -% | |
| 29-Abr to 30-Abr | Cadem | 65% | 26% | -% | 50% | 42% | -% | |
| 11-May to 12-May | Activa | 69.9% | 16.6% | -% | 51.5% | 26.9% | -% | |
| 26-May to 31-May | Criteria | 72% | 20% | -% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 28-May to 30-May | Activa | 70.2% | 13.2% | -% | 45.2% | 31.0% | -% | |
| 11-Jun to 13-Jun | Activa | 73.0% | 10.9% | -% | 49.6% | 27.7% | -% | |
| 26-Jun to 28-Jun | Activa | 68.1% | 12.6% | -% | 46.5% | 26.9% | -% | |
| 25-Jun to 30-Jun | Criteria | 76% | 16% | -% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 9-Jul to 11-Jul | Activa | 71.9% | 11.9% | -% | 48.4% | 26.5% | -% | |
| 10-Jul to 17-Jul | Numen | 61.6% | 27.7% | -% | 48.8% | 28.8% | -% | Commissioned by the "Reject" campaign team. |
| 22-Jul to 24-Jul | Cadem | 71% | 20% | -% | 55% | 35% | -% | |
| 27-Jul to 31-Jul | Criteria | 75% | 17% | -% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 30-Jul to 1-Aug | Activa | 77.0% | 9.9% | -% | 48.7% | 31.6% | -% | |
| 13-Aug to 15-Aug | Activa | 68.0% | 10.3% | -% | 49.0% | 25.8% | -% | |
| 14-Aug to 21-Aug | Numen | 42.3% | 34.6% | -% | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commissioned by the "Reject" campaign team. |
| 20-Aug to 24-Aug | StatKnows | 55.4% | 43.09% | -% | 54% | 33% | -% | |
| 21-Aug to 24-Aug | Data Influye | 73% | 13% | -% | 55% | 26% | -% | |
| 25-Aug to 28-Aug | CPP-UNAB | 54% | 40% | -% | 44% | 40% | -% | |
| 27-Aug to 29-Aug | Activa | 71% | 11.5% | -% | 46.5% | 28% | -% | |
| 26-Aug to 31-Aug | Criteria | 74% | 17% | -% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2-Sep to 10-Sep | CIIR | 75% | 12% | -% | 65% | 29% | -% | |
| 3-Sep to 17-Sep | MORI-FIEL | 66% | 15% | -% | 51% | 27% | -% | |
| 10-Sep to 12-Sep | Activa | 75.1% | 11.2% | -% | 57% | 23% | -% | |
| 14-Sep to 18-Sep | Numen | 41.9% | 34.3% | -% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 25-Sep to 28-Sep | Activa | 66.8% | 17.1% | -% | 53.3% | 23.8% | -% | |
| 15-Sep to 9-Oct | DESOC-COES | 65.9% | 13% | -% | 48.4% | 27.4% | -% | |
| 25-Sep to 30-Sep | Criteria | 72% | 19% | -% | 59% | 28% | -% | |
| 2-Oct to 5-Oct | Data influye | 69% | 18% | -% | 61% | 21% | -% | |
| 1-Oct to 7-Oct | Numen | 57.9% | 42.1% | -% | 38.5% | 35% | -% | |
| 6-Oct to 9-Oct | Activa | 65.4% | 14.3% | -% | 56.2% | 20.1% | -% | |
Results
Ballot boxes in Olivar.
Vote taking place in Macul.
Chilean abroad voting in Stockholm.
First ballot: "Do you want a New Constitution?"
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Approve | 5,899,683 | 78.31% |
| Reject | 1,634,506 | 21.69% |
| Valid votes | 7,534,189 | 99.48% |
| Null votes | 27,381 | 0.36% |
| Blank votes | 12,344 | 0.16% |
| Total votes | 7,573,914 | 100.00% |
| Registered voters/turnout | 14,855,719a[9] | 50.98% |
| Voting age population/turnout | 15,052,382 | 50.32% |
a Includes 59,522 electors voting from abroad.
Source: Tricel.
Second ballot: "What kind of body should write the New Constitution?"
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Constitutional Convention | 1,492,260 | 20.82% |
| Constitutional Convention | 5,673,793 | 79.18% |
| Valid votes | 7,166,053 | 94.62% |
| Null votes | 283,794 | 3.75% |
| Blank votes | 123,277 | 1.63% |
| Total votes | 7,573,124 | 100.00% |
| Registered voters/turnout | 14,855,719a[9] | 50.98% |
| Voting age population/turnout | 15,052,382 | 50.31% |
a Includes 59,522 electors voting from abroad.
Source: Tricel.
References
- Romero, María Cristina (26 March 2020). "Presidente promulga reforma que posterga el Plebiscito para el 25 de octubre". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- Krygier, Rachelle. "Chile to hold referendum on new constitution". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Chile agrees to hold referendum on constitution: 5 things to know". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54687090
- https://www.camara.cl/cms/noticias/2020/03/24/aprueban-en-sala-proyecto-que-posterga-fecha-del-plebiscito-constituyente/
- "Evópoli decide pasar del apruebo a la libertad de acción ante plebiscito". El Líbero (in Spanish). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- Rodrigo Caramori en Radio Portales: proceso constituyente y al plebiscito de abril 2020
- ""Así No": la facción de Evópoli que este sábado defenderá su opción por rechazar el plebiscito". El Líbero (in Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "Padrón Electoral definitivo para este Plebiscito Nacional 2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Electoral de Chile. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
External links
- Presidential decree calling for the 26 April 2020 referendum, published in Chile's Official Gazette on 27 December 2019 (in Spanish).
- Constitutional reform changing the date of the plebiscite, published in Chile's Official Gazette on 26 March 2020 (in Spanish).
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