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There have been seven national
referendums
in
Chile
since 1925.
List of referendums
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Year
|
Referendum
|
Turnout
|
Yes
|
No
|
Neither
|
Result
|
1812
|
Adoption of a provisional
political constitution
|
|
|
|
|
Approve
|
1817
|
Independence proposal
|
|
|
|
|
Approve
|
1818
|
Adoption of a provisional
political constitution
|
|
|
|
|
Approve
|
1925
|
Adoption of a new political constitution
|
45.4%
|
94.8%
|
4.1%
|
1.2%
|
Approve
|
Year
|
Referendum
|
Turnout
|
Yes
|
No
|
Null
|
Blank
|
Result
|
1978
|
Legitimacy of Gen.
Augusto Pinochet
's dictatorship
|
a
|
78.6%
|
21.4%
|
4.6%
|
Approve
|
1980
|
Adoption of a new political constitution
|
a
|
69.0%
|
31.0%
|
2.8%
|
1.3%
|
Approve
|
1988
|
Continuance of Pinochet's rule
|
97.5%
|
44.0%
|
56.0%
|
1.3%
|
1.0%
|
Reject
|
1989
|
Constitutional reforms
|
93.7%
|
91.3%
|
8.7%
|
4.6%
|
1.5%
|
Approve
|
2020
|
On whether a new constitution should be drafted
|
51.0%
|
78.3%
|
21.7%
|
0.4%
|
0.2%
|
Approve
|
Year
|
Referendum
|
Turnout
|
|
|
Null
|
Blank
|
Result
|
2020
|
On what kind of body should write the new constitution
|
51.0%
|
21.0%
|
79.0%
|
3.4%
|
1.6%
|
Constitutional Convention
|
Year
|
Referendum
|
Turnout
|
Yes
|
No
|
Null
|
Blank
|
Result
|
2022
|
Adoption of a
proposed constitution
|
85.8%
|
38.1%
|
61.9%
|
1.5%
|
0.6%
|
Reject
|
2023
|
Adoption of a proposed constitution
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reject
|
a
There was no
electoral roll
for this referendum.
Note: The percentages used in the "Yes", "No" and "Neither" columns are over the total of valid votes in each referendum. The percentages used in the "Null" and "Blank" columns are over the total votes cast in each referendum.
Current legislation
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The current
1980 constitution
provides for binding referendums only in the case that a
constitutional reform
passed by
Congress
is completely
vetoed
by the
President
and then re-approved by Congress by a two-thirds majority of each chamber. In such occurrence the President has the authority to either sign the reform into law or call for a referendum. To date, the President has not exercised such power.
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