National referendums in Chile

There have been seven national referendums in Chile since 1925.

List of referendums

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	MCC	CC	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

^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

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.

External links

• Chilean Electoral Service - Official site