National referendums in Chile

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There have been five national referendums in Chile since 1925. The 1980 constitution provides for binding referendums only in the case 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.

Year	Referendum	Turnout	Yes	No	Neither	Result
1812	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

^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.

External links

Chilean Electoral Service - Official site

Elections and referendums in Chile

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Referendums	1812 1817 1818 1925 1978 1980 1988 1989

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