2020 Chilean constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Chile on 25 October 2020. The referendum asked the citizens whether they wanted a new constitution to be drafted, and if so, whether it should be written by a constitutional convention made up of directly elected citizens or by a mixed convention that was composed of currently serving members of Parliament and half of directly elected citizens. The "Approve" side won by a landslide, with 78% of voters agreeing to draft a new constitution. When it came to deciding how the new text should be written, 79% of voters opted for a "Constitutional Convention." The voter turnout was 51%.

A second vote was held between 15 and 16 May 2021, in conjunction with the municipal and gubernatorial elections. This vote elected the members of the Constitutional Convention. The new draft constitution was then rejected in a third vote held on 4 September 2022.

The plebiscite was a response to the 2019 Chilean protests, particularly the so-called "biggest march of Chile," which took place in Santiago on 25 October 2019, and was participated in by over 1.2 million people.

Postponement
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the plebiscite originally scheduled for 26 April 2020 was rescheduled to 25 October 2020 by the Congress on 24 March 2020. Similarly, the subsequent Convention election, originally set for 25 October 2020, was moved to 11 April 2021, and later to 15–16 May 2021. This rescheduling required a constitutional reform, which was promulgated by the President and published in the country's Official Gazette on 26 March 2020.

Parties supporting Approve
• Chile Vamos.png Chile Vamos

• * UDI 2017 (recorte).svg Independent Democratic Union (UDI) [factions]

• * Logo del Partido político Renovación Nacional (RN), Chile.svg National Renewal (RN) [factions]

• * Evópoli2.png Political Evolution (EVOPOLI) [factions]

• * PRI Chile 2019 (recorte).png Democratic Independent Regionalist Party (PRI)

• Ciudadanos 2018.svg Citizens (CIU)

• Progressive Convergence

• * Partido por la Democracia emblema.png Party for Democracy (PPD)

• * Partido Radical de Chile.png Social Democrat Radical Party (PRSD)

• * Emblem of the Socialist Party of Chile.svg Socialist Party (PS)

• Broad Front

• * Comunes.png Commons

• * Convergencia Social (recorte).svg Social Convergence (CS)

• * Logo nuevo Partido Liberal de Chile.png Liberal Party (PL)

• * Revolucion Democratica.png Democratic Revolution (RD)

• * Logo Fuerza Común.png Common Force (FC)

• *Logo of unir.png Unir Movement (MU)

• Emblem of the Christian Democrat Party of Chile.svg Christian Democratic Party (PDC)

•  Green Ecologist Party (PEV)

• PH-CHILE.png Humanist Party (PH)

• Pirate Party of Chile (PPCh)

• Unidad para el Cambio.png Unity for Change

• * Federacion Regionalista Verde Social (recorte).png Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS)

• * Partido Comunista de Chile.svg Communist Party (PC)

• * Logo Partido Progresista de Chile (recorte).png Progressive Party (PRO)

Parties supporting Reject
• Chile Vamos.png Chile Vamos

• * UDI 2017 (recorte).svg Independent Democratic Union (UDI) [factions]

• * Logo del Partido político Renovación Nacional (RN), Chile.svg National Renewal (RN) [factions]

• * Evópoli2.png Political Evolution (EP) [factions]

• Partido Nuevo Tiempo logo recortado.png New Time (NT)

• Partido Republicano (Chile, 2019).svg Republican Party (PREP)

Opinion polls

 * National polls for the first question: Do you want a new constitution?


 * National polls for the second question: What kind of body should write the new constitution?

First ballot: "Do you want a New Constitution?"
a Includes 59,522 electors voting from abroad.

Source: Tricel.

Second ballot: "What kind of body should write the New Constitution?"
a Includes 59,522 electors voting from abroad.

Source: Tricel.