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Constitution
Chile — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1991 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1992 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1993 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1994 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1995 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1996 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1997 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1998 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 1999 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 |
| 2000 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989 and in 1993 |
| 2001 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981, amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997 |
| 2002 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981, amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997 |
| 2003 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981, amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997 |
| 2004 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981, amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997 |
| 2005 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997 |
| 2006 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
| 2007 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
| 2008 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
| 2009 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
| 2010 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
| 2011 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended several times |
| 2012 | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended several times |
| 2013 | many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011 (2011) |
| 2014 | many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011 (2011) |
| 2015 | many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011 (2011) |
| 2016 | many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011; note - in late 2015, the Chilean Government initiated a process to reform its constitution (2016) |
| 2017 | many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011; note - in late 2015, the Chilean Government initiated a process to reform its constitution (2016) |
| 2018 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; note - in March 2018, days before her term ended, President BACHELET sent a proposal for a new constitution to the National Congress, but has not been pursued by her successor (2018) | amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passa |
| 2019 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; note - in March 2018, days before her term ended, President BACHELET sent a proposal for a new constitution to the National Congress, but it has not been pursued by her successor | amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage o |
| 2020 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held in late October 2020 approved a referendum on forming a convention to draft a new constittion | amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican for |
| 2021 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held on 25 October 2020 approved forming a convention to draft a new constitution, and on 15-16 May 2021, a referendum was held to elect members to the convention amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of ame |
| 2022 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held on 25 October 2020 approved forming a convention to draft a new constitution, and on 15-16 May 2021, a referendum was held to elect members to the convention; the convention will finalize in July 2022, and Chileans will vote on the new constitution in a 4 September referendum amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requ |
| 2023 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held on 4 September 2022 to implement a new constitution was defeated by nearly 62% of voters; a second 50-member constitutional council elected in early May 2023 is charged with producing another draft constitution for submission to a national referendum by 17 December 2023 amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires a |
| 2024 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; in September 2022 and again in December 2023, referendums presented for a new constitution were both defeated, and the September 1980 constitution remains in force amendments: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least four-sevenths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of amendments to |
| 2025 | history: many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; in September 2022 and again in December 2023, referendums presented for a new constitution were both defeated, and the September 1980 constitution remains in force amendment process: proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least four-sevenths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of amendme |