The Equality Party () was a left-wing political party in Chile. It was founded in 2009 by various social movements of workers, students, mortgage borrowers, townspeople and human rights organizations, among other actors. Its first president was former communist councilor of Peñalolen, Lautaro Guanca.
Legally registered in 2012, it first appeared in the municipal elections of that year. Reaching 0.81% of the vote, it got the election of one councilor.Elecciones.gov.cl Total Nacional, concejales 2012.
For the 2013 elections, the party proclaimed Roxana Miranda as its presidential candidate. The party joined the Broad Front and supported Beatriz Sánchez for President in 2017, winning a seat in the lower house.
The party was deregistered in February 2022 because it did not receive at least 5% of the votes in the 2021 parliamentary elections to maintain its legality.
Presidential candidates The following is a list of the presidential candidates supported by the Equality Party. (Information gathered from the Archive of Chilean Elections).Base de Datos de Elecciones en Chile 2013: Roxana Miranda (lost) 2017: Beatriz Sánchez (lost) 2021: none
Election results
Presidential Election Candidate First round Second round Result Votes % Votes % 2013 Roxana Miranda 81,873 1.24 (#7) 2017 Beatriz Sánchez 1,338,037 20.27 (#3) 2021Did not contest
Parliamentary ElectionLeaderSenateChamber of DeputiesGovernmentVotes%Seats+/–Votes%Seats+/–2013Roxana Miranda70,6921.57 (#10)67,0941.08 (#12)2017Guillermo González26,6401.60 (#14) 0129,2322.16 (#12)1202182,7851.78 (#15) 0127,5062.0112025 4,795 0.15 079,8710.751
Constitutional Convention Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Majority 2021 Guillermo González 67,556 1.18 (#16) New
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