The title compound, C(12)H(9)N(2) (+)·C(7)H(4)ClO(3) (-)·C(12)H(8)N(2)·C(7)H(5)ClO(3), contains one phenanthrolinium (Hphen) cation, one phenanthroline (phen) mol-ecule, one 4-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzoate anion (hcba) and one 4-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzoic acid (Hhcba) mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. The phen mol-ecule is approximately parallel to Hphen, making a dihedral angle of 1.98 (6)°. The cen...