We briefly review several aspects of the syntheses and structures of chiral liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs), with emphasis on the established structure-property correlations. The current progress and future trends in their potential application in electrooptics are also outlined, with particular reference to the electrooptic effects in the smectic C* (ferroelectric) and smectic A* (electroclinic) phases of LCPs. We then present our most recent results in the synthesis and application of chiral LCPs, especially the linear electrooptic effects in chiral smectic A* and chiral nematic polymers.