District 15 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)
| District 15 | |
|---|---|
| Distrito 15 | |
| Electoral District for the Chamber of Deputies | |
Location of District 15 within Chile | |
| Commune | |
| Region | O'Higgins |
| Population | 540,700 (2017)[1] |
| Electorate | 445,363 (2021) |
| Area | 5,790 km2 (2020)[2] |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Seats | 5 (2017–present) |
| Deputies[3] | List |
District 15 (Spanish: Distrito 15) is one of the 28 multi-member electoral districts of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress, the national legislature of Chile. The district was created by the 2015 electoral reform and came into being at the following general election in 2017. It consists of the communes of Codegua, Coinco, Coltauco, Doñihue, Graneros, Machalí, Malloa, Mostazal, Olivar, Quinta de Tilcoco, Rancagua, Rengo and Requínoa in the region of O'Higgins. The district currently elects five of the 155 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 general election the district had 445,363 registered electors.
Electoral system
District 15 currently elects five of the 155 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[4][5] Parties may form electoral pacts with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats.[6][7] However, the number of candidates nominated by an electoral pact may not exceed the maximum number of candidates that a single party may nominate. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[8][9]
Election results
Summary
| Election | Apruebo Dignidad AD / FA |
Green Ecologists PEV |
New Social Pact NPS / NM |
Democratic Convergence CD |
Chile Vamos Podemos / Vamos |
Party of the People PDG |
Christian Social Front FSC | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 2021 | 31,236 | 15.73% | 1 | 9,552 | 4.81% | 0 | 72,493 | 36.50% | 2 | 48,843 | 24.59% | 2 | 15,997 | 8.06% | 0 | 13,722 | 6.91% | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 15,662 | 8.68% | 0 | 46,480 | 25.77% | 1 | 26,138 | 14.49% | 1 | 77,012 | 42.69% | 3 | |||||||||
Detailed
2021
Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021:[10][11]
| Party | Pact | Party | Pact | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Party for Democracy | PPD | New Social Pact | 57,311 | 28.86% | 2 | 72,493 | 36.50% | 2 | ||
| Socialist Party of Chile | PS | 10,332 | 5.20% | 0 | ||||||
| Radical Party of Chile | PR | 2,708 | 1.36% | 0 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 2,142 | 1.08% | 0 | ||||||
| Independent Democratic Union | UDI | Chile Podemos + | 25,795 | 12.99% | 1 | 48,843 | 24.59% | 2 | ||
| National Renewal | RN | 23,048 | 11.61% | 1 | ||||||
| Social Convergence | CS | Apruebo Dignidad | 14,159 | 7.13% | 1 | 31,236 | 15.73% | 1 | ||
| Social Green Regionalist Federation | FREVS | 11,191 | 5.64% | 0 | ||||||
| Communist Party of Chile | PC | 5,223 | 2.63% | 0 | ||||||
| Comunes | COM | 663 | 0.33% | 0 | ||||||
| Party of the People | PDG | 15,997 | 8.06% | 0 | 15,997 | 8.06% | 0 | |||
| Republican Party | REP | Christian Social Front | 13,722 | 6.91% | 0 | 13,722 | 6.91% | 0 | ||
| Green Ecologist Party | PEV | 9,552 | 4.81% | 0 | 9,552 | 4.81% | 0 | |||
| United Centre | CU | United Independents | 3,148 | 1.59% | 0 | 3,148 | 1.59% | 0 | ||
| Progressive Party | PRO | 1,859 | 0.94% | 0 | 1,859 | 0.94% | 0 | |||
| Patriotic Union | UPA | 1,745 | 0.88% | 0 | 1,745 | 0.88% | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 198,595 | 100.00% | 5 | 198,595 | 100.00% | 5 | ||||
| Blank votes | 9,695 | 4.47% | 9,695 | 4.47% | ||||||
| Rejected votes – other | 8,713 | 4.02% | 8,713 | 4.02% | ||||||
| Total polled | 217,003 | 48.72% | 217,003 | 48.72% | ||||||
| Registered electors | 445,363 | 445,363 | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:[10][11] Marta González (PPD), 1,965 votes; Marcela Riquelme (CS), 11,548 votes; Natalia Romero (UDI), 10,344 votes; Diego Schalper (RN), 17,124 votes; and Raúl Soto (PPD), 55,346 votes.
2017
Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:[12][13]
| Party | Pact | Party | Pact | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Independent Democratic Union | UDI | Chile Vamos | 44,444 | 24.64% | 2 | 77,012 | 42.69% | 3 | ||
| National Renewal | RN | 32,568 | 18.05% | 1 | ||||||
| Socialist Party of Chile | PS | Nueva Mayoría | 24,924 | 13.82% | 1 | 46,480 | 25.77% | 1 | ||
| Party for Democracy | PPD | 19,408 | 10.76% | 0 | ||||||
| Communist Party of Chile | PC | 2,148 | 1.19% | 0 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | Democratic Convergence | 15,149 | 8.40% | 1 | 26,138 | 14.49% | 1 | ||
| Citizen Left | IC | 10,989 | 6.09% | 0 | ||||||
| Democratic Revolution | RD | Broad Front | 9,399 | 5.21% | 0 | 15,662 | 8.68% | 0 | ||
| Humanist Party | PH | 6,263 | 3.47% | 0 | ||||||
| Progressive Party | PRO | All Over Chile | 6,607 | 3.66% | 0 | 6,607 | 3.66% | 0 | ||
| Social Green Regionalist Federation | FREVS | Green Regionalist Coalition | 5,347 | 2.96% | 0 | 5,347 | 2.96% | 0 | ||
| Patriotic Union | UPA | 3,149 | 1.75% | 0 | 3,149 | 1.75% | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 180,395 | 100.00% | 5 | 180,395 | 100.00% | 5 | ||||
| Blank votes | 11,932 | 5.85% | 11,932 | 5.85% | ||||||
| Rejected votes – other | 11,517 | 5.65% | 11,517 | 5.65% | ||||||
| Total polled | 203,844 | 48.16% | 203,844 | 48.16% | ||||||
| Registered electors | 423,283 | 423,283 | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:[12][13] Juan Luis Castro (PS), 17,849 votes; Issa Kort (UDI), 16,773 votes; Javier Macaya (UDI), 25,219 votes; Diego Schalper (RN), 19,285 votes; and Raúl Soto (PDC), 9,026 votes.
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