District 17 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)
| District 17 | |
|---|---|
| Distrito 17 | |
| Electoral District for the Chamber of Deputies | |
Location of District 17 within Chile | |
| Province | |
| Region | Maule |
| Population | 701,649 (2017)[1] |
| Electorate | 584,628 (2021) |
| Area | 17,224 km2 (2020)[2] |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Seats | 7 (2017–present) |
| Deputies[3] | List |
District 17 (Spanish: Distrito 17) 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 provinces of Curicó and Talca in the region of Maule. The district currently elects seven 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 584,628 registered electors.
Electoral system
District 17 currently elects seven 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 |
Dignidad Ahora DA |
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 | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 2021 | 33,059 | 13.68% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 18,103 | 7.49% | 0 | 39,689 | 16.42% | 1 | 66,151 | 27.38% | 3 | 20,864 | 8.63% | 0 | 34,935 | 14.46% | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 25,702 | 10.52% | 1 | 50,817 | 20.80% | 1 | 36,123 | 14.78% | 1 | 111,857 | 45.78% | 4 | ||||||||||||
Detailed
2021
Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021:[10][11]
| Party | Pact | Party | Pact | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes per province | Total votes |
% | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||
| Curicó | Talca | |||||||||||
| National Renewal | RN | Chile Podemos + | 15,695 | 10,425 | 26,120 | 10.81% | 1 | 66,151 | 27.38% | 3 | ||
| Independent Democratic Union | UDI | 7,740 | 14,318 | 22,058 | 9.13% | 1 | ||||||
| Evópoli | EVO | 6,440 | 11,533 | 17,973 | 7.44% | 1 | ||||||
| Radical Party of Chile | PR | New Social Pact | 2,503 | 13,033 | 15,536 | 6.43% | 1 | 39,689 | 16.42% | 1 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 6,187 | 5,240 | 11,427 | 4.73% | 0 | ||||||
| Socialist Party of Chile | PS | 4,253 | 3,931 | 8,184 | 3.39% | 0 | ||||||
| Citizens | CIU | 922 | 3,620 | 4,542 | 1.88% | 0 | ||||||
| Republican Party | REP | Christian Social Front | 14,336 | 20,599 | 34,935 | 14.46% | 1 | 34,935 | 14.46% | 1 | ||
| Democratic Revolution | RD | Apruebo Dignidad | 3,548 | 9,866 | 13,414 | 5.55% | 1 | 33,059 | 13.68% | 1 | ||
| Social Green Regionalist Federation | FREVS | 4,063 | 6,671 | 10,734 | 4.44% | 0 | ||||||
| Communist Party of Chile | PC | 2,796 | 6,115 | 8,911 | 3.69% | 0 | ||||||
| United Centre | CU | United Independents | 12,175 | 16,666 | 28,841 | 11.94% | 1 | 28,841 | 11.94% | 1 | ||
| Party of the People | PDG | 8,379 | 12,485 | 20,864 | 8.63% | 0 | 20,864 | 8.63% | 0 | |||
| Humanist Party | PH | Dignidad Ahora | 9,430 | 4,136 | 13,566 | 5.61% | 0 | 18,103 | 7.49% | 0 | ||
| Equality Party | IGUAL | 1,908 | 2,629 | 4,537 | 1.88% | 0 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 100,375 | 141,267 | 241,642 | 100.00% | 7 | 241,642 | 100.00% | 7 | ||||
| Blank votes | 8,889 | 11,179 | 20,068 | 7.23% | ||||||||
| Rejected votes – other | 6,666 | 9,314 | 15,980 | 5.75% | ||||||||
| Total polled | 115,930 | 161,760 | 277,690 | 47.50% | ||||||||
| Registered electors | 245,535 | 339,093 | 584,628 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 47.22% | 47.70% | 47.50% | |||||||||
The following candidates were elected:[10][11] Mercedes Bulnes (RD), 8,441 votes; Felipe Donoso (UDI), 11,767 votes; Jorge Guzmán (EVO), 12,701 votes; Benjamín Moreno (REP), 16,724 votes; Francisco Pulgar (CU), 23,066 votes; Hugo Rey (RN), 17,736 votes; and Alexis Sepúlveda (PR), 14,043 votes.
Substitutions:
- Mercedes Bulnes (RD) died on 22 November 2024.[12] She was replaced by Roberto Celedón on 8 January 2025.[13]
2017
Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:[14][15]
| Party | Pact | Party | Pact | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes per province | Total votes |
% | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||
| Curicó | Talca | |||||||||||
| Independent Democratic Union | UDI | Chile Vamos | 23,317 | 36,351 | 59,668 | 24.42% | 2 | 111,857 | 45.78% | 4 | ||
| National Renewal | RN | 21,795 | 24,443 | 46,238 | 18.92% | 2 | ||||||
| Evópoli | EVO | 469 | 5,482 | 5,951 | 2.44% | 0 | ||||||
| Social Democrat Radical Party | PRSD | Nueva Mayoría | 4,432 | 16,989 | 21,421 | 8.77% | 1 | 50,817 | 20.80% | 1 | ||
| Socialist Party of Chile | PS | 14,062 | 7,074 | 21,136 | 8.65% | 0 | ||||||
| Party for Democracy | PPD | 2,737 | 5,523 | 8,260 | 3.38% | 0 | ||||||
| Humanist Party | PH | Broad Front | 4,614 | 6,239 | 10,853 | 4.44% | 1 | 25,702 | 10.52% | 1 | ||
| Democratic Revolution | RD | 4,165 | 4,239 | 8,404 | 3.44% | 0 | ||||||
| Liberal Party of Chile | PL | 3,094 | 3,351 | 6,445 | 2.64% | 0 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | Democratic Convergence | 14,905 | 20,433 | 35,338 | 14.46% | 1 | 36,123 | 14.78% | 1 | ||
| Citizen Left | IC | 396 | 389 | 785 | 0.32% | 0 | ||||||
| País | PAIS | All Over Chile | 4,880 | 5,211 | 10,091 | 4.13% | 0 | 10,916 | 4.47% | 0 | ||
| Progressive Party | PRO | 483 | 342 | 825 | 0.34% | 0 | ||||||
| Citizens | CIU | 3,075 | 5,851 | 8,926 | 3.65% | 0 | 8,926 | 3.65% | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 102,424 | 141,917 | 244,341 | 100.00% | 7 | 244,341 | 100.00% | 7 | ||||
| Blank votes | 7,740 | 9,555 | 17,295 | 6.31% | ||||||||
| Rejected votes – other | 5,771 | 6,485 | 12,256 | 4.47% | ||||||||
| Total polled | 115,935 | 157,957 | 273,892 | 49.36% | ||||||||
| Registered electors | 233,453 | 321,406 | 554,859 | |||||||||
| Turnout | 49.66% | 49.15% | 49.36% | |||||||||
The following candidates were elected:[14][15] Pedro Álvarez-Salamanca (UDI), 20,541 votes; Pablo Lorenzini (PDC), 19,884 votes; Celso Morales (UDI), 22,089 votes; Florcita Motuda (PH), 6,482 votes; Pablo Prieto (RN), 14,338 votes; Hugo Rey (RN), 20,517 votes; and Alexis Sepúlveda (PRSD), 18,390 votes.
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