District 22 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 22
Distrito 22
Electoral District
for the Chamber of Deputies
Location of District 22 within Chile
Commune
RegionAraucanía
Population296,327 (2017)[1]
Electorate286,162 (2021)
Area17,767 km2 (2020)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created2017
Seats4 (2017–present)
Deputies[3]
List
  •   Juan Carlos Beltrán (RN)
  •   Gloria Naveillán (Ind)
  •   Jorge Rathgeb (RN)
  •   Jorge Saffirio (D)

District 22 (Spanish: Distrito 22) 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 province of Malleco, and the communes of Galvarino, Lautaro, Melipeuco, Perquenco and Vilcún in the province of Cautín in the region of Araucanía. The district currently elects four 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 286,162 registered electors.

Electoral system

District 22 currently elects four 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 6,721 6.24% 0 2,325 2.16% 0 8,307 7.71% 0 22,497 20.89% 1 42,348 39.33% 2 6,643 6.17% 0 16,703 15.51% 1
2017 6,580 6.08% 0 24,645 22.76% 1 21,335 19.71% 1 55,709 51.45% 2

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
Cautín
(part)
Mall-
eco
National Renewal RN Chile Podemos + 5,639 27,092 32,731 30.40% 2 42,348 39.33% 2
Independent Democratic Union UDI 3,297 6,320 9,617 8.93% 0
Christian Democratic Party PDC New Social Pact 5,826 5,046 10,872 10.10% 1 22,497 20.89% 1
Party for Democracy PPD 1,844 8,274 10,118 9.40% 0
Socialist Party of Chile PS 284 1,223 1,507 1.40% 0
Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 3,977 9,826 13,803 12.82% 1 16,703 15.51% 1
Christian Conservative Party PCC 1,053 1,847 2,900 2.69% 0
Humanist Party PH Dignidad Ahora 1,426 3,590 5,016 4.66% 0 8,307 7.71% 0
Equality Party IGUAL 2,075 1,216 3,291 3.06% 0
Democratic Revolution RD Apruebo Dignidad 1,115 1,844 2,959 2.75% 0 6,721 6.24% 0
Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 1,071 1,061 2,132 1.98% 0
Communist Party of Chile PC 238 1,392 1,630 1.51% 0
Party of the People PDG 2,177 4,466 6,643 6.17% 0 6,643 6.17% 0
Green Ecologist Party PEV 745 1,580 2,325 2.16% 0 2,325 2.16% 0
United Centre CU United Independents 588 875 1,463 1.36% 0 1,463 1.36% 0
Progressive Party PRO 265 410 675 0.63% 0 675 0.63% 0
Valid votes 31,620 76,062 107,682 100.00% 4 107,682 100.00% 4
Blank votes 3,480 6,532 10,012 8.08%
Rejected votes – other 1,861 4,335 6,196 5.00%
Total polled 36,961 86,929 123,890 43.29%
Registered electors 85,867 200,295 286,162
Turnout 43.04% 43.40% 43.29%

The following candidates were elected:[10][11] Juan Carlos Beltrán (RN), 10,729 votes; Gloria Naveillán (REP), 6,257 votes; Jorge Rathgeb (RN), 20,451 votes; and Jorge Saffirio (PDC), 5,913 votes.

2017

Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:[12][13]

Party Pact Party Pact
Votes per province Total
votes
% Seats Votes % Seats
Cautín
(part)
Mall-
eco
National Renewal RN Chile Vamos 15,615 31,486 47,101 43.50% 2 55,709 51.45% 2
Independent Democratic Union UDI 1,334 7,274 8,608 7.95% 0
Party for Democracy PPD Nueva Mayoría 6,059 11,872 17,931 16.56% 1 24,645 22.76% 1
Socialist Party of Chile PS 1,440 5,274 6,714 6.20% 0
Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 5,395 15,940 21,335 19.71% 1 21,335 19.71% 1
Humanist Party PH Broad Front 1,856 4,724 6,580 6.08% 0 6,580 6.08% 0
Valid votes 31,699 76,570 108,269 100.00% 4 108,269 100.00% 4
Blank votes 2,745 5,352 8,097 6.68%
Rejected votes – other 1,523 3,236 4,759 3.93%
Total polled 35,967 85,158 121,125 43.51%
Registered electors 81,644 196,772 278,416
Turnout 44.05% 43.28% 43.51%

The following candidates were elected:[12][13] Andrea Parra (PPD), 10,312 votes; Diego Paulsen (RN), 24,405 votes; Jorge Rathgeb (RN), 21,594 votes; and Mario Venegas Cárdenas (PDC), 14,991 votes.

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