District 23 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)
| District 23 | |
|---|---|
| Distrito 23 | |
| Electoral District for the Chamber of Deputies | |
Location of District 23 within Chile | |
| Commune | |
| Region | Araucanía |
| Population | 660,897 (2017)[1] |
| Electorate | 601,444 (2021) |
| Area | 14,045 km2 (2020)[2] |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Seats | 7 (2017–present) |
| Deputies[3] | List |
District 23 (Spanish: Distrito 23) 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 Carahue, Cholchol, Cunco, Curarrehue, Freire, Gorbea, Loncoche, Nueva Imperial, Padre Las Casas, Pitrufquén, Pucón, Saavedra, Temuco, Teodoro Schmidt, Toltén and Villarrica in the region of Araucanía. 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 601,444 registered electors.
Electoral system
District 23 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 | 26,942 | 11.19% | 1 | 12,016 | 4.99% | 0 | 18,692 | 7.77% | 0 | 29,052 | 12.07% | 1 | 79,838 | 33.17% | 3 | 16,352 | 6.79% | 0 | 45,038 | 18.71% | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 13,203 | 5.88% | 0 | 56,449 | 25.13% | 2 | 14,555 | 6.48% | 0 | 84,283 | 37.52% | 4 | ||||||||||||
Detailed
2021
Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021:[10][11]
| Party | Pact | Party | Pact | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| National Renewal | RN | Chile Podemos + | 41,336 | 17.17% | 2 | 79,838 | 33.17% | 3 | ||
| Independent Democratic Union | UDI | 20,095 | 8.35% | 1 | ||||||
| Evópoli | EVO | 18,407 | 7.65% | 0 | ||||||
| Republican Party | REP | Christian Social Front | 35,228 | 14.63% | 2 | 45,038 | 18.71% | 2 | ||
| Christian Conservative Party | PCC | 9,810 | 4.08% | 0 | ||||||
| Radical Party of Chile | PR | New Social Pact | 12,229 | 5.08% | 1 | 29,052 | 12.07% | 1 | ||
| Party for Democracy | PPD | 11,318 | 4.70% | 0 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 3,633 | 1.51% | 0 | ||||||
| Socialist Party of Chile | PS | 1,872 | 0.78% | 0 | ||||||
| Democratic Revolution | RD | Apruebo Dignidad | 15,308 | 6.36% | 1 | 26,942 | 11.19% | 1 | ||
| Communist Party of Chile | PC | 6,021 | 2.50% | 0 | ||||||
| Social Green Regionalist Federation | FREVS | 5,613 | 2.33% | 0 | ||||||
| Humanist Party | PH | Dignidad Ahora | 9,449 | 3.93% | 0 | 18,692 | 7.77% | 0 | ||
| Equality Party | IGUAL | 9,243 | 3.84% | 0 | ||||||
| Party of the People | PDG | 16,352 | 6.79% | 0 | 16,352 | 6.79% | 0 | |||
| Green Ecologist Party | PEV | 12,016 | 4.99% | 0 | 12,016 | 4.99% | 0 | |||
| United Centre | CU | United Independents | 1,368 | 0.57% | 0 | 8,504 | 3.53% | 0 | ||
| National Citizen Party | PNC | 7,136 | 2.96% | 0 | ||||||
| Revolutionary Workers Party | PTR | 2,682 | 1.11% | 0 | 2,682 | 1.11% | 0 | |||
| Progressive Party | PRO | 1,605 | 0.67% | 0 | 1,605 | 0.67% | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 240,721 | 100.00% | 7 | 240,721 | 100.00% | 7 | ||||
| Blank votes | 21,163 | 7.68% | 21,163 | 7.68% | ||||||
| Rejected votes – other | 13,736 | 4.98% | 13,736 | 4.98% | ||||||
| Total polled | 275,620 | 45.83% | 275,620 | 45.83% | ||||||
| Registered electors | 601,444 | 601,444 | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:[10][11] Miguel Becker (RN), 16,360 votes; Andrés Jouannet (PR), 8,072 votes; Henry Leal (UDI), 17,973 votes; Miguel Mellado (RN), 14,164 votes; Coca Ericka Ñanco (RD), 9,715 votes; Mauricio Ojeda (REP), 14,901 votes; and Stephan Schubert (REP), 12,788 votes.
2017
Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:[12][13]
| Party | Pact | Party | Pact | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| National Renewal | RN | Chile Vamos | 38,365 | 17.08% | 2 | 84,283 | 37.52% | 4 | ||
| Evópoli | EVO | 31,063 | 13.83% | 2 | ||||||
| Independent Democratic Union | UDI | 14,855 | 6.61% | 0 | ||||||
| Party for Democracy | PPD | Nueva Mayoría | 30,040 | 13.37% | 1 | 56,449 | 25.13% | 2 | ||
| Social Democrat Radical Party | PRSD | 19,222 | 8.56% | 1 | ||||||
| Socialist Party of Chile | PS | 4,622 | 2.06% | 0 | ||||||
| Communist Party of Chile | PC | 2,565 | 1.14% | 0 | ||||||
| René Saffirio (Independent) | Ind | 38,578 | 17.17% | 1 | 38,578 | 17.17% | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | Democratic Convergence | 14,555 | 6.48% | 0 | 14,555 | 6.48% | 0 | ||
| Humanist Party | PH | Broad Front | 13,203 | 5.88% | 0 | 13,203 | 5.88% | 0 | ||
| Amplitude | AMP | Sumemos | 9,853 | 4.39% | 0 | 9,853 | 4.39% | 0 | ||
| País | PAIS | All Over Chile | 4,147 | 1.85% | 0 | 5,615 | 2.50% | 0 | ||
| Progressive Party | PRO | 1,468 | 0.65% | 0 | ||||||
| Patricio Rivas Gatica (Independent) | Ind | 2,090 | 0.93% | 0 | 2,090 | 0.93% | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 224,626 | 100.00% | 7 | 224,626 | 100.00% | 7 | ||||
| Blank votes | 17,796 | 7.05% | 17,796 | 7.05% | ||||||
| Rejected votes – other | 9,981 | 3.95% | 9,981 | 3.95% | ||||||
| Total polled | 252,403 | 44.31% | 252,403 | 44.31% | ||||||
| Registered electors | 569,616 | 569,616 | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:[12][13] Sebastián Álvarez Ramírez (EVO), 5,319 votes; Ricardo Celis Araya (PPD), 16,335 votes; René Manuel García (RN), 23,118 votes; Miguel Mellado (RN), 13,708 votes; Fernando Meza Moncada (PRSD), 13,696 votes; Andrés Molina (EVO), 23,927 votes; and René Saffirio (Ind), 38,578 votes.
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