District 3 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 3
Distrito 3
Electoral District
for the Chamber of Deputies
Location of District 3 within Chile
RegionAntofagasta
Population607,534 (2017)[1]
Electorate481,800 (2021)
Area126,067 km2 (2020)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created2017
Seats5 (2017–present)
Deputies[3]
List
  •   Yovana Ahumada (PSC)
  •   Jaime Araya (Ind)
  •   José Miguel Castro (RN)
  •   Catalina Pérez (FA)
  •   Sebastián Videla (Ind)

District 3 (Spanish: Distrito 3) 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 is conterminous with the region of Antofagasta. 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 481,800 registered electors.

Electoral system

District 3 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		 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
2021 36,147 19.85% 1 5,623 3.09% 0 37,396 20.53% 2 33,464 18.37% 1 33,784 18.55% 1 13,099 7.19% 0
2017 20,638 12.71% 1 40,414 24.89% 1 6,361 3.92% 0 55,394 34.11% 2

Detailed

2021

Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021:[10][11]

Party Pact Party Pact
Votes per commune Total
votes		 % Seats Votes % Seats
Anto-
fagasta		 Calama María
Elena		 Mejil-
lones		 Olla-
güe		 San
Pedro
de Ata-
cama		 Sierra
Gorda		 Taltal Toco-
pilla
Liberal Party of Chile PL New Social Pact 11,670 286 50 85 6 10 29 38 92 12,266 6.73% 1 37,396 20.53% 2
Party for Democracy PPD 9,687 596 57 393 6 35 94 542 235 11,645 6.39% 1
Christian Democratic Party PDC 1,717 5,397 33 41 35 134 13 59 206 7,635 4.19% 0
Radical Party of Chile PR 2,319 447 30 43 3 60 3 48 72 3,025 1.66% 0
Socialist Party of Chile PS 983 291 14 37 6 30 2 55 61 1,479 0.81% 0
Citizens CIU 309 920 10 17 2 16 0 12 60 1,346 0.74% 0
Democratic Revolution RD Apruebo Dignidad 12,120 4,373 85 235 19 231 34 279 350 17,726 9.73% 1 36,147 19.85% 1
Communist Party of Chile PC 8,201 1,421 79 234 7 128 29 324 279 10,702 5.88% 0
Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 3,532 2,655 48 102 23 320 15 99 925 7,719 4.24% 0
Party of the People PDG 17,734 12,320 478 887 72 387 112 423 1,371 33,784 18.55% 1 33,784 18.55% 1
National Renewal RN Chile Podemos + 7,781 5,757 83 224 28 182 41 251 453 14,800 8.13% 1 33,464 18.37% 1
Evópoli EVO 8,542 1,653 54 104 4 83 17 160 370 10,987 6.03% 0
Independent Democratic Union UDI 4,354 2,665 59 128 40 100 20 111 200 7,677 4.22% 0
Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 8,785 3,331 76 184 25 128 44 185 341 13,099 7.19% 0 13,099 7.19% 0
United Centre CU United Independents 4,654 3,571 107 198 18 344 44 161 350 9,447 5.19% 0 9,447 5.19% 0
Revolutionary Workers Party PTR 5,480 1,613 76 195 10 104 16 118 1,030 8,642 4.75% 0 8,642 4.75% 0
Equality Party IGUAL Dignidad Ahora 1,649 1,582 50 98 13 413 6 67 184 4,062 2.23% 0 5,623 3.09% 0
Humanist Party PH 888 404 27 38 1 28 6 36 133 1,561 0.86% 0
New Time NT 1,210 882 29 63 6 56 20 38 90 2,394 1.31% 0 2,394 1.31% 0
Progressive Party PRO 1,088 798 22 53 5 33 10 35 87 2,131 1.17% 0 2,131 1.17% 0
Valid votes 112,703 50,962 1,467 3,359 329 2,822 555 3,041 6,889 182,127 100.00% 5 182,127 100.00% 5
Blank votes 4,921 3,077 201 289 31 250 41 385 789 9,984 4.90%
Rejected votes – other 5,982 3,877 171 254 12 227 48 224 714 11,509 5.65%
Total polled 123,606 57,916 1,839 3,902 372 3,299 644 3,650 8,392 203,620 42.26%
Registered electors 289,086 131,956 6,173 10,072 1,663 7,279 2,882 10,493 22,196 481,800
Turnout 42.76% 43.89% 29.79% 38.74% 22.37% 45.32% 22.35% 34.79% 37.81% 42.26%

The following candidates were elected:[10][11] Yovana Ahumada (PDG), 11,892 votes; Jaime Araya (PPD), 11,645 votes; José Miguel Castro (RN), 8,542 votes; Catalina Pérez (RD), 13,235 votes; and Sebastián Videla (PL), 12,266 votes.

2017

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

Party Pact Party Pact
Votes per commune Total
votes		 % Seats Votes % Seats
Anto-
fagasta		 Calama María
Elena		 Mejil-
lones		 Olla-
güe		 San
Pedro
de Ata-
cama		 Sierra
Gorda		 Taltal Toco-
pilla
National Renewal RN Chile Vamos 29,552 9,524 325 906 25 326 84 902 1,307 42,951 26.45% 2 55,394 34.11% 2
Independent Democratic Union UDI 3,569 2,668 77 100 44 108 30 33 203 6,832 4.21% 0
Independent Regionalist Party PRI 1,595 1,074 42 92 1 60 205 40 84 3,193 1.97% 0
Evópoli EVO 1,885 343 31 38 3 36 6 26 50 2,418 1.49% 0
Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD Nueva Mayoría 14,127 5,809 160 352 16 216 51 243 1,672 22,646 13.95% 1 40,414 24.89% 1
Party for Democracy PPD 7,179 811 30 390 9 59 33 336 150 8,997 5.54% 0
Socialist Party of Chile PS 2,880 1,358 78 115 1 52 71 273 839 5,667 3.49% 0
Communist Party of Chile PC 2,012 661 38 84 2 34 6 81 186 3,104 1.91% 0
Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS Green Regionalist Coalition 6,672 9,214 46 92 66 323 23 49 115 16,600 10.22% 1 23,342 14.38% 1
Patagonian Regional Democracy DRP 4,032 2,014 64 152 7 99 24 117 233 6,742 4.15% 0
Democratic Revolution RD Broad Front 7,484 1,572 53 144 3 131 28 182 128 9,725 5.99% 1 20,638 12.71% 1
Humanist Party PH 3,155 922 57 174 1 70 6 53 1,291 5,729 3.53% 0
Equality Party IGUAL 1,130 1,733 28 49 13 79 3 25 42 3,102 1.91% 0
Liberal Party of Chile PL 928 249 6 27 2 15 2 5 25 1,259 0.78% 0
Citizen Power PODER 589 153 7 14 1 23 0 10 26 823 0.51% 0
Amplitude AMP Sumemos 3,524 1,095 38 74 8 58 27 53 97 4,974 3.06% 0 8,659 5.33% 0
Citizens CIU 1,750 1,131 25 39 2 24 2 455 257 3,685 2.27% 0
Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 3,581 1,163 48 100 3 80 38 543 199 5,755 3.54% 0 6,361 3.92% 0
Citizen Left IC 237 259 12 19 3 27 2 16 31 606 0.37% 0
Revolutionary Workers Party PTR 2,814 1,185 63 139 11 108 23 97 221 4,661 2.87% 0 4,661 2.87% 0
Progressive Party PRO All Over Chile 1,229 1,311 60 70 5 77 7 46 101 2,906 1.79% 0 2,906 1.79% 0
Valid votes 99,924 44,249 1,288 3,170 226 2,005 671 3,585 7,257 162,375 100.00% 5 162,375 100.00% 5
Blank votes 3,575 2,921 190 268 25 318 23 236 519 8,075 4.48%
Rejected votes – other 5,017 3,326 148 239 13 184 28 156 491 9,602 5.33%
Total polled 108,516 50,496 1,626 3,677 264 2,507 722 3,977 8,267 180,052 40.12%
Registered electors 264,504 125,030 6,607 9,058 2,027 5,903 3,588 10,133 21,912 448,762
Turnout 41.03% 40.39% 24.61% 40.59% 13.02% 42.47% 20.12% 39.25% 37.73% 40.12%

The following candidates were elected:[12][13] José Miguel Castro (RN), 5,183 votes; Marcela Hernando (PRSD), 14,817 votes; Paulina Núñez (RN), 37,768 votes; Catalina Pérez (RD), 6,106 votes; and Esteban Velásquez (FREVS), 10,067 votes.

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