District 11 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

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District 11
Distrito 11
Electoral District
for the Chamber of Deputies
Distrito 11 Chile.svg
Location of District 11 within Chile
Commune
Region Santiago
Population820,441 (2017) [1]
Electorate762,026 (2021)
Area1,229 km2 (2020) [2]
Current Electoral District
Created2017
Seats6 (2017–present)
Deputies [3]
List

District 11 (Spanish : Distrito 11) 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 La Reina, Las Condes, Lo Barnechea, Peñalolén and Vitacura in the region of Santiago. The district currently elects six 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 762,026 registered electors.

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Electoral system

District 11 currently elects six 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 %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %SeatsVotes %Seats
2021 78,15518.92%116,1853.92%011,3922.76%027,7686.72%0169,69241.08%312,2112.96%087,98621.30%2
2017 63,94216.98%141,03610.90%024,8546.60%0237,46063.05%5

Detailed

2021

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

PartyPactPartyPact
Votes per communeTotal
votes
%SeatsVotes%Seats
La
Reina
Las
Condes
Lo Bar-
nechea
Peña-
lolén
Vita-
cura
Evópoli EVO Chile Podemos + 5,37128,15010,4882,99813,15260,15914.56%1169,69241.08%3
National Renewal RN8,21324,2756,7249,8228,31157,34513.88%1
Independent Democratic Union UDI3,80722,58812,1502,95610,68752,18812.63%1
Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 8,51241,72611,7359,57116,44287,98621.30%287,98621.30%2
Comunes COM Apruebo Dignidad 8,63513,1253,13512,0042,75739,6569.60%178,15518.92%1
Democratic Revolution RD3,0853,74848614,13074022,1895.37%0
Social Convergence CS2,7434,1992,0022,5411,00812,4933.02%0
Communist Party of Chile PC7707311452,0491223,8170.92%0
Christian Democratic Party PDC New Social Pact 2,6907,2107333,1141,47415,2213.68%027,7686.72%0
Citizens CIU1,2363,0385871,1871,6067,6541.85%0
Party for Democracy PPD4388812451,1292432,9360.71%0
Liberal Party of Chile PL3917001295401971,9570.47%0
Green Ecologist Party PEV2,7205,3371,1415,8231,16416,1853.92%016,1853.92%0
Party of the People PDG1,4582,4841,0286,88335812,2112.96%012,2112.96%0
Humanist Party PH Dignidad Ahora 1,0841,5095073,4633056,8681.66%011,3922.76%0
Equality Party IGUAL6427932602,6771524,5241.10%0
United Centre CU United Independents 9201,8206363,2623747,0121.70%07,0121.70%0
Progressive Party PRO2965501781,5301242,6780.65%02,6780.65%0
Valid votes53,011162,86452,30985,67959,216413,079100.00%6413,079100.00%6
Blank votes2,2425,3611,6265,2131,48415,9263.61%
Rejected votes – other1,5023,4471,1195,05283111,9512.71%
Total polled56,755171,67255,05495,94461,531440,95660.74%
Registered electors90,939271,38684,259190,64088,802726,026
Turnout62.41%63.26%65.34%50.33%69.29%60.74%

The following candidates were elected: [10] [11] Cristián Araya (REP), 16,706 votes; Gonzalo de la Carrera (REP), 46,069 votes; Tomás Hirsch (COM), 28,542 votes; Guillermo Ramírez (UDI), 40,442 votes; Catalina del Real (RN), 28,353 votes; and Francisco Undurraga (EVO), 43,625 votes.

2017

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

PartyPactPartyPact
Votes per communeTotal
votes
%SeatsVotes%Seats
La
Reina
Las
Condes
Lo Bar-
nechea
Peña-
lolén
Vita-
cura
National Renewal RN Chile Vamos 14,22747,31514,50616,26918,193110,51029.34%3237,46063.05%5
Independent Democratic Union UDI5,72531,10110,2277,78013,45168,28418.13%1
Evópoli EVO4,71527,6759,7263,08413,46658,66615.58%1
Humanist Party PH Broad Front 5,4377,8601,4669,5531,96226,2786.98%163,94216.98%1
Democratic Revolution RD5,2218,3101,2707,8581,63724,2966.45%0
Equality Party IGUAL8201,2231,0503,9682227,2831.93%0
Green Ecologist Party PEV1,0262,3384241,6706276,0851.62%0
Socialist Party of Chile PS Nueva Mayoría 5,1416,9551,1096,2012,18721,5935.73%041,03610.90%0
Party for Democracy PPD3,0803,8239937,8131,07016,7794.46%0
Communist Party of Chile PC4487332109583152,6640.71%0
Christian Democratic Party PDCDemocratic Convergence3,3806,6591,55510,9222,33824,8546.60%024,8546.60%0
Progressive Party PRO All Over Chile 9971,4366503,3393236,7451.79%06,7451.79%0
Patriotic Union UPA3236162451,2851212,5900.69%02,5900.69%0
Valid votes50,540146,04443,43180,70055,912376,627100.00%6376,627100.00%6
Blank votes2,1185,4311,7255,0051,65615,9353.91%
Rejected votes – other1,9764,4671,4235,6811,17414,7213.61%
Total polled54,634155,94246,57991,38658,742407,28359.37%
Registered electors89,772251,19874,117185,84685,041685,974
Turnout60.86%62.08%62.85%49.17%69.07%59.37%

The following candidates were elected: [12] [13] Gonzalo Fuenzalida (RN), 60,132 votes; Tomás Hirsch (PH), 23,627 votes; Karin Luck (RN), 6,879 votes; Guillermo Ramírez (UDI), 30,731 votes; Catalina del Real (RN), 43,499 votes; and Francisco Undurraga (EVO), 58,666 votes.

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