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	List Curicó Talca
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   Roberto Celedón (Ind)   Felipe Donoso (UDI)   Jorge Guzmán (EVO)   Benjamín Moreno (REP)   Francisco Pulgar (Ind)   Hugo Rey (RN)   Alexis Sepúlveda (PR)

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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