District 1 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 1
Distrito 1
Electoral District for the Chamber of Deputies
Location of District 1 within Chile
Region	Arica y Parinacota
Population	226,068 (2017) [1]
Electorate	191,628 (2021)
Area	16,864 km2 (2020) [2]
Current Electoral District
Created	2017
Seats	3 (2017–present)
Deputies [3]	List   Enrique Lee (Ind)   Luis Malla (PL)   Vlado Mirosevic (PL)

District 1 (Spanish : Distrito 1) 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 Arica y Parinacota. The district currently elects three 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 191,628 registered electors.

Electoral system

District 1 currently elects three 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	7,270	9.04%	0	1,847	2.30%	0	28,618	35.57%	2				18,880	23.47%	1	9,789	12.17%	0	12,106	15.05%	0
2017	27,333	38.39%	1				15,957	22.41%	1	2,416	3.39%	0	15,164	21.30%	1

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
					Arica	Cama- rones	General Lagos	Putre
	Liberal Party of Chile	PL		New Social Pact	19,107	153	23	225	19,508	24.25%	2	28,618	35.57%	2
	Socialist Party of Chile	PS			8,736	146	34	194	9,110	11.32%	0
	Democratic Independent Regionalist Party	PRI		Chile Podemos +	7,047	90	26	157	7,320	9.10%	1	18,880	23.47%	1
	National Renewal	RN			5,611	259	242	640	6,752	8.39%	0
	Independent Democratic Union	UDI			2,910	54	6	27	2,997	3.73%	0
	Evópoli	EVO			1,761	25	6	19	1,811	2.25%	0
	Republican Party	REP		Christian Social Front	11,790	63	36	217	12,106	15.05%	0	12,106	15.05%	0
	Party of the People	PDG			9,525	102	50	112	9,789	12.17%	0	9,789	12.17%	0
	Social Green Regionalist Federation	FREVS		Apruebo Dignidad	3,251	33	4	38	3,326	4.13%	0	7,270	9.04%	0
	Communist Party of Chile	PC			3,048	32	2	14	3,096	3.85%	0
	Comunes	COM			826	8	6	8	848	1.05%	0
	Humanist Party	PH		Dignidad Ahora	1,581	31	38	197	1,847	2.30%	0	1,847	2.30%	0
	Revolutionary Workers Party	PTR			1,364	23	1	9	1,397	1.74%	0	1,397	1.74%	0
	New Time	NT			526	6	0	14	546	0.68%	0	546	0.68%	0
Valid votes					77,083	1,025	474	1,871	80,453	100.00%	3	80,453	100.00%	3
Blank votes					2,030	33	22	61	2,146	2.50%
Rejected votes – other					3,132	35	17	69	3,253	3.79%
Total polled					82,245	1,093	513	2,001	85,852	44.80%
Registered electors					180,736	3,196	1,948	5,748	191,628
Turnout					45.51%	34.20%	26.33%	34.81%	44.80%

The following candidates were elected: ^{[10] [11]} Enrique Lee (PRI), 7,320 votes; Luis Malla (PL), 2,689 votes; and Vlado Mirosevic (PL), 16,819 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
					Arica	Cama- rones	General Lagos	Putre
	Liberal Party of Chile	PL		Broad Front	25,205	386	103	363	26,057	36.60%	1	27,333	38.39%	1
	Humanist Party	PH			896	12	6	13	927	1.30%	0
	Equality Party	IGUAL			325	7	5	12	349	0.49%	0
	Socialist Party of Chile	PS		Nueva Mayoría	11,039	196	88	258	11,581	16.27%	1	15,957	22.41%	1
	Communist Party of Chile	PC			2,545	34	13	38	2,630	3.69%	0
	Party for Democracy	PPD			1,129	93	87	437	1,746	2.45%	0
	Independent Democratic Union	UDI		Chile Vamos	8,826	132	58	256	9,272	13.02%	1	15,164	21.30%	1
	Evópoli	EVO			3,263	26	13	64	3,366	4.73%	0
	National Renewal	RN			1,636	22	52	96	1,806	2.54%	0
	Independent Regionalist Party	PRI			676	9	10	25	720	1.01%	0
	Progressive Party	PRO		All Over Chile	9,977	109	49	193	10,328	14.51%	0	10,328	14.51%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC		Democratic Convergence	2,232	60	59	65	2,416	3.39%	0	2,416	3.39%	0
Valid votes					67,749	1,086	543	1,820	71,198	100.00%	3	71,198	100.00%	3
Blank votes					1,581	34	34	83	1,732	2.31%
Rejected votes – other					1,817	22	18	60	1,917	2.56%
Total polled					71,147	1,142	595	1,963	74,847	40.44%
Registered electors					172,372	4,023	2,421	6,246	185,062
Turnout					41.28%	28.39%	24.58%	31.43%	40.44%

The following candidates were elected: ^{[12] [13]} Nino Baltolu (UDI), 9,272 votes; Vlado Mirosevic (PL), 24,273 votes; and Luis Rocafull (PS), 6,430 votes.

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