District 21 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 21
Distrito 21
Electoral District for the Chamber of Deputies
Location of District 21 within Chile
Province	List Arauco Biobío Concepción (part)
Region	Biobío
Population	604,682 (2017) [1]
Electorate	542,026 (2021)
Area	20,642 km2 (2020) [2]
Current Electoral District
Created	2017
Seats	5 (2017–present)
Deputies [3]	List   Karen Medina (Ind)   Joanna Pérez (D)   Clara Sagardía (FA)   Cristóbal Urruticoechea (Ind)   Flor Weisse (UDI)

District 21 (Spanish : Distrito 21) 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 Arauco and Biobío, and the commune of Lota in the province of Concepción in the region of Biobío. 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 542,026 registered electors.

History

District 21 was one of 28 electoral districts established by Ley N°20.840 Sustituye el sistema electoral binominal por uno de carácter proporcional inclusivo y fortalece la representatividad del Congreso Nacional passed by the National Congress in January 2015. ^[4] It consisted of the communes of Alto Biobío, Antuco, Arauco, Cañete, Contulmo, Curanilahue, Laja, Lebu, Los Álamos, Los Ángeles, Lota, Mulchén, Nacimiento, Negrete, Quilaco, Quilleco, San Rosendo, Santa Bárbara, Tirúa and Tucapel in the region of Biobío. ^[4] In September 2018 the province of Ñuble was promoted to region status. ^[5] As a result, the communes of Cabrero and Yumbel, which were located in the province of Biobío but were in District 19, were transferred from District 19 to District 21. ^[6]

Electoral system

District 21 currently elects five of the 155 members of the Chamber of Deputies using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. ^{[7] [8]} Parties may form electoral pacts with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats. ^{[9] [10]} 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. ^{[11] [12]}

Election results

Summary

Election	Apruebo Dignidad AD / FA			Green Ecologists PEV			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	24,262	12.36%	1	11,252	5.73%	0	45,472	23.16%	1				42,667	21.73%	1	26,466	13.48%	1	42,930	21.87%	1
2017	13,502	7.08%	0				72,812	38.18%	2	25,286	13.26%	1	75,420	39.54%	2

Detailed

2021

Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021: ^{[13] [14]}

Party			Pact		Party						Pact
					Votes per province			Total votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
					Arauco	Biobío	Concep- ción (part)
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC		New Social Pact	5,381	11,480	2,688	19,549	9.96%	1	45,472	23.16%	1
	Liberal Party of Chile	PL			681	9,722	152	10,555	5.38%	0
	Party for Democracy	PPD			2,114	3,857	544	6,515	3.32%	0
	Socialist Party of Chile	PS			1,327	4,192	949	6,468	3.29%	0
	Radical Party of Chile	PR			475	1,775	135	2,385	1.21%	0
	Republican Party	REP		Christian Social Front	4,275	22,294	753	27,322	13.92%	1	42,930	21.87%	1
	Christian Conservative Party	PCC			4,140	9,729	1,739	15,608	7.95%	0
	Independent Democratic Union	UDI		Chile Podemos +	13,963	10,233	1,286	25,482	12.98%	1	42,667	21.73%	1
	National Renewal	RN			2,174	6,721	2,677	11,572	5.89%	0
	Evópoli	EVO			897	4,512	204	5,613	2.86%	0
	Party of the People	PDG			5,984	18,319	2,163	26,466	13.48%	1	26,466	13.48%	1
	Social Convergence	CS		Apruebo Dignidad	2,834	7,810	3,036	13,680	6.97%	1	24,262	12.36%	1
	Communist Party of Chile	PC			4,292	2,938	773	8,003	4.08%	0
	Social Green Regionalist Federation	FREVS			680	1,651	248	2,579	1.31%	0
	Green Ecologist Party	PEV			2,906	7,403	943	11,252	5.73%	0	11,252	5.73%	0
	Patriotic Union	UPA			1,002	1,950	335	3,287	1.67%	0	3,287	1.67%	0
Valid votes					53,125	124,586	18,625	196,336	100.00%	5	196,336	100.00%	5
Blank votes					6,467	13,682	1,452	21,601	9.33%
Rejected votes – other					3,865	8,260	1,479	13,604	5.88%
Total polled					63,457	146,528	21,556	231,541	42.72%
Registered electors					147,120	347,460	47,446	542,026
Turnout					43.13%	42.17%	45.43%	42.72%

The following candidates were elected: ^{[13] [14]} Karen Medina (PDG), 10,066 votes; Joanna Pérez (PDC), 19,549 votes; Clara Sagardía (CS), 8,996 votes; Cristóbal Urruticoechea (REP), 22,814 votes; and Flor Weisse (UDI), 21,816 votes.

2017

Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017: ^{[15] [16]}

Party			Pact		Party						Pact
					Votes per province			Total votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
					Arauco	Biobío	Concep- ción (part)
	Independent Democratic Union	UDI		Chile Vamos	20,729	14,979	7,225	42,933	22.51%	1	75,420	39.54%	2
	National Renewal	RN			2,438	24,849	623	27,910	14.63%	1
	Evópoli	EVO			517	2,931	1,129	4,577	2.40%	0
	Socialist Party of Chile	PS		Nueva Mayoría	14,625	12,507	4,806	31,938	16.75%	1	72,812	38.18%	2
	Social Democrat Radical Party	PRSD			3,506	26,535	419	30,460	15.97%	1
	Party for Democracy	PPD			3,869	2,604	1,005	7,478	3.92%	0
	Communist Party of Chile	PC			1,065	1,151	720	2,936	1.54%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC		Democratic Convergence	5,682	16,455	3,149	25,286	13.26%	1	25,286	13.26%	1
	Green Ecologist Party	PEV		Broad Front	1,797	3,688	683	6,168	3.23%	0	13,502	7.08%	0
	Equality Party	IGUAL			1,598	3,168	882	5,648	2.96%	0
	Humanist Party	PH			532	892	262	1,686	0.88%	0
	Progressive Party	PRO		All Over Chile	1,166	2,198	342	3,706	1.94%	0	3,706	1.94%	0
Valid votes					57,524	111,957	21,245	190,726	100.00%	5	190,726	100.00%	5
Blank votes					4,070	7,917	1,148	13,135	6.15%
Rejected votes – other					2,878	5,523	1,338	9,739	4.56%
Total polled					64,472	125,397	23,731	213,600	44.48%
Registered electors					142,473	289,618	48,093	480,184
Turnout					45.25%	43.30%	49.34%	44.48%

The following candidates were elected: ^{[15] [16]} Manuel Monsalve (PS), 19,632 votes; Iván Norambuena (UDI), 33,261 votes; Joanna Pérez (PDC), 12,035 votes; José Pérez (PRSD), 27,066 votes; and Cristóbal Urruticoechea (RN), 22,190 votes.

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