District 8 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

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District 8
Distrito 8
Electoral District
for the Chamber of Deputies
Distrito 8 Chile.svg
Location of District 8 within Chile
Commune
List
Region Santiago
Population1,457,756 (2017) [1]
Electorate1,068,168 (2021)
Area2,499 km2 (2020) [2]
Current Electoral District
Created2017
Seats8 (2017–present)
Deputies [3]
List

District 8 (Spanish : Distrito 8) 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 Cerrillos, Colina, Estación Central, Lampa, Maipú, Pudahuel, Quilicura and Tiltil in the region of Santiago. The district currently elects eight 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 1,068,168 registered electors.

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Electoral system

District 8 currently elects eight 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 115,10624.48%243,1869.19%115,9323.39%055,24111.75%186,87718.48%239,2708.35%151,04210.86%1
2017 95,19522.45%288,13720.78%246,47910.96%1164,73438.85%3

Detailed

2021

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

PartyPactPartyPact
Votes per communeTotal
votes		%SeatsVotes%Seats
Cerril-
los 		Colina Esta-
ción
Central 		Lampa Maipú Puda-
huel 		Quili-
cura 		Tiltil
Communist Party of Chile PC Apruebo Dignidad 3,6603,0097,7072,73425,45310,1339,26679962,76113.35%1115,10624.48%2
Comunes COM1,7081,2532,9901,58716,9014,3323,46034032,5716.93%1
Democratic Revolution RD1,0908221,3687258,2992,3802,35817417,2163.66%0
Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS1351151891021,251395347242,5580.54%0
Independent Democratic Union UDI Chile Podemos + 2,45510,4505,1632,70719,2716,5365,76184153,18411.31%286,87718.48%2
National Renewal RN1,0953,6411,9051,3107,5732,5362,33229120,6834.40%0
Evópoli EVO2,0672,7949285534,6341,1048448613,0102.77%0
Christian Democratic Party PDC New Social Pact 9501,2681,3831,86012,7981,8521,94117422,2264.73%155,24111.75%1
Liberal Party of Chile PL6258411,2455336,0001,7041,41213712,4972.66%0
Socialist Party of Chile PS4333474,2222982,0392,9145766210,8912.32%0
Party for Democracy PPD3473055702752,3083,136853697,8631.67%0
Radical Party of Chile PR144140228103548261242981,7640.38%0
Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 3,1626,9715,3303,10418,9446,9595,98159151,04210.86%151,04210.86%1
Green Ecologist Party PEV2,2892,3153,3621,99021,0185,6216,06952243,1869.19%143,1869.19%1
Party of the People PDG2,3422,5852,9342,85814,3626,6676,89263039,2708.35%139,2708.35%1
Cesar Leiva Rubio (Independent)Ind2,0492,3633,1662,50312,9105,4395,78056234,7727.40%034,7727.40%0
Humanist Party PH Dignidad Ahora 6565347873572,7151,4202,000878,5561.82%015,9323.39%0
Equality Party IGUAL3703357042982,0902,669817937,3761.57%0
United Centre CU United Independents 6136769645783,3551,6221,4521169,3761.99%09,3761.99%0
Patriotic Union UPA5175237834492,7861,5071,0291247,7181.64%07,7181.64%0
Revolutionary Workers Party PTR3854636493701,8281,269956936,0131.28%06,0131.28%0
Progressive Party PRO3113535014512,0111,085806655,5831.19%05,5831.19%0
Valid votes27,40342,10347,07825,745189,09471,54161,1745,978470,116100.00%8470,116100.00%8
Blank votes1,7322,7363,0731,8488,7964,7893,97266127,6075.25%
Rejected votes – other1,7992,2312,9961,5279,8444,6344,28453827,8535.30%
Total polled30,93447,07053,14729,120207,73480,96469,4307,177525,57649.20%
Registered electors66,55794,052125,63962,829392,526169,810141,79314,9621,068,168
Turnout46.48%50.05%42.30%46.35%52.92%47.68%48.97%47.97%49.20%

The following candidates were elected: [10] [11] Viviana Delgado (PEV), 20,140 votes; Carmen Hertz (PC), 48,981 votes; Cristián Labbé (UDI), 11,787 votes; Joaquín Lavín (UDI), 33,067 votes; Claudia Mix (COM), 24,375 votes; Rubén Darío Oyarzo (PDG), 6,953 votes; Agustín Romero (REP), 17,173 votes; and Alberto Undurraga (PDC), 17,158 votes.

2017

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

PartyPactPartyPact
Votes per communeTotal
votes		%SeatsVotes%Seats
Cerril-
los 		Colina Esta-
ción
Central 		Lampa Maipú Puda-
huel 		Quili-
cura 		Tiltil
Independent Democratic Union UDI Chile Vamos 5,70910,82010,1654,74746,80813,74110,8211,373104,18424.57%2164,73438.85%3
National Renewal RN3,4004,5844,2102,44512,2094,4414,17540135,8658.46%1
Independent Regionalist Party PRI1,5175,1032,4201,5228,2843,0442,27052524,6855.82%0
Citizen Power PODER Broad Front 1,6199392,19891920,5563,8873,19930333,6207.93%195,19522.45%2
Democratic Revolution RD1,4911,0352,74087310,5114,0793,12021324,0625.67%1
Humanist Party PH1,2337534,2608186,5403,1112,74416119,6204.63%0
Green Ecologist Party PEV1,0608161,6838397,7472,9642,62216217,8934.22%0
Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD Nueva Mayoría 3,9279805,53992315,3812,3231,76815630,9977.31%188,13720.78%2
Communist Party of Chile PC1,9277714,84789311,6163,6264,12636628,1726.64%1
Socialist Party of Chile PS1,4891,1962,3949216,5008,1651,81123822,7145.36%0
Party for Democracy PPD3032185372782,1187451,966896,2541.47%0
Christian Democratic Party PDCDemocratic Convergence2,0804,2613,8523,34211,5669,60110,6531,12446,47910.96%146,47910.96%1
Progressive Party PRO All Over Chile 1,4281,3442,2431,0817,2173,9482,30035119,9124.70%019,9124.70%0
Patriotic Union UPA7155771,0395343,4761,7511,3231779,5922.26%09,5922.26%0
Valid votes27,89833,39748,12720,135170,52965,42652,8985,639424,049100.00%8424,049100.00%8
Blank votes2,0012,1683,1541,7229,1244,9673,52452527,1855.63%
Rejected votes – other1,9911,8453,7211,50512,1225,5354,34245531,5166.53%
Total polled31,89037,41055,00223,362191,77575,92860,7646,619482,75048.04%
Registered electors67,80479,070126,16849,911376,042163,680128,41413,7991,004,888
Turnout47.03%47.31%43.59%46.81%51.00%46.39%47.32%47.97%48.04%

The following candidates were elected: [12] [13] Pepe Auth (PRSD), 26,839 votes; Mario Desbordes (RN), 17,799 votes; Carmen Hertz (PC), 16,035 votes; Joaquín Lavín (UDI), 75,973 votes; Patricio Melero (UDI), 23,042 votes; Claudia Mix (PODER), 20,958 votes; Gabriel Silber (PDC), 29,205 votes; and Pablo Vidal (RD), 12,135 votes.

References

  1. ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda: Cuadros Estadísticos - Censo 2017 - 1.1 Población total por sexo y área urbana-rural, según comuna y edad simple" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Statistics Institute. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "División Política Administrativa 2020 - Communas" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Undersecretariats of Regional and Administrative Development. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Diputadas y Diputados: Listado de Diputadas y Diputados - Distrito 10" (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Chamber of Deputies of Chile. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Chilean Chamber of Deputies 2021 General". Election Guide. Arlington, U.S.A.: International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Chile: Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies)". Parline. Geneva, Switzerland: Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ley Fácil: Nuevo sistema electoral para elecciones parlamentarias (Fin del sistema binominal)". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: National Congress of Chile. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Valenzuela, J. Samuel; Somma, Nicolas; Scully, Timothy R. (2018). "Resilience and Change: The Party System in Redemocratized Chile". In Mainwaring, Scott (ed.). Party Systems in Latin America: Institutionalization, Decay, and Collapse. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 161. ISBN   978-1-107-17552-5 . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Nuevo sistema electoral chileno: Método D'Hondt" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Hernández, Rafael (August 2020). "Asesoría Técnica Parlamentaria Nº Sup: 127022 - Modificaciones al sistema electoral en países con fórmula D'Hondt - Análisis de nueve casos miembros de OCDE" (PDF). Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). NC. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Elección de Diputados 2021: División Electoral - Distrito 8" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. 1 2 "2021 11 Diputados Datos Eleccion" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Elección de Diputados 2017: División Electoral - Distrito 8" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  13. 1 2 "2017 11 Diputados Datos Eleccion" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service . Retrieved 11 January 2024.

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