District 2 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 2
Distrito 2
Electoral District
for the Chamber of Deputies
Outline map
Location of District 2 within Chile
RegionTarapacá
Population330,558 (2017)[1]
Electorate260,147 (2021)
Area42,289 km2 (2020)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created2017
Seats3 (2017–present)
Deputies[3]
List
  •   Danisa Astudillo (PS)
  •   Matías Ramírez (PC)
  •   Renzo Trisotti (Ind)

District 2 (Spanish: Distrito 2) 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 Tarapacá. 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 260,147 registered electors.

Electoral system

District 2 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

ElectionApruebo 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%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
202126,53426.50%11,8941.89%015,92915.91%123,75023.72%115,72315.70%014,83414.82%0
201711,65212.89%027,77030.72%14,3304.79%038,96043.09%2

Detailed

2021

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

PartyPactPartyPact
Votes per communeTotal
votes
%SeatsVotes%Seats
Alto
Hos-
picio
Cam-
iña
Col-
chane
HuaraIqui-
que
PicaPozo
Al-
monte
Communist Party of ChilePCApruebo Dignidad1,237118708,1651702369,8979.88%126,53426.50%1
Social Green Regionalist FederationFREVS1,6535849975,2182262787,5797.57%0
Democratic RevolutionRD1,0652113623,667981865,1125.11%0
ComunesCOM8196191442,726611263,9463.94%0
Independent Democratic UnionUDIChile Podemos +1,6131491042418,16143839411,10011.09%123,75023.72%1
National RenewalRN3,4341141591515,65117532310,0079.99%0
EvópoliEVO238113221,020321211,4471.45%0
Democratic Independent Regionalist PartyPRI26310102976931841,1961.19%0
Socialist Party of ChilePSNew Social Pact1,66235221325,0042245037,5827.57%115,92915.91%1
Party for DemocracyPPD9301816905,408971656,7246.72%0
Christian Democratic PartyPDC4449716776683031,6231.62%0
Party of the PeoplePDG5,3041462072558,4663171,02815,72315.70%015,72315.70%0
Republican PartyREPChristian Social Front2,2919917715211,30727153714,83414.82%014,83414.82%0
Humanist PartyPHDignidad Ahora4862016311,152531361,8941.89%01,8941.89%0
New TimeNT4759112284527741,4631.46%01,4631.46%0
Valid votes21,9147718111,51468,3352,2884,494100,127100.00%3100,127100.00%3
Blank votes1,11280811312,8401783434,7654.32%
Rejected votes – other1,5313226773,3541003195,4394.93%
Total polled24,5578839181,72274,5292,5665,156110,33142.41%
Registered electors60,3432,6393,2179,045167,3495,66311,891260,147
Turnout40.70%33.46%28.54%19.04%44.54%45.31%43.36%42.41%

The following candidates were elected:[10][11] Danisa Astudillo (PS), 7,582 votes; Matías Ramírez (PC), 9,897 votes; and Renzo Trisotti (UDI), 11,100 votes.

2017

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

PartyPactPartyPact
Votes per communeTotal
votes
%SeatsVotes%Seats
Alto
Hos-
picio
Cam-
iña
Col-
chane
HuaraIqui-
que
PicaPozo
Al-
monte
Independent Democratic UnionUDIChile Vamos2,40817010935815,73866363820,08422.22%138,96043.09%2
National RenewalRN4,66520721926910,94328269417,27919.11%1
Independent Regionalist PartyPRI20692659115759041.00%0
EvópoliEVO172741044633216930.77%0
Communist Party of ChilePCNueva Mayoría2,7171015324910,13647560114,33215.85%127,77030.72%1
Socialist Party of ChilePS1,6744128806,0301614218,4359.33%0
Social Democrat Radical PartyPRSD8411932551,979432203,1893.53%0
Party for DemocracyPPD371197541,28613641,8142.01%0
Liberal Party of ChilePLBroad Front734812473,7991322424,9745.50%011,65212.89%0
Equality PartyIGUAL490712172,76231723,3913.75%0
Humanist PartyPH389107131,92124542,4182.67%0
Citizen PowerPODER1785466509178690.96%0
Christian Democratic PartyPDCDemocratic Convergence74734331392,8812092874,3304.79%04,3304.79%0
Freddy Marcos Araneda Barahona (Independent)Ind1,085139362,428261493,7464.14%03,7464.14%0
AmplitudeAMPSumemos4091736561,206792692,0722.29%02,5042.77%0
TodosTODOS13132525711234320.48%0
PaísPAISAll Over Chile28321123298139761,4441.60%01,4441.60%0
Valid votes17,5006915811,43264,0342,2453,92390,406100.00%390,406100.00%3
Blank votes6725547731,988972693,2013.33%
Rejected votes – other5231816511,776621712,6172.72%
Total polled18,6957646441,55667,7982,4044,36396,22439.54%
Registered electors51,4512,8203,3799,046160,4325,00011,215243,343
Turnout36.34%27.09%19.06%17.20%42.26%48.08%38.90%39.54%

The following candidates were elected:[12][13] Ramón Galleguillos (RN), 17,279 votes; Hugo Gutiérrez (PC), 14,332 votes; and Renzo Trisotti (UDI), 20,084 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 1 June 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 2" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service. Retrieved 1 June 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 2" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  13. 1 2 "2017 11 Diputados Datos Eleccion" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service. Retrieved 11 January 2024.