District 15 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

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Electoral district of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile

List

Codegua
Coinco
Coltauco
Doñihue
Graneros
Machalí
Malloa
Mostazal
Olivar
Quinta de Tilcoco
Rancagua
Rengo
Requínoa

Population540,700 (2017)^[1]

Electorate445,363 (2021)

District 15
Distrito 15
Electoral District for the Chamber of Deputies
Location of District 15 within Chile
Commune	List Codegua Coinco Coltauco Doñihue Graneros Machalí Malloa Mostazal Olivar Quinta de Tilcoco Rancagua Rengo Requínoa
Region	O'Higgins
Population	540,700 (2017)^[1]
Electorate	445,363 (2021)
Area	5,790 km² (2020)^[2]
Current Electoral District
Created	2017
Seats	5 (2017–present)
Deputies^[3]	List Marta González (Ind) Marcela Riquelme (Ind) Natalia Romero (Ind) Diego Schalper (RN) Raúl Soto (PPD)

District 15 (Spanish: Distrito 15) 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 Codegua, Coinco, Coltauco, Doñihue, Graneros, Machalí, Malloa, Mostazal, Olivar, Quinta de Tilcoco, Rancagua, Rengo and Requínoa in the region of O'Higgins. 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 445,363 registered electors.

District 15 currently elects five 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			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	31,236	15.73%	1	9,552	4.81%	0	72,493	36.50%	2				48,843	24.59%	2	15,997	8.06%	0	13,722	6.91%	0
2017	15,662	8.68%	0				46,480	25.77%	1	26,138	14.49%	1	77,012	42.69%	3

Detailed

2021

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

Party			Pact		Party			Pact
Party			Pact		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Party for Democracy	PPD		New Social Pact	57,311	28.86%	2	72,493	36.50%	2
	Socialist Party of Chile	PS			10,332	5.20%	0
	Radical Party of Chile	PR			2,708	1.36%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC			2,142	1.08%	0
	Independent Democratic Union	UDI		Chile Podemos +	25,795	12.99%	1	48,843	24.59%	2
	National Renewal	RN		Chile Podemos +	23,048	11.61%	1	48,843	24.59%	2
	Social Convergence	CS		Apruebo Dignidad	14,159	7.13%	1	31,236	15.73%	1
	Social Green Regionalist Federation	FREVS			11,191	5.64%	0
	Communist Party of Chile	PC			5,223	2.63%	0
	Comunes	COM			663	0.33%	0
	Party of the People	PDG			15,997	8.06%	0	15,997	8.06%	0
	Republican Party	REP		Christian Social Front	13,722	6.91%	0	13,722	6.91%	0
	Green Ecologist Party	PEV			9,552	4.81%	0	9,552	4.81%	0
	United Centre	CU		United Independents	3,148	1.59%	0	3,148	1.59%	0
	Progressive Party	PRO			1,859	0.94%	0	1,859	0.94%	0
	Patriotic Union	UPA			1,745	0.88%	0	1,745	0.88%	0
Valid votes					198,595	100.00%	5	198,595	100.00%	5
Blank votes					9,695	4.47%		9,695	4.47%
Rejected votes – other					8,713	4.02%		8,713	4.02%
Total polled					217,003	48.72%		217,003	48.72%
Registered electors					445,363			445,363

The following candidates were elected:^[10]^[11] Marta González (PPD), 1,965 votes; Marcela Riquelme (CS), 11,548 votes; Natalia Romero (UDI), 10,344 votes; Diego Schalper (RN), 17,124 votes; and Raúl Soto (PPD), 55,346 votes.

2017

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

Party			Pact		Party			Pact
Party			Pact		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Independent Democratic Union	UDI		Chile Vamos	44,444	24.64%	2	77,012	42.69%	3
	National Renewal	RN		Chile Vamos	32,568	18.05%	1	77,012	42.69%	3
	Socialist Party of Chile	PS		Nueva Mayoría	24,924	13.82%	1	46,480	25.77%	1
	Party for Democracy	PPD			19,408	10.76%	0
	Communist Party of Chile	PC			2,148	1.19%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC		Democratic Convergence	15,149	8.40%	1	26,138	14.49%	1
	Citizen Left	IC		Democratic Convergence	10,989	6.09%	0	26,138	14.49%	1
	Democratic Revolution	RD		Broad Front	9,399	5.21%	0	15,662	8.68%	0
	Humanist Party	PH		Broad Front	6,263	3.47%	0	15,662	8.68%	0
	Progressive Party	PRO		All Over Chile	6,607	3.66%	0	6,607	3.66%	0
	Social Green Regionalist Federation	FREVS		Green Regionalist Coalition	5,347	2.96%	0	5,347	2.96%	0
	Patriotic Union	UPA			3,149	1.75%	0	3,149	1.75%	0
Valid votes					180,395	100.00%	5	180,395	100.00%	5
Blank votes					11,932	5.85%		11,932	5.85%
Rejected votes – other					11,517	5.65%		11,517	5.65%
Total polled					203,844	48.16%		203,844	48.16%
Registered electors					423,283			423,283

The following candidates were elected:^[12]^[13] Juan Luis Castro (PS), 17,849 votes; Issa Kort (UDI), 16,773 votes; Javier Macaya (UDI), 25,219 votes; Diego Schalper (RN), 19,285 votes; and Raúl Soto (PDC), 9,026 votes.

References

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