District 21 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)
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| District 21 | |
|---|---|
| Distrito 21 | |
| Electoral District for the Chamber of Deputies | |
 Location of District 21 within Chile | |
| Province | List
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| 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 |
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.
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]