District 8 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 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.

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. Parties may form electoral pacts with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats. 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.

Election results Summary Election Apruebo DignidadAD / FA Green EcologistsPEV Dignidad AhoraDA New Social PactNPS / NM DemocraticConvergenceCD Chile VamosPodemos / Vamos Party of the PeoplePDG Christian Social FrontFSC colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2021 115,106 24.48% 2 43,186 9.19% 1 15,932 3.39% 0 55,241 11.75% 1 86,877 18.48% 2 39,270 8.35% 1 51,042 10.86% 12017 95,195 22.45% 2 88,137 20.78% 2 46,479 10.96% 1 164,734 38.85% 3

Detailed 2021 Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021:

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCerril-los Colina Esta-ciónCentral Lampa Maipú Puda-huel Quili-cura Tiltil Communist Party of Chile PC rowspan=4 Apruebo Dignidad 3,660 3,009 7,707 2,734 25,453 10,133 9,266 799 62,761 13.35% 1 115,106 24.48% 2 Comunes COM 1,708 1,253 2,990 1,587 16,901 4,332 3,460 340 32,571 6.93% 1 Democratic Revolution RD 1,090 822 1,368 725 8,299 2,380 2,358 174 17,216 3.66% 0 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 135 115 189 102 1,251 395 347 24 2,558 0.54% 0 Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=3 Chile Podemos + 2,455 10,450 5,163 2,707 19,271 6,536 5,761 841 53,184 11.31% 2 86,877 18.48% 2 National Renewal RN 1,095 3,641 1,905 1,310 7,573 2,536 2,332 291 20,683 4.40% 0 Evópoli EVO 2,067 2,794 928 553 4,634 1,104 844 86 13,010 2.77% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC rowspan=5 New Social Pact 950 1,268 1,383 1,860 12,798 1,852 1,941 174 22,226 4.73% 1 55,241 11.75% 1 Liberal Party of Chile PL 625 841 1,245 533 6,000 1,704 1,412 137 12,497 2.66% 0 Socialist Party of Chile PS 433 347 4,222 298 2,039 2,914 576 62 10,891 2.32% 0 Party for Democracy PPD 347 305 570 275 2,308 3,136 853 69 7,863 1.67% 0 Radical Party of Chile PR 144 140 228 103 548 261 242 98 1,764 0.38% 0 Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 3,162 6,971 5,330 3,104 18,944 6,959 5,981 591 51,042 10.86% 1 51,042 10.86% 1 Green Ecologist Party PEV 2,289 2,315 3,362 1,990 21,018 5,621 6,069 522 43,186 9.19% 1 43,186 9.19% 1 Party of the People PDG 2,342 2,585 2,934 2,858 14,362 6,667 6,892 630 39,270 8.35% 1 39,270 8.35% 1 Cesar Leiva Rubio (Independent) Ind 2,049 2,363 3,166 2,503 12,910 5,439 5,780 562 34,772 7.40% 0 34,772 7.40% 0 Humanist Party PH rowspan=2 Dignidad Ahora 656 534 787 357 2,715 1,420 2,000 87 8,556 1.82% 0 15,932 3.39% 0 Equality Party IGUAL 370 335 704 298 2,090 2,669 817 93 7,376 1.57% 0 United Centre CU United Independents 613 676 964 578 3,355 1,622 1,452 116 9,376 1.99% 0 9,376 1.99% 0 Patriotic Union UPA 517 523 783 449 2,786 1,507 1,029 124 7,718 1.64% 0 7,718 1.64% 0 Revolutionary Workers Party PTR 385 463 649 370 1,828 1,269 956 93 6,013 1.28% 0 6,013 1.28% 0 Progressive Party PRO 311 353 501 451 2,011 1,085 806 65 5,583 1.19% 0 5,583 1.19% 0Valid votes 27,403 42,103 47,078 25,745 189,094 71,541 61,174 5,978 470,116 100.00% 8 470,116 100.00% 8Blank votes 1,732 2,736 3,073 1,848 8,796 4,789 3,972 661 27,607 5.25% Rejected votes – other 1,799 2,231 2,996 1,527 9,844 4,634 4,284 538 27,853 5.30% Total polled 30,934 47,070 53,147 29,120 207,734 80,964 69,430 7,177 525,576 49.20% Registered electors 66,557 94,052 125,639 62,829 392,526 169,810 141,793 14,962 1,068,168 Turnout 46.48% 50.05% 42.30% 46.35% 52.92% 47.68% 48.97% 47.97% 49.20%

The following candidates were elected: 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:

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCerril-los Colina Esta-ciónCentral Lampa Maipú Puda-huel Quili-cura Tiltil Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=3 Chile Vamos 5,709 10,820 10,165 4,747 46,808 13,741 10,821 1,373 104,184 24.57% 2 164,734 38.85% 3 National Renewal RN 3,400 4,584 4,210 2,445 12,209 4,441 4,175 401 35,865 8.46% 1 Independent Regionalist Party PRI 1,517 5,103 2,420 1,522 8,284 3,044 2,270 525 24,685 5.82% 0 Citizen Power PODER rowspan=4 Broad Front 1,619 939 2,198 919 20,556 3,887 3,199 303 33,620 7.93% 1 95,195 22.45% 2 Democratic Revolution RD 1,491 1,035 2,740 873 10,511 4,079 3,120 213 24,062 5.67% 1 Humanist Party PH 1,233 753 4,260 818 6,540 3,111 2,744 161 19,620 4.63% 0 Green Ecologist Party PEV 1,060 816 1,683 839 7,747 2,964 2,622 162 17,893 4.22% 0 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD rowspan=4 Nueva Mayoría 3,927 980 5,539 923 15,381 2,323 1,768 156 30,997 7.31% 1 88,137 20.78% 2 Communist Party of Chile PC 1,927 771 4,847 893 11,616 3,626 4,126 366 28,172 6.64% 1 Socialist Party of Chile PS 1,489 1,196 2,394 921 6,500 8,165 1,811 238 22,714 5.36% 0 Party for Democracy PPD 303 218 537 278 2,118 745 1,966 89 6,254 1.47% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 2,080 4,261 3,852 3,342 11,566 9,601 10,653 1,124 46,479 10.96% 1 46,479 10.96% 1 Progressive Party PRO All Over Chile 1,428 1,344 2,243 1,081 7,217 3,948 2,300 351 19,912 4.70% 0 19,912 4.70% 0 Patriotic Union UPA 715 577 1,039 534 3,476 1,751 1,323 177 9,592 2.26% 0 9,592 2.26% 0Valid votes 27,898 33,397 48,127 20,135 170,529 65,426 52,898 5,639 424,049 100.00% 8 424,049 100.00% 8Blank votes 2,001 2,168 3,154 1,722 9,124 4,967 3,524 525 27,185 5.63% Rejected votes – other 1,991 1,845 3,721 1,505 12,122 5,535 4,342 455 31,516 6.53% Total polled 31,890 37,410 55,002 23,362 191,775 75,928 60,764 6,619 482,750 48.04% Registered electors 67,804 79,070 126,168 49,911 376,042 163,680 128,414 13,799 1,004,888 Turnout 47.03% 47.31% 43.59% 46.81% 51.00% 46.39% 47.32% 47.97% 48.04%

The following candidates were elected: 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.

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