District 7 () 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 Algarrobo, Cartagena, Casablanca, Concón, Easter Island, El Quisco, El Tabo, Juan Fernández Islands, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Valparaíso and Viña del Mar in the region of Valparaíso. 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 812,542 registered electors.

Electoral system District 7 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 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 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2021 91,663 25.71% 3 13,864 3.89% 0 59,184 16.60% 2 86,686 24.31% 2 29,214 8.19% 0 48,152 13.50% 12017 80,201 24.90% 2 63,604 19.75% 2 33,824 10.50% 1 120,025 37.27% 3

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsAlgar-robo Carta-gena Casa-blanca Concón EasterIsland ElQuisco ElTabo JuanFernán-dez SanAnto-nio SantoDom-ingo Val-paraíso Viñadel Mar Democratic Revolution RD rowspan=5 Apruebo Dignidad 409 284 783 1,431 101 418 357 59 1,487 247 12,775 13,002 31,353 8.79% 1 91,663 25.71% 3 Comunes COM 422 1,234 447 592 60 561 630 7 9,897 708 5,781 4,781 25,120 7.04% 1 Communist Party of Chile PC 271 284 303 708 76 567 412 3 1,230 83 6,957 6,788 17,682 4.96% 1 Social Convergence CS 263 145 183 586 70 362 299 7 1,426 162 4,294 3,709 11,506 3.23% 0 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 97 73 116 283 53 116 120 1 261 32 2,000 2,850 6,002 1.68% 0 Evópoli EVO rowspan=3 Chile Podemos + 592 979 961 5,360 1,051 430 465 21 2,320 833 6,379 15,018 34,409 9.65% 1 86,686 24.31% 2 National Renewal RN 971 641 956 1,681 87 706 653 29 2,470 761 8,245 14,401 31,601 8.86% 1 Independent Democratic Union UDI 533 670 376 1,431 66 319 470 5 1,081 693 7,914 7,118 20,676 5.80% 0 Radical Party of Chile PR rowspan=5 New Social Pact 168 132 520 1,380 27 216 227 4 495 65 12,483 10,662 26,379 7.40% 1 59,184 16.60% 2 Socialist Party of Chile PS 184 141 275 504 52 195 180 15 1,146 139 2,921 3,993 9,745 2.73% 1 Christian Democratic Party PDC 216 267 361 425 42 265 198 9 877 171 3,218 2,828 8,877 2.49% 0 Liberal Party of Chile PL 209 284 226 392 96 208 138 11 644 107 2,593 2,421 7,329 2.06% 0 Party for Democracy PPD 79 114 218 455 33 77 113 6 330 59 1,394 3,976 6,854 1.92% 0 Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 1,370 771 1,277 4,304 110 831 684 18 2,460 1,576 12,345 22,406 48,152 13.50% 1 48,152 13.50% 1 Party of the People PDG 430 612 746 1,420 154 569 460 38 3,326 374 9,834 11,251 29,214 8.19% 0 29,214 8.19% 0 United Centre CU United Independents 369 380 443 752 161 371 329 11 1,367 204 5,356 4,268 14,011 3.93% 0 14,011 3.93% 0 Equality Party IGUAL rowspan=2 Dignidad Ahora 404 199 222 304 48 231 174 10 896 80 3,495 2,377 8,440 2.37% 0 13,864 3.89% 0 Humanist Party PH 60 78 97 127 45 126 68 2 426 34 3,419 942 5,424 1.52% 0 Patriotic Union UPA 156 194 212 398 39 143 145 2 781 115 2,382 2,545 7,112 1.99% 0 7,112 1.99% 0 Revolutionary Workers Party PTR 97 148 331 228 48 142 125 8 683 85 2,797 2,000 6,692 1.88% 0 6,692 1.88% 0Valid votes 7,300 7,630 9,053 22,761 2,419 6,853 6,247 266 33,603 6,528 116,582 137,336 356,578 100.00% 8 356,578 100.00% 8Blank votes 553 593 1,093 1,171 425 554 452 43 2,742 552 6,390 6,636 21,204 5.31% Rejected votes – other 361 572 816 1,030 186 422 415 12 2,785 362 7,968 6,843 21,772 5.45% Total polled 8,214 8,795 10,962 24,962 3,030 7,829 7,114 321 39,130 7,442 130,940 150,815 399,554 49.17% Registered electors 14,805 18,730 22,793 40,829 6,493 14,675 12,832 930 78,647 11,869 287,931 302,008 812,542 Turnout 55.48% 46.96% 48.09% 61.14% 46.67% 53.35% 55.44% 34.52% 49.75% 62.70% 45.48% 49.94% 49.17%

The following candidates were elected: Jorge Brito (RD), 23,603 votes; Andrés Celis (RN), 18,978 votes; Luis Alberto Cuello (PC), 13,342 votes; Tomás Lagomarsino (PR), 26,379 votes; Tomás de Rementería (PS), 5,817 votes; Camila Rojas (COM), 17,798 votes; Luis Sánchez (REP), 16,376 votes; and Hotuiti Teao (EVO), 16,058 votes.

2017 Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsAlgar-robo Carta-gena Casa-blanca Concón EasterIsland ElQuisco ElTabo JuanFernán-dez SanAnto-nio SantoDom-ingo Val-paraíso Viñadel Mar Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=3 Chile Vamos 1,660 2,378 2,459 4,830 1,051 1,439 1,249 86 7,572 2,577 19,792 27,834 72,927 22.64% 2 120,025 37.27% 3 National Renewal RN 671 620 930 4,221 75 489 454 24 1,323 509 11,361 23,580 44,257 13.74% 1 Evópoli EVO 45 22 38 308 9 25 20 3 71 46 711 1,543 2,841 0.88% 0 Equality Party IGUAL rowspan=4 Broad Front 364 776 490 1,342 76 522 395 18 8,342 498 14,460 10,238 37,521 11.65% 1 80,201 24.90% 2 Democratic Revolution RD 176 206 344 1,002 53 164 128 9 949 104 10,496 8,926 22,557 7.00% 1 Humanist Party PH 71 86 195 510 36 89 61 9 362 37 8,701 4,868 15,025 4.66% 0 Citizen Power PODER 28 48 124 178 13 36 33 3 186 15 2,982 1,452 5,098 1.58% 0 Party for Democracy PPD rowspan=4 Nueva Mayoría 223 626 545 1,408 69 283 289 69 1,330 191 5,094 13,695 23,822 7.40% 1 63,604 19.75% 2 Socialist Party of Chile PS 435 300 537 1,114 42 319 388 7 1,763 195 8,379 8,163 21,642 6.72% 1 Communist Party of Chile PC 159 360 257 573 37 397 256 7 1,561 193 7,359 4,406 15,565 4.83% 0 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD 34 51 212 119 12 53 35 4 222 28 1,109 696 2,575 0.80% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 709 1,238 1,563 1,196 115 906 656 3 6,974 945 8,753 10,766 33,824 10.50% 1 33,824 10.50% 1 Amplitude AMP Sumemos 852 197 510 432 33 520 120 7 856 109 2,884 2,957 9,477 2.94% 0 9,477 2.94% 0 Progressive Party PRO All Over Chile 161 288 323 507 56 157 146 8 1,038 153 3,216 2,765 8,818 2.74% 0 8,818 2.74% 0 Patriotic Union UPA 98 159 202 408 28 87 91 6 580 87 2,082 2,303 6,131 1.90% 0 6,131 1.90% 0Valid votes 5,686 7,355 8,729 18,148 1,705 5,486 4,321 263 33,129 5,687 107,379 124,192 322,080 100.00% 8 322,080 100.00% 8Blank votes 365 539 949 1,362 190 325 338 31 2,234 458 6,114 6,815 19,720 5.48% Rejected votes – other 275 498 567 1,007 84 264 251 13 2,242 247 6,719 6,202 18,369 5.10% Total polled 6,326 8,392 10,245 20,517 1,979 6,075 4,910 307 37,605 6,392 120,212 137,209 360,169 46.06% Registered electors 11,810 17,294 21,299 35,636 5,302 11,681 9,295 853 77,270 10,455 285,301 295,845 782,041 Turnout 53.56% 48.53% 48.10% 57.57% 37.33% 52.01% 52.82% 35.99% 48.67% 61.14% 42.14% 46.38% 46.06%

The following candidates were elected: Jorge Brito (RD), 13,289 votes; Andrés Celis (RN), 21,285 votes; Marcelo Díaz (PS), 15,265 votes; Rodrigo González Torres (PPD), 16,849 votes; María José Hoffmann (UDI), 34,690 votes; Camila Rojas (IGUAL), 14,885 votes; Víctor Torres Jeldes (PDC), 14,942 votes; and Osvaldo Urrutia (UDI), 18,198 votes.

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