District 17 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 17 () 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 Curicó and Talca in the region of Maule. The district currently elects seven 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 584,628 registered electors.

Electoral system District 17 currently elects seven 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 33,059 13.68% 1 0 0.00% 0 18,103 7.49% 0 39,689 16.42% 1 66,151 27.38% 3 20,864 8.63% 0 34,935 14.46% 12017 25,702 10.52% 1 50,817 20.80% 1 36,123 14.78% 1 111,857 45.78% 4

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per province Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCuricó Talca National Renewal RN rowspan=3 Chile Podemos + 15,695 10,425 26,120 10.81% 1 66,151 27.38% 3 Independent Democratic Union UDI 7,740 14,318 22,058 9.13% 1 Evópoli EVO 6,440 11,533 17,973 7.44% 1 Radical Party of Chile PR rowspan=4 New Social Pact 2,503 13,033 15,536 6.43% 1 39,689 16.42% 1 Christian Democratic Party PDC 6,187 5,240 11,427 4.73% 0 Socialist Party of Chile PS 4,253 3,931 8,184 3.39% 0 Citizens CIU 922 3,620 4,542 1.88% 0 Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 14,336 20,599 34,935 14.46% 1 34,935 14.46% 1 Democratic Revolution RD rowspan=3 Apruebo Dignidad 3,548 9,866 13,414 5.55% 1 33,059 13.68% 1 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 4,063 6,671 10,734 4.44% 0 Communist Party of Chile PC 2,796 6,115 8,911 3.69% 0 United Centre CU United Independents 12,175 16,666 28,841 11.94% 1 28,841 11.94% 1 Party of the People PDG 8,379 12,485 20,864 8.63% 0 20,864 8.63% 0 Humanist Party PH rowspan=2 Dignidad Ahora 9,430 4,136 13,566 5.61% 0 18,103 7.49% 0 Equality Party IGUAL 1,908 2,629 4,537 1.88% 0Valid votes 100,375 141,267 241,642 100.00% 7 241,642 100.00% 7Blank votes 8,889 11,179 20,068 7.23% Rejected votes – other 6,666 9,314 15,980 5.75% Total polled 115,930 161,760 277,690 47.50% Registered electors 245,535 339,093 584,628 Turnout 47.22% 47.70% 47.50%

The following candidates were elected: Mercedes Bulnes (RD), 8,441 votes; Felipe Donoso (UDI), 11,767 votes; Jorge Guzmán (EVO), 12,701 votes; Benjamín Moreno (REP), 16,724 votes; Francisco Pulgar (CU), 23,066 votes; Hugo Rey (RN), 17,736 votes; and Alexis Sepúlveda (PR), 14,043 votes.

Substitutions: Mercedes Bulnes (RD) died on 22 November 2024. She was replaced by Roberto Celedón on 8 January 2025.

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per province Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCuricó Talca Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=3 Chile Vamos 23,317 36,351 59,668 24.42% 2 111,857 45.78% 4 National Renewal RN 21,795 24,443 46,238 18.92% 2 Evópoli EVO 469 5,482 5,951 2.44% 0 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD rowspan=3 Nueva Mayoría 4,432 16,989 21,421 8.77% 1 50,817 20.80% 1 Socialist Party of Chile PS 14,062 7,074 21,136 8.65% 0 Party for Democracy PPD 2,737 5,523 8,260 3.38% 0 Humanist Party PH rowspan=3 Broad Front 4,614 6,239 10,853 4.44% 1 25,702 10.52% 1 Democratic Revolution RD 4,165 4,239 8,404 3.44% 0 Liberal Party of Chile PL 3,094 3,351 6,445 2.64% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC rowspan=2 Democratic Convergence 14,905 20,433 35,338 14.46% 1 36,123 14.78% 1 Citizen Left IC 396 389 785 0.32% 0 País PAIS rowspan=2 All Over Chile 4,880 5,211 10,091 4.13% 0 10,916 4.47% 0 Progressive Party PRO 483 342 825 0.34% 0 Citizens CIU 3,075 5,851 8,926 3.65% 0 8,926 3.65% 0Valid votes 102,424 141,917 244,341 100.00% 7 244,341 100.00% 7Blank votes 7,740 9,555 17,295 6.31% Rejected votes – other 5,771 6,485 12,256 4.47% Total polled 115,935 157,957 273,892 49.36% Registered electors 233,453 321,406 554,859 Turnout 49.66% 49.15% 49.36%

The following candidates were elected: Pedro Álvarez-Salamanca (UDI), 20,541 votes; Pablo Lorenzini (PDC), 19,884 votes; Celso Morales (UDI), 22,089 votes; Florcita Motuda (PH), 6,482 votes; Pablo Prieto (RN), 14,338 votes; Hugo Rey (RN), 20,517 votes; and Alexis Sepúlveda (PRSD), 18,390 votes.

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