District 18 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 18 () 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 Cauquenes, Chanco, Colbún, Linares, Longaví, Parral, Pelluhue, Retiro, San Javier, Villa Alegre and Yerbas Buenas in the region of Maule. The district currently elects four 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 307,618 registered electors.

Electoral system District 18 currently elects four 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 18,208 15.44% 1 2,549 2.16% 0 27,890 23.65% 1 40,417 34.28% 2 5,419 4.60% 0 8,253 7.00% 02017 7,441 6.17% 0 26,247 21.77% 1 30,286 25.12% 1 47,876 39.70% 2

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCauqu-enes Chanco Colbún Linares Lon-gaví Parral Pellu-hue Retiro SanJavier VillaAlegre YerbasBuenas National Renewal RN rowspan=3 Chile Podemos + 1,289 398 572 7,668 819 6,059 309 3,001 1,606 591 758 23,070 19.56% 1 40,417 34.28% 2 Independent Democratic Union UDI 820 272 410 4,445 3,789 1,672 267 489 2,357 965 585 16,071 13.63% 1 Evópoli EVO 123 43 36 181 86 149 51 62 253 230 62 1,276 1.08% 0 Socialist Party of Chile PS rowspan=3 New Social Pact 1,408 311 913 3,840 1,188 2,003 225 710 3,058 1,181 1,162 15,999 13.57% 1 27,890 23.65% 1 Christian Democratic Party PDC 443 155 3,641 3,155 467 536 154 447 1,088 309 1,092 11,487 9.74% 0 Radical Party of Chile PR 61 33 17 64 31 41 20 16 59 36 26 404 0.34% 0 Democratic Revolution RD rowspan=3 Apruebo Dignidad 3,531 640 292 2,863 498 1,073 1,260 356 1,264 390 332 12,499 10.60% 1 18,208 15.44% 1 Communist Party of Chile PC 263 69 293 2,668 406 335 117 158 597 192 187 5,285 4.48% 0 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 36 17 21 86 26 59 50 20 65 21 23 424 0.36% 0 Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 1,026 243 316 2,642 448 803 368 323 1,227 376 481 8,253 7.00% 0 8,253 7.00% 0 United Centre CU United Independents 3,829 199 119 389 218 283 299 116 266 120 79 5,917 5.02% 0 5,917 5.02% 0 Party of the People PDG 489 126 228 1,831 402 519 130 235 980 231 248 5,419 4.60% 0 5,419 4.60% 0 Paula Nuche Garrido (Independent) Ind 205 40 114 2,834 333 353 70 147 272 126 361 4,855 4.12% 0 4,855 4.12% 0 Felipe Gonzalez Lopez (Independent) Ind 340 91 122 1,257 282 375 78 149 424 183 169 3,470 2.94% 0 3,470 2.94% 0 Humanist Party PH rowspan=2 Dignidad Ahora 125 43 48 226 85 151 32 78 230 212 56 1,286 1.09% 0 2,549 2.16% 0 Equality Party IGUAL 74 42 31 109 62 676 27 81 93 36 32 1,263 1.07% 0 Progressive Party PRO 123 53 40 192 81 114 50 51 149 41 43 937 0.79% 0 937 0.79% 0Valid votes 14,185 2,775 7,213 34,450 9,221 15,201 3,507 6,439 13,988 5,240 5,696 117,915 100.00% 4 117,915 100.00% 4Blank votes 1,077 601 273 1,356 634 1,042 418 626 1,271 447 453 8,198 6.23% Rejected votes – other 669 279 233 1,310 363 709 199 300 847 279 291 5,479 4.16% Total polled 15,931 3,655 7,719 37,116 10,218 16,952 4,124 7,365 16,106 5,966 6,440 131,592 42.78% Registered electors 37,684 9,369 18,716 82,252 27,055 38,210 7,912 17,799 39,506 14,020 15,095 307,618 Turnout 42.28% 39.01% 41.24% 45.12% 37.77% 44.37% 52.12% 41.38% 40.77% 42.55% 42.66% 42.78%

The following candidates were elected: Gustavo Benavente (UDI), 8,114 votes; Paula Labra (RN), 13,044 votes; Jaime Naranjo (PS), 15,023 votes; and Consuelo Veloso (RD), 8,903 votes.

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCauqu-enes Chanco Colbún Linares Lon-gaví Parral Pellu-hue Retiro SanJavier VillaAlegre YerbasBuenas Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=2 Chile Vamos 2,939 899 1,228 11,238 3,419 6,167 706 2,263 2,962 1,270 1,363 34,454 28.57% 2 47,876 39.70% 2 National Renewal RN 3,435 571 417 2,768 530 936 376 1,023 2,271 633 462 13,422 11.13% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 3,319 877 3,508 9,133 1,919 2,451 823 1,194 3,898 1,555 1,609 30,286 25.12% 1 30,286 25.12% 1 Socialist Party of Chile PS rowspan=3 Nueva Mayoría 826 387 1,156 3,185 756 1,306 125 642 2,851 1,096 1,060 13,390 11.10% 1 26,247 21.77% 1 Party for Democracy PPD 915 298 217 829 1,069 3,291 345 1,212 509 184 180 9,049 7.50% 0 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD 1,275 66 123 1,001 184 117 118 32 215 135 542 3,808 3.16% 0 Democratic Revolution RD rowspan=2 Broad Front 550 113 218 1,845 299 431 122 143 559 186 152 4,618 3.83% 0 7,441 6.17% 0 Humanist Party PH 291 71 138 834 192 253 79 118 580 146 121 2,823 2.34% 0 Citizens CIU Sumemos 1,056 162 283 821 809 296 428 154 421 115 188 4,733 3.92% 0 4,733 3.92% 0 Progressive Party PRO rowspan=2 All Over Chile 443 195 204 777 353 366 110 202 510 189 195 3,544 2.94% 0 4,003 3.32% 0 País PAIS 79 21 19 100 40 50 10 18 60 30 32 459 0.38% 0Valid votes 15,128 3,660 7,511 32,531 9,570 15,664 3,242 7,001 14,836 5,539 5,904 120,586 100.00% 4 120,586 100.00% 4Blank votes 1,277 524 762 1,705 865 866 284 642 1,421 490 519 9,355 6.88% Rejected votes – other 812 264 349 1,486 498 679 126 322 834 288 313 5,971 4.39% Total polled 17,217 4,448 8,622 35,722 10,933 17,209 3,652 7,965 17,091 6,317 6,736 135,912 46.16% Registered electors 37,336 9,193 17,015 80,185 25,681 37,035 6,851 16,427 37,641 13,069 13,995 294,428 Turnout 46.11% 48.38% 50.67% 44.55% 42.57% 46.47% 53.31% 48.49% 45.41% 48.34% 48.13% 46.16%

The following candidates were elected: Manuel Matta (PDC), 12,825 votes; Jaime Naranjo (PS), 13,390 votes; Rolando Rentería (UDI), 16,715 votes; and Ignacio Urrutia (UDI), 17,739 votes.

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