District 16 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 16 () 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 Cardenal Caro and Colchagua, and the communes of Las Cabras, Peumo, Pichidegua and San Vicente in the province of Cachapoal in the region of O'Higgins. 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 334,940 registered electors.

Electoral system District 16 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 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 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2021 24,876 18.37% 1 36,438 26.91% 1 41,397 30.57% 2 8,746 6.46% 0 9,518 7.03% 02017 7,583 5.52% 0 28,723 20.92% 1 14,635 10.66% 0 44,165 32.16% 2

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per province Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCacha-poal(part) Carde-nalCaro Colcha-gua National Renewal RN rowspan=2 Chile Podemos + 4,521 3,105 16,356 23,982 17.71% 1 41,397 30.57% 2 Independent Democratic Union UDI 5,224 3,425 8,766 17,415 12.86% 1 Radical Party of Chile PR rowspan=4 New Social Pact 1,929 281 11,279 13,489 9.96% 1 36,438 26.91% 1 Socialist Party of Chile PS 2,811 1,313 7,371 11,495 8.49% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC 1,133 3,997 1,965 7,095 5.24% 0 Party for Democracy PPD 804 280 3,275 4,359 3.22% 0 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS rowspan=3 Apruebo Dignidad 5,791 1,771 7,155 14,717 10.87% 1 24,876 18.37% 1 Communist Party of Chile PC 1,845 1,882 4,866 8,593 6.35% 0 Comunes COM 623 266 677 1,566 1.16% 0 Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 2,949 1,337 5,232 9,518 7.03% 0 9,518 7.03% 0 Party of the People PDG 2,841 1,123 4,782 8,746 6.46% 0 8,746 6.46% 0 Yasna Patricia Zavalla Morales (Independent) Ind 1,859 832 5,627 8,318 6.14% 0 8,318 6.14% 0 United Centre CU United Independents 709 318 1,639 2,666 1.97% 0 2,666 1.97% 0 Patriotic Union UPA 1,771 210 555 2,536 1.87% 0 2,536 1.87% 0 Progressive Party PRO 354 133 445 932 0.69% 0 932 0.69% 0Valid votes 35,164 20,273 79,990 135,427 100.00% 4 135,427 100.00% 4Blank votes 3,870 1,891 4,724 10,485 6.91% Rejected votes – other 1,898 847 3,006 5,751 3.79% Total polled 40,932 23,011 87,720 151,663 45.28% Registered electors 91,622 48,580 194,738 334,940 Turnout 44.67% 47.37% 45.05% 45.28%

The following candidates were elected: Félix Bugueño (FREVS), 9,010 votes; Eduardo Cornejo (UDI), 10,892 votes; Cosme Mellado (PR), 13,489 votes; and Carla Morales (RN), 16,042 votes.

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per province Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCacha-poal(part) Carde-nalCaro Colcha-gua Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=2 Chile Vamos 8,153 3,946 18,225 30,324 22.08% 2 44,165 32.16% 2 National Renewal RN 2,612 4,069 7,160 13,841 10.08% 0 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS Green Regionalist Coalition 14,919 1,254 18,835 35,008 25.49% 1 35,008 25.49% 1 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD rowspan=3 Nueva Mayoría 1,095 586 9,052 10,733 7.82% 1 28,723 20.92% 1 Party for Democracy PPD 1,419 951 6,787 9,157 6.67% 0 Socialist Party of Chile PS 1,784 1,185 5,864 8,833 6.43% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC rowspan=2 Democratic Convergence 2,302 3,882 7,318 13,502 9.83% 0 14,635 10.66% 0 Citizen Left IC 145 82 906 1,133 0.83% 0 Humanist Party PH rowspan=2 Broad Front 1,457 700 2,606 4,763 3.47% 0 7,583 5.52% 0 Democratic Revolution RD 736 481 1,603 2,820 2.05% 0 Samuel Flores Garrido (Independent) Ind 1,246 388 3,253 4,887 3.56% 0 4,887 3.56% 0 Progressive Party PRO All Over Chile 395 205 671 1,271 0.93% 0 1,271 0.93% 0 Patriotic Union UPA 281 223 554 1,058 0.77% 0 1,058 0.77% 0Valid votes 36,544 17,952 82,834 137,330 100.00% 4 137,330 100.00% 4Blank votes 2,207 1,619 3,987 7,813 5.21% Rejected votes – other 1,267 715 2,716 4,698 3.14% Total polled 40,018 20,286 89,537 149,841 47.55% Registered electors 86,763 41,651 186,718 315,132 Turnout 46.12% 48.70% 47.95% 47.55%

The following candidates were elected: Ramón José Barros (UDI), 21,866 votes; Cosme Mellado (PRSD), 8,864 votes; Alejandra Sepúlveda (FREVS), 31,737 votes; and Virginia Troncoso (UDI), 7,987 votes.

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