District 23 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 23 () 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 Carahue, Cholchol, Cunco, Curarrehue, Freire, Gorbea, Loncoche, Nueva Imperial, Padre Las Casas, Pitrufquén, Pucón, Saavedra, Temuco, Teodoro Schmidt, Toltén and Villarrica in the region of Araucanía. 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 601,444 registered electors.

Electoral system District 23 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 26,942 11.19% 1 12,016 4.99% 0 18,692 7.77% 0 29,052 12.07% 1 79,838 33.17% 3 16,352 6.79% 0 45,038 18.71% 22017 13,203 5.88% 0 56,449 25.13% 2 14,555 6.48% 0 84,283 37.52% 4

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes % Seats Votes % Seats National Renewal RN rowspan=3 Chile Podemos + 41,336 17.17% 2 79,838 33.17% 3 Independent Democratic Union UDI 20,095 8.35% 1 Evópoli EVO 18,407 7.65% 0 Republican Party REP rowspan=2 Christian Social Front 35,228 14.63% 2 45,038 18.71% 2 Christian Conservative Party PCC 9,810 4.08% 0 Radical Party of Chile PR rowspan=4 New Social Pact 12,229 5.08% 1 29,052 12.07% 1 Party for Democracy PPD 11,318 4.70% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC 3,633 1.51% 0 Socialist Party of Chile PS 1,872 0.78% 0 Democratic Revolution RD rowspan=3 Apruebo Dignidad 15,308 6.36% 1 26,942 11.19% 1 Communist Party of Chile PC 6,021 2.50% 0 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 5,613 2.33% 0 Humanist Party PH rowspan=2 Dignidad Ahora 9,449 3.93% 0 18,692 7.77% 0 Equality Party IGUAL 9,243 3.84% 0 Party of the People PDG 16,352 6.79% 0 16,352 6.79% 0 Green Ecologist Party PEV 12,016 4.99% 0 12,016 4.99% 0 United Centre CU rowspan=2 United Independents 1,368 0.57% 0 8,504 3.53% 0 National Citizen Party PNC 7,136 2.96% 0 Revolutionary Workers Party PTR 2,682 1.11% 0 2,682 1.11% 0 Progressive Party PRO 1,605 0.67% 0 1,605 0.67% 0Valid votes 240,721 100.00% 7 240,721 100.00% 7Blank votes 21,163 7.68% 21,163 7.68% Rejected votes – other 13,736 4.98% 13,736 4.98% Total polled 275,620 45.83% 275,620 45.83% Registered electors 601,444 601,444

The following candidates were elected: Miguel Becker (RN), 16,360 votes; Andrés Jouannet (PR), 8,072 votes; Henry Leal (UDI), 17,973 votes; Miguel Mellado (RN), 14,164 votes; Coca Ericka Ñanco (RD), 9,715 votes; Mauricio Ojeda (REP), 14,901 votes; and Stephan Schubert (REP), 12,788 votes.

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes % Seats Votes % Seats National Renewal RN rowspan=3 Chile Vamos 38,365 17.08% 2 84,283 37.52% 4 Evópoli EVO 31,063 13.83% 2 Independent Democratic Union UDI 14,855 6.61% 0 Party for Democracy PPD rowspan=4 Nueva Mayoría 30,040 13.37% 1 56,449 25.13% 2 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD 19,222 8.56% 1 Socialist Party of Chile PS 4,622 2.06% 0 Communist Party of Chile PC 2,565 1.14% 0 René Saffirio (Independent) Ind 38,578 17.17% 1 38,578 17.17% 1 Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 14,555 6.48% 0 14,555 6.48% 0 Humanist Party PH Broad Front 13,203 5.88% 0 13,203 5.88% 0 Amplitude AMP Sumemos 9,853 4.39% 0 9,853 4.39% 0 País PAIS rowspan=2 All Over Chile 4,147 1.85% 0 5,615 2.50% 0 Progressive Party PRO 1,468 0.65% 0 Patricio Rivas Gatica (Independent) Ind 2,090 0.93% 0 2,090 0.93% 0Valid votes 224,626 100.00% 7 224,626 100.00% 7Blank votes 17,796 7.05% 17,796 7.05% Rejected votes – other 9,981 3.95% 9,981 3.95% Total polled 252,403 44.31% 252,403 44.31% Registered electors 569,616 569,616

The following candidates were elected: Sebastián Álvarez Ramírez (EVO), 5,319 votes; Ricardo Celis Araya (PPD), 16,335 votes; René Manuel García (RN), 23,118 votes; Miguel Mellado (RN), 13,708 votes; Fernando Meza Moncada (PRSD), 13,696 votes; Andrés Molina (EVO), 23,927 votes; and René Saffirio (Ind), 38,578 votes.

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