District 5 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 5 () 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 is conterminous with the region of Coquimbo. 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 623,580 registered electors.

Electoral system District 5 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 49,571 20.93% 2 13,140 5.55% 0 9,979 4.21% 0 47,579 20.09% 2 54,927 23.19% 2 28,786 12.16% 1 18,227 7.70% 02017 21,665 9.34% 0 62,909 27.12% 2 36,402 15.69% 1 66,037 28.47% 3

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per province Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsChoapa Elqui Limarí Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=2 Chile Podemos + 3,590 27,527 8,027 39,144 16.53% 2 54,927 23.19% 2 National Renewal RN 2,402 9,264 4,117 15,783 6.66% 0 Communist Party of Chile PC rowspan=4 Apruebo Dignidad 3,383 15,584 5,568 24,535 10.36% 2 49,571 20.93% 2 Social Convergence CS 1,616 7,324 2,677 11,617 4.91% 0 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 179 8,110 425 8,714 3.68% 0 Comunes COM 262 3,821 622 4,705 1.99% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC rowspan=4 New Social Pact 1,826 16,736 3,515 22,077 9.32% 1 47,579 20.09% 2 Socialist Party of Chile PS 825 11,649 2,554 15,028 6.35% 1 Party for Democracy PPD 4,831 2,074 915 7,820 3.30% 0 Radical Party of Chile PR 267 1,485 902 2,654 1.12% 0 Party of the People PDG 3,715 17,060 8,011 28,786 12.16% 1 28,786 12.16% 1 Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 1,605 12,772 3,850 18,227 7.70% 0 18,227 7.70% 0 Green Ecologist Party PEV 1,669 8,474 2,997 13,140 5.55% 0 13,140 5.55% 0 United Centre CU United Independents 1,211 7,288 2,151 10,650 4.50% 0 10,650 4.50% 0 Equality Party IGUAL rowspan=2 Dignidad Ahora 694 4,417 1,487 6,598 2.79% 0 9,979 4.21% 0 Humanist Party PH 471 1,537 1,373 3,381 1.43% 0 Progressive Party PRO 444 2,536 982 3,962 1.67% 0 3,962 1.67% 0Valid votes 28,990 157,658 50,173 236,821 100.00% 7 236,821 100.00% 7Blank votes 3,186 8,474 5,286 16,946 6.36% Rejected votes – other 1,681 8,110 3,059 12,850 4.82% Total polled 33,857 174,242 58,518 266,617 42.76% Registered electors 79,469 395,399 148,712 623,580 Turnout 42.60% 44.07% 39.35% 42.76%

The following candidates were elected: Nathalie Castillo (PC), 12,304 votes; Ricardo Cifuentes (PDC), 11,439 votes; Juan Fuenzalida (UDI), 9,220 votes; Daniel Manouchehri (PS), 12,292 votes; Víctor Alejandro Pino (PDG), 9,275 votes; Marco Antonio Sulantay (UDI), 18,248 votes; and Carolina Tello (PC), 12,231 votes.

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per province Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsChoapa Elqui Limarí Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=2 Chile Vamos 1,732 28,059 7,484 37,275 16.07% 2 66,037 28.47% 3 National Renewal RN 1,789 19,775 7,198 28,762 12.40% 1 Socialist Party of Chile PS rowspan=4 Nueva Mayoría 6,899 11,176 3,471 21,546 9.29% 1 62,909 27.12% 2 Communist Party of Chile PC 2,104 9,515 5,576 17,195 7.41% 1 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD 836 10,577 3,960 15,373 6.63% 0 Party for Democracy PPD 953 1,929 5,913 8,795 3.79% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 7,978 18,725 9,699 36,402 15.69% 1 36,402 15.69% 1 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS Green Regionalist Coalition 691 22,055 1,646 24,392 10.52% 1 24,392 10.52% 1 Democratic Revolution RD rowspan=4 Broad Front 846 10,163 3,141 14,150 6.10% 0 21,665 9.34% 0 Equality Party IGUAL 346 2,776 663 3,785 1.63% 0 Green Ecologist Party PEV 211 2,155 460 2,826 1.22% 0 Humanist Party PH 106 609 189 904 0.39% 0 Amplitude AMP Sumemos 4,900 6,950 2,006 13,856 5.97% 0 13,856 5.97% 0 Andrea Guzman Herrera (Independent) Ind 436 3,896 1,170 5,502 2.37% 0 5,502 2.37% 0 Progressive Party PRO All Over Chile 123 769 291 1,183 0.51% 0 1,183 0.51% 0Valid votes 29,950 149,129 52,867 231,946 100.00% 7 231,946 100.00% 7Blank votes 2,297 7,967 4,342 14,606 5.68% Rejected votes – other 1,222 6,927 2,277 10,426 4.06% Total polled 33,469 164,023 59,486 256,978 44.51% Registered electors 75,405 359,189 142,727 577,321 Turnout 44.39% 45.66% 41.68% 44.51%

The following candidates were elected: Francisco Eguiguren (RN), 11,132 votes; Juan Fuenzalida (UDI), 4,331 votes; Sergio Gahona (UDI), 27,332 votes; Daniel Núñez (PC), 15,300 votes; Raúl Saldívar (PS), 11,077 votes; Pedro Velásquez (FREVS), 22,587 votes; and Matías Walker (PDC), 15,468 votes.

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