District 3 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)
District 3 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 Antofagasta. The district currently elects five 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 481,800 registered electors.
Electoral system
District 3 currently elects five 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
Detailed
2021
Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021:The following candidates were elected:
Yovana Ahumada, 11,892 votes; Jaime Araya, 11,645 votes; José Miguel Castro, 8,542 votes; Catalina Pérez, 13,235 votes; and Sebastián Videla, 12,266 votes.
2017
Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:The following candidates were elected:
José Miguel Castro, 5,183 votes; Marcela Hernando, 14,817 votes; Paulina Núñez, 37,768 votes; Catalina Pérez, 6,106 votes; and Esteban Velásquez, 10,067 votes.