Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Electoral divisions of Chile

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Remove ads

This article covers the electoral division of Chile, which involves two distinct systems:

  1. Chamber of Deputies and Senate: Chile is divided into electoral districts and senatorial constituencies for the election of members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
  2. Regional Councils: For the election of members of the Regional Councils, Chile is divided into provincial constituencies, with each province generally corresponding to one constituency, although some provinces are further divided into multiple constituencies.

The article includes lists of the various electoral structures and divisions in Chile.

Remove ads

Chamber of Deputies electoral districts

Summarize
Perspective

The Chamber of Deputies consists of 155 members across 28 electoral districts (distrito electoral), each electing between 3 and 8 deputies. These districts were created in 2015 by merging the previous 60 into larger ones.[1]

More information District, Region ...

1990-2018 electoral districts

Between 1990 and 2018, there were 60 electoral districts, each electing two deputies. The districts were composed of groups of communes.

More information District, Region ...

Notes: "VAP" is voting age population (population 18 and above on 13 December 2009); "Valid votes" is equal to "Total votes" minus null votes and blank votes; "T" are total votes; "E" is enrolled population; "V" are valid votes. The voting results are for the 13 December 2009 Chamber of Deputies election.

Remove ads

Senatorial constituencies

Summarize
Perspective

The Senate consists of 50 members, with each region forming a senatorial constituency (circunscripción senatorial). Each constituency elects between 2 and 5 senators.[3]

More information Sen. const., Region ...

1990-2018 senatorial constituencies

Before 2018, there were 19 senatorial constituencies. Each region constituted a senatorial constituency, except for the Valparaíso, Santiago, Maule, Biobío, and La Araucanía regions, which were each divided into two senatorial constituencies. Each senatorial constituency elected two senators. Constituencies that did not correspond to full regions were made up of several electoral districts within a region.

In 2009, the Constitution was amended to ensure that each region constituted at least one senatorial constituency. Before the law defining senatorial constituencies was updated to reflect this change, the list was as follows:

More information Sen. const., Informal name ...
Remove ads

Provincial constituencies

Summarize
Perspective

There are 64 provincial constituencies (circunscripción provincial). Each province constitutes a provincial constituency, except Valparaíso, Santiago, Cachapoal, Concepción and Cautín, which are divided into two, six, two, three and two constituencies, respectively.[5] The number of regional advisors each constituency elects depends on its population.

More information Region, Provincial constituencies ...

The following five provinces are divided into two to six provincial constituencies, each containing a number of communes:[6]

  • Valparaíso Province
    • Valparaíso I: Puchuncaví, Quintero, Concón, and Viña del Mar.
    • Valparaíso II: Juan Fernández, Valparaíso, and Casablanca.
    Santiago Province
    • Santiago I: Pudahuel, Quilicura, Conchalí, Huechuraba, and Renca.
    • Santiago II: Independencia, Recoleta, Santiago, Quinta Normal, Cerro Navia, and Lo Prado.
    • Santiago III: Maipú, Cerrillos, and Estación Central.
    • Santiago IV: Ñuñoa, Providencia, Las Condes, Vitacura, Lo Barnechea, and La Reina.
    • Santiago V: Peñalolén, La Granja, Macul, San Joaquín, and La Florida.
    • Santiago VI: El Bosque, La Cisterna, San Ramón, Lo Espejo, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, San Miguel, and La Pintana.
    Cachapoal Province
    • Cachapoal I: Rancagua.
    • Cachapoal II: Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, Olivar, Doñihue, Coltauco, Las Cabras, Peumo, Coinco, Malloa, Quinta de Tilcoco, Rengo, Requínoa, Pichidegua, and San Vicente.
    Concepción Province
    • Concepción I: Tomé, Penco, Hualpén, and Talcahuano.
    • Concepción II: Chiguayante, Concepción, and Florida.
    • Concepción III: San Pedro de la Paz, Coronel, Lota, Hualqui, and Santa Juana.
    Cautín Province
    • Cautín I: Temuco, and Padre Las Casas.
    • Cautín II: Galvarino, Lautaro, Perquenco, Vilcún, Melipeuco, Carahue, Cholchol, Freire, Nueva Imperial, Pitrufquén, Saavedra, Teodoro Schmidt, Cunco, Curarrehue, Gorbea, Loncoche, Pucón, Toltén, and Villarrica.
Remove ads

See also

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads