District 22 () 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 province of Malleco, and the communes of Galvarino, Lautaro, Melipeuco, Perquenco and Vilcún in the province of CautÃÂn in the region of AraucanÃÂa. 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 286,162 registered electors.
District 22 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.
Results of the 2021 general election held on 21 November 2021:
The following candidates were elected: Juan Carlos Beltrán (RN), 10,729 votes; Gloria Naveillán (REP), 6,257 votes; Jorge Rathgeb (RN), 20,451 votes; and Jorge Saffirio (PDC), 5,913 votes.
Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:
The following candidates were elected: Andrea Parra (PPD), 10,312 votes; Diego Paulsen (RN), 24,405 votes; Jorge Rathgeb (RN), 21,594 votes; and Mario Venegas Cárdenas (PDC), 14,991 votes.