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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

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2021

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

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:

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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