District 8 () 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 communes of Cerrillos, Colina, Estación Central, Lampa, Maipú, Pudahuel, Quilicura and Tiltil in the region of Santiago. The district currently elects eight 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 1,068,168 registered electors.
District 8 currently elects eight 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: Viviana Delgado (PEV), 20,140 votes; Carmen Hertz (PC), 48,981 votes; Cristián Labbé (UDI), 11,787 votes; JoaquÃÂn LavÃÂn (UDI), 33,067 votes; Claudia Mix (COM), 24,375 votes; Rubén DarÃÂo Oyarzo (PDG), 6,953 votes; AgustÃÂn Romero (REP), 17,173 votes; and Alberto Undurraga (PDC), 17,158 votes.
Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:
The following candidates were elected: Pepe Auth (PRSD), 26,839 votes; Mario Desbordes (RN), 17,799 votes; Carmen Hertz (PC), 16,035 votes; JoaquÃÂn LavÃÂn (UDI), 75,973 votes; Patricio Melero (UDI), 23,042 votes; Claudia Mix (PODER), 20,958 votes; Gabriel Silber (PDC), 29,205 votes; and Pablo Vidal (RD), 12,135 votes.