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District 9 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 9 () 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 Cerro Navia, Conchalí, Huechuraba, Independencia, Lo Prado, Quinta Normal, Recoleta and Renca in the region of Santiago. 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 831,421 registered electors.

Electoral system

District 9 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: Boris Barrera (PC), 7,797 votes; Karol Cariola (PC), 78,837 votes; Jorge Durán (RN), 21,872 votes; Andrés Giordano (RD), 2,858 votes; José Carlos Meza (REP), 14,747 votes; Érika Olivera (RN), 13,801 votes; and Maite Orsini (RD), 19,135 votes.

2017

Results of the 2017 general election held on 19 November 2017:

The following candidates were elected: Boris Barrera (PC), 4,352 votes; Karol Cariola (PC), 50,446 votes; Jorge Durán (RN), 19,421 votes; Cristina Girardi (PPD), 16,211 votes; Sebastián Keitel (EVO), 30,243 votes; Érika Olivera (RN), 30,817 votes; and Maite Orsini (RD), 21,814 votes.

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