District 2 () 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 Tarapacá. The district currently elects three 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 260,147 registered electors.

Electoral system District 2 currently elects three 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 Summary Election Apruebo DignidadAD / FA Dignidad AhoraDA New Social PactNPS / NM DemocraticConvergenceCD Chile VamosPodemos / Vamos Party of the PeoplePDG Christian Social FrontFSC colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2021 26,534 26.50% 1 1,894 1.89% 0 15,929 15.91% 1 23,750 23.72% 1 15,723 15.70% 0 14,834 14.82% 02017 11,652 12.89% 0 27,770 30.72% 1 4,330 4.79% 0 38,960 43.09% 2

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsAltoHos-picio Cam-iña Col-chane Huara Iqui-que Pica PozoAl-monte Communist Party of Chile PC rowspan=4 Apruebo Dignidad 1,237 11 8 70 8,165 170 236 9,897 9.88% 1 26,534 26.50% 1 Social Green Regionalist Federation FREVS 1,653 58 49 97 5,218 226 278 7,579 7.57% 0 Democratic Revolution RD 1,065 21 13 62 3,667 98 186 5,112 5.11% 0 Comunes COM 819 61 9 144 2,726 61 126 3,946 3.94% 0 Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=4 Chile Podemos + 1,613 149 104 241 8,161 438 394 11,100 11.09% 1 23,750 23.72% 1 National Renewal RN 3,434 114 159 151 5,651 175 323 10,007 9.99% 0 Evópoli EVO 238 11 3 22 1,020 32 121 1,447 1.45% 0 Democratic Independent Regionalist Party PRI 263 10 10 29 769 31 84 1,196 1.19% 0 Socialist Party of Chile PS rowspan=3 New Social Pact 1,662 35 22 132 5,004 224 503 7,582 7.57% 1 15,929 15.91% 1 Party for Democracy PPD 930 18 16 90 5,408 97 165 6,724 6.72% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC 444 9 7 16 776 68 303 1,623 1.62% 0 Party of the People PDG 5,304 146 207 255 8,466 317 1,028 15,723 15.70% 0 15,723 15.70% 0 Republican Party REP Christian Social Front 2,291 99 177 152 11,307 271 537 14,834 14.82% 0 14,834 14.82% 0 Humanist Party PH Dignidad Ahora 486 20 16 31 1,152 53 136 1,894 1.89% 0 1,894 1.89% 0 New Time NT 475 9 11 22 845 27 74 1,463 1.46% 0 1,463 1.46% 0Valid votes 21,914 771 811 1,514 68,335 2,288 4,494 100,127 100.00% 3 100,127 100.00% 3Blank votes 1,112 80 81 131 2,840 178 343 4,765 4.32% Rejected votes – other 1,531 32 26 77 3,354 100 319 5,439 4.93% Total polled 24,557 883 918 1,722 74,529 2,566 5,156 110,331 42.41% Registered electors 60,343 2,639 3,217 9,045 167,349 5,663 11,891 260,147 Turnout 40.70% 33.46% 28.54% 19.04% 44.54% 45.31% 43.36% 42.41%

The following candidates were elected: Danisa Astudillo (PS), 7,582 votes; Matías Ramírez (PC), 9,897 votes; and Renzo Trisotti (UDI), 11,100 votes.

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

Party Pact Party PactVotes per commune Totalvotes % Seats Votes % SeatsAltoHos-picio Cam-iña Col-chane Huara Iqui-que Pica PozoAl-monte Independent Democratic Union UDI rowspan=4 Chile Vamos 2,408 170 109 358 15,738 663 638 20,084 22.22% 1 38,960 43.09% 2 National Renewal RN 4,665 207 219 269 10,943 282 694 17,279 19.11% 1 Independent Regionalist Party PRI 206 9 2 6 591 15 75 904 1.00% 0 Evópoli EVO 172 7 4 10 446 33 21 693 0.77% 0 Communist Party of Chile PC rowspan=4 Nueva Mayoría 2,717 101 53 249 10,136 475 601 14,332 15.85% 1 27,770 30.72% 1 Socialist Party of Chile PS 1,674 41 28 80 6,030 161 421 8,435 9.33% 0 Social Democrat Radical Party PRSD 841 19 32 55 1,979 43 220 3,189 3.53% 0 Party for Democracy PPD 371 19 7 54 1,286 13 64 1,814 2.01% 0 Liberal Party of Chile PL rowspan=4 Broad Front 734 8 12 47 3,799 132 242 4,974 5.50% 0 11,652 12.89% 0 Equality Party IGUAL 490 7 12 17 2,762 31 72 3,391 3.75% 0 Humanist Party PH 389 10 7 13 1,921 24 54 2,418 2.67% 0 Citizen Power PODER 178 5 4 6 650 9 17 869 0.96% 0 Christian Democratic Party PDC Democratic Convergence 747 34 33 139 2,881 209 287 4,330 4.79% 0 4,330 4.79% 0 Freddy Marcos Araneda Barahona (Independent) Ind 1,085 13 9 36 2,428 26 149 3,746 4.14% 0 3,746 4.14% 0 Amplitude AMP rowspan=2 Sumemos 409 17 36 56 1,206 79 269 2,072 2.29% 0 2,504 2.77% 0 Todos TODOS 131 3 2 5 257 11 23 432 0.48% 0 País PAIS All Over Chile 283 21 12 32 981 39 76 1,444 1.60% 0 1,444 1.60% 0Valid votes 17,500 691 581 1,432 64,034 2,245 3,923 90,406 100.00% 3 90,406 100.00% 3Blank votes 672 55 47 73 1,988 97 269 3,201 3.33% Rejected votes – other 523 18 16 51 1,776 62 171 2,617 2.72% Total polled 18,695 764 644 1,556 67,798 2,404 4,363 96,224 39.54% Registered electors 51,451 2,820 3,379 9,046 160,432 5,000 11,215 243,343 Turnout 36.34% 27.09% 19.06% 17.20% 42.26% 48.08% 38.90% 39.54%

The following candidates were elected: Ramón Galleguillos (RN), 17,279 votes; Hugo Gutiérrez (PC), 14,332 votes; and Renzo Trisotti (UDI), 20,084 votes.

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