2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention election
A Constitutional Convention election is scheduled to be held in Chile on 11 April 2021[1] to select the members of the body that will draft a new constitution. This follows the 2020 Chilean national plebiscite, where 78% of voters approved to the writing of a new text.[2]
Electoral system
The Constitutional Convention is composed of 155 members, of which 138 are directly-elected by the electorate at large and 17 are reserved for indigenous peoples, directly-elected by themselves.
The 138 members are chosen in 28 constituencies of between three and eight seats by open list proportional representation. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[3] It is the same system used to elect member of the Chamber of Deputies, with the exception that a gender parity rule may make some adjustments to the election results necessary.[4]
The 17 seats reserved for Chile's Indigenous peoples are as follows: 7 for the Mapuche, 2 for the Aymara, and 1 each for the Diaguita, Quechua, Atacameño, Qulla, Chango, Rapa Nui, Kawésqar, and Yaghan peoples.[5]
Electoral districts
District number | Geographical Area | No. of members elected |
---|---|---|
1st district | Arica and Parinacota | 3 |
2nd district | Tarapacá | 3 |
3rd district | Antofagasta | 4 |
4th district | Atacama | 4 |
5th district | Coquimbo | 6 |
6th district | Aconcagua, Quillota and Petorca | 8 |
7th district | Greater Valparaíso, San Antonio and the Pacific Islands | 7 |
8th district | Santiago West | 7 |
9th district | Santiago North | 6 |
10th district | Santiago Central | 7 |
11th district | Santiago East | 6 |
12th district | Santiago Cordillera | 6 |
13th district | Santiago South | 4 |
14th district | Santiago Outer | 5 |
15th district | Cachapoal Valley | 5 |
16th district | Colchagua Valley | 4 |
17th district | Maule North | 7 |
18th district | Maule South | 4 |
19th district | Ñuble | 5 |
20th district | Greater Concepción | 7 |
21st district | Biobio and Arauco | 4 |
22nd district | Araucanía North | 3 |
23rd district | Araucanía South | 6 |
24th district | Los Ríos | 4 |
25th district | Osorno and Llanquihue Lake | 3 |
26th district | Puerto Montt, Chiloé and Palena | 4 |
27th district | Aysén | 3 |
28th district | Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica | 3 |
Seats for Chile's Indigenous peoples (elected nationwide) | 17 | |
Mapuche | 7 | |
Aymara | 2 | |
Diaguita | 1 | |
Quechua | 1 | |
Atacameño | 1 | |
Qulla/Colla | 1 | |
Chango | 1 | |
Rapa Nui | 1 | |
Kawésqar | 1 | |
Yaghan | 1 |
Contesting parties and coalitions
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which are contesting the election.
Gov. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dip. | Sen. | ||||||
Vamos Chile | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) Political Evolution (Evopoli) Democratic Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) Republican Party (PR) |
Conservatism National conservatism Nationalism Liberal conservatism |
Right-wing | 72 | 19 | ||
Lista del Apruebo | Party for Democracy (PPD) Radical Party (PR) Christian Democratic Party (PDC) Progressive Party (PRO) Citizens (CIU) Liberal Party (PL) |
Social democracy Christian democracy Social liberalism |
Centre | 54 | 22 | ||
Apruebo Dignidad | Social Convergence (CS) Commons (Comunes) Communist Party (PCCh) Social Green Regionalist Federation (FREVS) |
Left-wing populism Direct democracy Democratic socialism |
Left-wing | 26 | 1 | ||
Partido Humanista | Partido Humanista | Left-wing populism Direct democracy Democratic socialism |
Left-wing | 2 | 0 |
References
- Romero, María Cristina (2020-03-26). "Presidente promulga reforma que posterga el Plebiscito para el 25 de octubre". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- "Jubilation as Chile votes to rewrite constitution". October 26, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
- LEY NÚM. 21.200 MODIFICA EL CAPÍTULO XV DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA DE LA REPÚBLICA
- Chile: Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies): Electoral system IPU
- BiobioChile.cl