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Boundary Delimitation

Chile Chile

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The country is divided into 28 electoral districts for the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, and into 15 for the Senate.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución Política de la República de Chile (2017)”, art. 47 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-constitucion-politica-de-la-republica-de-1/ Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Constitucional sobre Votaciones Populares y Escrutinios (2016)”, art. 178 - 180: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-sobre-votaciones-populares-y-escrutinios/
Verified: 2025/03/03
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
e. Geographic size of district
Comments: The electoral districts are conformed by ‘communes’ in the election of deputies. Meanwhile, electoral constituencies in the election of senators correspond to the regions. "Artículo 178.- Para la elección de los miembros de la Cámara de Diputados habrá veintiocho distritos electorales, cada uno de los cuales elegirá el número de diputados que se indica en el artículo siguiente."
Source: Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Constitucional sobre Votaciones Populares y Escrutinios (2016)”, art. 178 - 180: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-sobre-votaciones-populares-y-escrutinios/
Verified: 2025/03/03
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): a. Legislature (1st chamber)
b. Legislature (2nd chamber)
Comments: Electoral boundaries are foreseen in the law. For the electoral districts to be modified, the law must be amended by the legislative branch. However, no direct responsibility for such activity is established in the law.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución Política de la República de Chile (2017)”, art. 47 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-constitucion-politica-de-la-republica-de-1/ Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Constitucional sobre Votaciones Populares y Escrutinios (2016)”, art. 178 - 180: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-sobre-votaciones-populares-y-escrutinios/
Verified: 2025/03/03
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