District 26 (Chamber of Deputies of Chile)

District 26
Distrito 26
Electoral District
for the Chamber of Deputies
Location of District 26 within Chile
Commune
RegionLos Lagos
Population484,660 (2017)
Electorate424,820 (2021)
Area31,325 km2 (2020)
Current Electoral District
Created2017
Seats5 (2017–present)
Deputies
List

District 26 (Spanish: Distrito 26) 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 Ancud, Calbuco, Castro, Chaitén, Chonchi, Cochamó, Curaco de Vélez, Dalcahue, Futaleufú, Hualaihué, Maullín, Palena, Puerto Montt, Puqueldón, Queilén, Quellón, Quemchi and Quinchao in the region of Los Lagos. The district currently elects five 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 424,820 registered electors.