First federal electoral district of Chihuahua

The first federal electoral district of Chihuahua (Distrito electoral federal 01 de Chihuahua) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of nine such districts currently operating in the state of Chihuahua.

Chihuahua's 1st district since 2022
Chihuahua's 1st district in 2017–2022
Chihuahua's 1st district in 2005–2017

It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative period, by means of the first-past-the-post system. Votes cast in this district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the first region.[1][2]

District territory

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Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[3] the first district covers the northern part of the Ciudad Juárez urban area.[4] Its head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is Ciudad Juárez.[5]

Previous districting schemes

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2017–2022

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Between 2017 and 2022, the first district covered a portion of the Ciudad Juárez urban area.[6]

2005–2017

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Under the 2005–2017 districting scheme, the district covered the municipalities of Ahumada, Ascensión, Guadalupe, Janos, Práxedis G. Guerrero and the southern part of the municipality of Juárez.[7]

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, was the city of Ciudad Juárez.

1996–2005

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Between 1996 and 2005, the first district's territory was in the north and north-east of the state, covering the municipalities of Ahumada, Ascensión, Buenaventura, Casas Grandes, Galeana, Gómez Farías, Guadalupe, Ignacio Zaragoza, Janos, Madera, Matachí, Namiquipa, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Práxedis G. Guerrero and Temósachi; it was centred on the city of Nuevo Casas Grandes.[8]

1979–1996 district

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Between 1979 and 1996, the first district was located in the centre of the state and was centred on the state capital, the city of Chihuahua

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

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  National parties
Current
 PAN
 PRI
 PT
 PVEM
 MC
 Morena
Defunct or local only
 PLM
 PNR
 PRM
 PPS
 PARM
 PFCRN
 Convergencia
 PANAL
 PSD
 PES
 PRD
First federal electoral district of Chihuahua
Legislature Term Election Deputy Party
50th Congress 1976–1979 1976 Alberto Ramírez Gutiérrez  
51st Congress 1979–1982 1979 Margarita Moreno Mena  
52nd Congress 1982–1985 1982 Miguel Ángel Acosta Ramos  
53rd Congress 1985–1988 1985 Eduardo Turati  
54th Congress 1988–1991 1988 David Gómez Reyes  
55th Congress 1991–1994 1991 Fernando Rodríguez Cerna  
56th Congress 1994–1997 1994 Manuel Russek Valles  
57th Congress 1997–2000 1997 Jeffrey Jones  
58th Congress 2000–2003 2000 Hortencia Enríquez Ortega  
59th Congress 2003–2006 2003 José Mario Wong Pérez  
60th Congress 2006–2009 2006 Enrique Serrano Escobar  
61st Congress
62nd Congress
63rd Congress
64th Congress
65th Congress
66th Congress 2024–2027 2024 Daniel Murguia Lardizábal[5]    

Results

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2 July 2006 General Election: First District of Chihuahua
Party or Alliance Candidate Votes Percentage
National Action Party Juan Ramón Chacón Rojo 39,391
33.16 / 100
Alliance for Mexico
(PRI, PVEM)
 Y Enrique Serrano Escobar 45,482
38.29 / 100
Coalition for the Good of All
(PRD, PT, Convergencia)
Eleazar Reyes Salazar 20,062
16.89 / 100
New Alliance Party José Antonio Reyes Cortez 8,023
6.75 / 100
Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Claudia Silvia Alvarado Carmona 3,108
2.62 / 100
 N Unregistered candidates 272
0.23 / 100
 N Spoilt papers 2,451
2.06 / 100
Total 131,195
100 / 100
Source: Instituto Federal Electoral.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "How Mexico Elects Its Leaders — The Rules". Mexico Solidarity Project. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Circunscripciones" (PDF). ayuda.ine.mx. Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ De La Rosa, Yared (20 February 2023). "Nueva distritación electoral le quita diputados a la CDMX y le agrega a Nuevo León". Forbes México. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Así será la distribución de los Distritos Electorales Federales en Chihuahua". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Distrito 1. Juárez". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "DISTRITACIÓN FEDERAL ESCENARIO FINAL - CHIHUAHUA 2017" (PDF). Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  8. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  9. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Chihuahua. Elección de Diputados por el principio de mayoría relativa". Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

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