Third Federal Electoral District of the Federal District

The Third Federal Electoral District of the Federal District (III Distrito Electoral Federal del Distrito Federal) is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 27 such districts in the Federal District ("DF" or Mexico City).

District DF-III shaded blue

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.

District territory edit

Under the 2005 districting scheme, the DF's Third District covers the central and western portion of the borough (delegación) of Azcapotzalco.[1]

Previous districting schemes edit

1996–2005 district edit

Between 1996 and 2005, the Third District covered the central portion of Azcapotzalco only.[2]

Deputies returned to Congress from this district edit

  Parties
 PAN
 PRI
 PRD
 PT
 PVEM
 MC
 PANAL
 PSD

References and notes edit

  1. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado del Distrito Federal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  2. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación 1996 del Distrito Federal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  3. ^ The National Action Party decided not to accept Gómez Mont's victory in the district, in protest at what it perceived as irregularities in the election.