Second federal electoral district of Chihuahua

The second federal electoral district of Chihuahua (Distrito electoral federal 02 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 2nd district since 2022
Chihuahua's 2nd district in 2017–2022
Chihuahua's 2nd 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 second district covers the south of Ciudad Juárez and the adjacent municipalities of Ahumada, Guadalupe and Práxedis G. Guerrero.[4] The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Ciudad Juárez.[5]

Previous districting schemes

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2017–2022

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Between 2017 and 2022 the district comprised the municipalities of Ahumada, Ascensión, Buenaventura, Casas Grandes, Galeana, Guadalupe, Ignacio Zaragoza, Janos, Nuevo Casas Grandes and Práxedis G. Guerrero, together with the south of the municipality of Juárez and the southern portion of Ciudad Juárez.[6]

2005–2017

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Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's second district covered the western portion of Ciudad Juárez and of the surrounding municipality of Juárez.The head town was Ciudad Juárez.[7]

1996–2005

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Almost exactly the same as the 2005–2017 configuration.[8]

1979–1996

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Between 1979 and 1996, the second district was located in the south of the state, centred on the city of Hidalgo del Parral, an area covered by the 9th district under the 2022 plan.[4]

Deputies returned to Congress

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  National parties
Current
 PAN
 PRI
 PT
 PVEM
 MC
 Morena
Defunct or local only
 PLM
 PNR
 PRM
 PP
 PPS
 PARM
 PFCRN
 Convergencia
 PANAL
 PSD
 PES
 PRD
Second federal electoral district of Chihuahua
Election Deputy Party Legislature Term
1976 Oswaldo Rodríguez González   50th Congress 1976–1979
1979 Jesús Chávez Baeza   51st Congress 1979–1982
1982 Alfonso Cereceros Peña   52nd Congress 1982–1985
1985 Jacinto Gómez Pasillas   53rd Congress 1985–1988
1988 Rafael Chávez Rodríguez   54th Congress 1988–1991
1991 Carlos Morales Villalobos   55th Congress 1991–1994
1994 Alfredo Amaya   56th Congress 1994–1997
1997 Adalberto Balderrama   57th Congress 1997–2000
2000 David Rodríguez Torres   58th Congress 2000–2003
2003 Nora Yú Hernández[9]   59th Congress 2003–2006
2006 Lilia Merodio Reza   60th Congress 2006–2009
61st Congress
62nd Congress
63rd Congress
64th Congress
65th Congress
2024 Teresita de Jesús Vargas Meraz[5]     66th Congress 2024–2027

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. ^ a b "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 "Chihuahua Distrito 2. Juárez". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "DISTRITACIÓN FEDERAL ESCENARIO FINAL - CHIHUAHUA 2017" (PDF). Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  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 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Nora Elena Yú Hernández". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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