Third federal electoral district of Chihuahua

The third federal electoral district of Chihuahua (Distrito electoral federal 03 de Chihuahua) 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 nine such districts currently operating in the state of Chihuahua.

Chihuahua's 3rd district since 2022
Chihuahua's 3rd district in 2017–2022
Chihuahua's 3rd 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 third district covers the western portion of Ciudad Juárez and the adjacent municipalities of Ascensión and Janos.[4]

Its 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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2005–2017 district

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Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's third district covered the eastern portion of Ciudad Juárez, which served as its head town.[6]

1996–2005

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Almost exactly the same as the 2005 configuration.[7]

1979–1996 district

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The third district covered a portion of the Ciudad Juárez urban area.

Deputies returned to Congress

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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
Third federal electoral district of Chihuahua
Election Deputy Party Legislature Term
1970 Mario Jáquez Provencio[a]
Fernando Pacheco Parra
  48th Congress 1970–1971
1971–1973
1973 Francisco Rodríguez Pérez   49th Congress 1973–1976
1976 José Reyes Estrada Aguirre   50th Congress 1976–1979
1979 René Franco Barreno   51st Congress 1979–1982
1982 Enrique Soto Izquierdo [es]   52nd Congress 1982–1985
1985 Héctor Mejía Gutiérrez [es]   53rd Congress 1985–1988
1988 Miguel Agustín Corral   54th Congress 1988–1991
1991 Carlos Morales Villalobos   55th Congress 1991–1994
1994 Sergio Vázquez Olivas   56th Congress 1994–1997
1997 Eliher Flores Prieto [es]   57th Congress 1997–2000
2000 Carlos Borunda Zaragoza   58th Congress 2000–2003
2003 María Ávila Serna   59th Congress 2003–2006
2006 Cruz Pérez Cuéllar   60th Congress 2006–2009
61st Congress
62nd Congress
63rd Congress
64th Congress
65th Congress
2024 Lilia Aguilar Gil[5]     66th Congress 2024–2027

Notes

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  1. ^ Jáquez Provencio resigned his seat in Congress upon being elected municipal president of Ciudad Juárez.

Results

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2 July 2006 General Election: Third District of Chihuahua
Party or Alliance Candidate Votes Percentage
National Action Party  Y Cruz Pérez Cuéllar 64,827
51.12 / 100
Alliance for Mexico
(PRI, PVEM)
Antonio Candelas Alvarado 33,270
26.23 / 100
Coalition for the Good of All
(PRD, PT, Convergencia)
Juvicela Enríquez Romero 16,766
13.23 / 100
New Alliance Party Sergio Guillermo Armendariz Díaz 6,855
5.41 / 100
Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Benjamín Quezada Martínez 2,973
2.34 / 100
 N Unregistered candidates 193
0.15 / 100
 N Spoilt papers 1,927
1.52 / 100
Total 126,821
100 / 100
Source: Instituto Federal Electoral.[8]

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 "Chihuahua Distrito 3. Juárez". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  7. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  8. ^ 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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