Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua
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Federal Electoral Districts of Mexico
The Federal Electoral Districts of Mexico are the 300 constituencies or electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of federal elections. Each district returns one Federal Deputy, who sits in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Federal Congress...
into which Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of nine such districts in the state
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...
of Chihuahua.
It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress
Congress of Mexico
The Congress of the Union is the legislative branch of the Mexican government...
for each three-year legislative period, by means of the first past the post
Plurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
system.
District territory
Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's Fifth District covers the municipalities of Aldama, Allende, Aquiles Serdán, Camargo, Coronado, Coyame del SotolCoyame del Sotol
Coyame del Sotol is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Coyame. The municipality covers an area of 7,877 km².As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681.-Name:...
, Delicias
Delicias (municipality)
Delicias is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The capital lies at Delicias. The municipality covers an area of 335.4 km²....
, Jiménez
Jiménez (municipality of Chihuahua)
Jiménez is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at José Mariano Jiménez. The municipality covers an area of 11,074.14 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 40,467....
, Julimes
Julimes (municipality)
Julimes is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Julimes. The municipality covers an area of 2,767.3 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,507.-Towns and villages:...
, La Cruz
La Cruz (municipality of Chihuahua)
La Cruz is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at La Cruz. The municipality covers an area of 1,035.9 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,844.-Towns and villages:...
, López, Manuel Benavides
Manuel Benavides (municipality)
Manuel Benavides is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Manuel Benavides village. The municipality covers an area of 3,191.5 km²....
, Meoqui, Ojinaga, Rosales, San Francisco de Conchos
San Francisco de Conchos (municipality)
San Francisco de Conchos is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Francisco de Conchos. The municipality covers an area of1,169.1 km²....
and Saucillo
Saucillo (municipality)
Saucillo is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Saucillo. The municipality covers an area of 2,116.16 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 28,508 .-Towns and villages:...
.
The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Delicias.
1996–2005 district
Between 1996 and 2005, the Fifth District was located in the same region of the state, with a slightly different configuration. It covered the municipalities of Aldama, Aquiles Serdán, Camargo, Coyame del SotolCoyame del Sotol
Coyame del Sotol is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Coyame. The municipality covers an area of 7,877 km².As of the 2010 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,681.-Name:...
, Delicias
Delicias (municipality)
Delicias is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The capital lies at Delicias. The municipality covers an area of 335.4 km²....
, Julimes
Julimes (municipality)
Julimes is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Julimes. The municipality covers an area of 2,767.3 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,507.-Towns and villages:...
, La Cruz
La Cruz (municipality of Chihuahua)
La Cruz is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at La Cruz. The municipality covers an area of 1,035.9 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,844.-Towns and villages:...
, Manuel Benavides
Manuel Benavides (municipality)
Manuel Benavides is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Manuel Benavides village. The municipality covers an area of 3,191.5 km²....
, Meoqui, Ojinaga, Rosales, San Francisco de Conchos
San Francisco de Conchos (municipality)
San Francisco de Conchos is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Francisco de Conchos. The municipality covers an area of1,169.1 km²....
and Saucillo
Saucillo (municipality)
Saucillo is a one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Saucillo. The municipality covers an area of 2,116.16 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 28,508 .-Towns and villages:...
.
1979–1996 district
Between 1979 and 1996, the Fifth District was located in the west of the state, covering a large area of the Sierra Madre OccidentalSierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico.-Setting:The range runs north to south, from just south of the Sonora–Arizona border southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins...
. It was centred on the city of Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua
Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua
Vicente Guerrero is a city and seat of the municipality of Guerrero, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2005, the town had a total population of 6,536....
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Deputies returned to Congress from this district
- L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Artemio Iglesias (PRI)
- LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Enrique Pérez González (PRI)
- LII Legislature
- 1982–1985: Samuel Díaz Olguín (PRI)
- LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988: Alonso Aguirre Ramos (PRI)
- LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: Jorge Esteban Sandoval (PRI)
- LV Legislature
- 1991–1994: Pablo Israel Esparza Natividad (PRI)
- LVI LegislatureLVI Legislature of the Mexican Congress-Members of the LVI Legislature:# Dip. Aburto Torres Taide# Dip. Acebo Salman Jesús Guillermo# Dip. Aceves del Olmo Carlos Humberto# Dip. Aceves Hernández Pablo Pedro# Dip. Acosta Ruelas Miguel# Dip. Aguiar Ortega Gabriel# Dip. Aguilar Martínez José Luis...
- 1994–1997: Saúl González HerreraSaúl González HerreraSaúl González Herrerawas a Mexican lawyer and politician, affiliated with the Revolutionary Institutional Party . He served as Governor of Chihuahua from 1985 to 1986.Saúl González Herrera had extensive experience in Chihuahua state politics...
(PRI)
- 1994–1997: Saúl González Herrera
- LVII LegislatureLVII Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LVII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from 1997 to 2000....
- 1997–2000: Ignacio Arrieta Aragón (PRI)
- LVIII LegislatureLVIII Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LVIII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, 2000, to August 31, 2003. All members of the LVIII Legislature were elected in the elections of July 2000....
- 2000–2003: César Reyes Roel (PAN)
- LIX LegislatureLIX Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LIX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 2003 to August 2006. All members of the lower house of the Congress were elected in the elections of July 2003 while members of the upper house were elected in the elections of July 2000.-Chamber of Deputies:-Senate of...
- 2003–2006: Fernando Álvarez Monje (PAN)
- LX LegislatureLX Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico is meeting from September 1, 2006, to September 1, 2009. All members of both the lower and upper houses of Congress were elected in the elections of July 2006.-Senators by state:-Plurinominal Senators:...
- 2006–2009: Felipe González Ruiz (PAN)