Fourth federal electoral district of Chiapas

The fourth federal electoral district of Chiapas (Distrito electoral federal 04 de Chiapas) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 13 such districts in the state of Chiapas.

Federal electoral districts of Chiapas since 2022
Chiapas under the 2017–2022 districting scheme
2005–2017 fourth district 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. Votes cast in the district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the third region.[1][2]

District territory

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Under the 2022 districting plan, which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[3] the fourth district of Chiapas comprises 25 municipalities in the north-west of the state:

  • Amatán, Chapultenango, Chicoasen, Coapilla, Copainalá, Francisco León, Ixhuatán, Ixtacomitán, Ixtapangajoya, Juárez, Mezcalapa, Ocotepec, Ostuacán, Osumacinta, Pantepec, Pichucalco, Rayón, Reforma, Rincón Chamula San Pedro, San Fernando, Solosuchiapa, Sunuapa, Tapalapa, Tapilula and Tecpatán.[4]

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Pichucalco.[5]

With Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 40% of its population, it is officially classified by the National Electoral Institute (INE) as an indigenous district.[4]

Previous districting schemes

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2017–2022

Under the 2017 scheme, the district covered 22 municipalities and had its head town at Pichucalco.[6]

2005–2017

In 2005–2017, the fourth district was located in the north-western portion of the state and covered the municipalities of Amatán, Berriozábal, Coapilla, Copainalá, Ixtacomitán, Ixtapangajoya, Juárez, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Ostuacán, Pichucalco, Reforma, San Fernando, Solosuchiapa, Sunuapa and Tecpatán.[7] The head town was the city of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa.

1996–2005

Between 1996 and 2005, the fourth district had a different configuration. It was still centred on Ocozocoautla de Espinosa but covered:

1978–1996

The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under that plan, Chiapas's seat allocation rose from six to nine.[9] The fourth district had its head town at Pichucalco and it covered 17 municipalities.[10]

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
Fourth federal electoral district of Chiapas
Election Deputy Party Term Legislature
1976 Manuel Villafuerte Mijangos[11]   1976–1979 50th Congress
1979 Salvador de la Torre Grajales[12]   1979–1982 51st Congress
1982 Oralia Coutiño Ruiz[13]   1982–1985 52nd Congress
1985 Blanca Ruth Esponda Espinosa [es][14]   1985–1988 53rd Congress
1988 Sami David David[15]   1988–1991 54th Congress
1991 Orbelín Rodríguez Velasco[16]   1991–1994 55th Congress
1994 Tito Rubín Cruz[17]   1994–1997 56th Congress
1997 Mario Elías Moreno Navarro[18]   1997–2000 57th Congress
2000 José Jacobo Nazar Morales[19]   2000–2003 58th Congress
2003 Julián Nazar Morales[20]   2003–2006 59th Congress
2006 Andrés Carballo Bustamante[21]   2006–2009 60th Congress
2009 Ovidio Cortázar Ramos[22]   2009–2012 61st Congress
2012 Harvey Gutiérrez Álvarez[23]   2012–2015 62nd Congress
2015 Flor Ángel Jiménez Jiménez[24]   2015–2018 63rd Congress
2018 Roque Luis Rabelo Velasco[25]   2018–2021 64th Congress
2021 Joaquín Zebadúa Alva [es][26]   2021–2024 65th Congress
2024[27] Joaquín Zebadúa Alva [es][28]   2024–2027 66th Congress

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 "Cartografía electoral federal 2023". Diario de Chiapas. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Memoria de la Distritación Nacional 2021–2023" (PDF). Instituto Nacional Electoral. p. 228. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Chiapas: Descriptivo de la distritacion federal, marzo 2017" (PDF). Cartografía. Instituto Nacional Electoral. March 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Instituto Federal Electoral. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Instituto Federal Electoral. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  9. ^ González Casanova, Pablo (1993). Las Elecciones en México: evolución y perspectivas (3 ed.). Siglo XXI. p. 219. ISBN 9789682313219. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Chiapas". División del Territorio de la República en 300 Distritos Electorales Uninominales para Elecciones Federales. Diario Oficial de la Federación. 29 May 1978. p. 13. Retrieved 25 July 2024. The link provides a list of the constituent municipalities.
  11. ^ "Legislatura 50" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Legislatura 51" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Legislatura 52" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Legislatura 53" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Legislatura 54" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Legislatura 55" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Legislatura 56" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Legislatura 57" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Perfil: Dip. José Jacobo Nazar Morales, LVIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Julián Nazar Morales, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Andrés Carballo Bustamante, LX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Ovidio Cortázar Ramos, LXI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Harvey Gutiérrez Álvarez, LXII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Flor Ángel Jiménez Jiménez, LXIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Roque Luis Rabelo Velasco, LXIV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Joaquín Zebadúa Alva, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Chiapas Distrito 4. Pichucalco". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Joaquín Zebadúa Alva, LXVI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

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