Seventh federal electoral district of Chihuahua

The seventh federal electoral district of Chihuahua (Distrito electoral federal 07 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.

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

Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[1] the district is located in the centre-west portion of the state, covering the municipalities of Bachíniva, Buenaventura, Casas Grandes, Cuauhtémoc, Cusihuiriachi, Galeana, Santa Isabel, Gómez Farías, Gran Morelos, Guerrero, Ignacio Zaragoza, Madera, Matachí, Moris, Namiquipa, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Ocampo, Riva Palacio and Temósachic.[2][3]

Its head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua.[4][2]

Previous districting schemes

2005–2017

Under the 2005 districting scheme, the seventh district covered the municipalities of Bachíniva, Buenaventura, Casas Grandes, Cuauhtémoc, Galeana, Gómez Farías, Guerrero, Ignacio Zaragoza, Madera, Matachí, Moris, Namiquipa, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Ocampo, Riva Palacio and Temósachi in the west of the state.[5]

The head town was Ciudad Cuauhtémoc.

1996–2005

Between 1996 and 2005, the seventh district was located in the centre-west portion of the state and comprised mostly municipalities of the Sierra Tarahumara region: Bachíniva, Batopilas, Bocoyna, Carichí, Chínipas, Cuauhtémoc, Cusihuiriachi, Dr. Belisario Domínguez, Gran Morelos, Guazapares, Guerrero, Maguarichi, Moris, Nonoava, Ocampo, Riva Palacio, San Francisco de Borja, Santa Isabel, Satevó, Uruachi and Urique.[6]

1979–1996 district

Between 1979 and 1996, the seventh district comprised the southern portion of the state capital, Chihuahua, Chih.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district
Parties
PAN
PRI
PRD
PT
PVEM
MC
PANAL
PSD
Morena

Results
2 July 2006 General Election: Seventh District of Chihuahua
Party or AllianceCandidateVotesPercentage
National Action PartyJeffrey Jones36,863
28.10 / 100
Alliance for Mexico
(PRI, PVEM)		YIsrael Beltrán Montes56,327
42.93 / 100
Coalition for the Good of All
(PRD, PT, Convergencia)		Víctor Quintana Silveyra27.782
21.18 / 100
New Alliance PartyAustreberta Bustamante Grajeda6,855
3.72 / 100
Social Democratic and Peasant AlternativeRamiro Encontrías Ontiveros1,100
0.84 / 100
NUnregistered candidates137
0.10 / 100
NSpoilt papers4,113
3.13 / 100
Total131,195
100 / 100
Source: Instituto Federal Electoral.[7]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Así será la distribución de los Distritos Electorales Federales en Chihuahua". El Heraldo de Chihuahua. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. "Memoria de la Distritación Nacional 2021-2023" (PDF). Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. "Distrito 7. Cuauhtémoc". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  6. Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  7. Instituto Federal Electoral. "Chihuahua. Elección de Diputados por el principio de mayoría relativa". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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