16th federal electoral district of Veracruz
| Veracruz's 16th | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
16th district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Zenyazen Escobar García |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Veracruz |
| Head town | Córdoba |
| Coordinates | 18°53′N 96°56′W / 18.883°N 96.933°W |
| Covers | Amatlán, Córdoba, Cuitláhuac, Fortín, Ixtaczoquitlán, Yanga |
| Region | Third |
| Precincts | 231 |
| Population | 434,969 (2020 Census) |
The 16th federal electoral district of Veracruz (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 16 de Veracruz) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 19 such districts in the state of Veracruz.[1]
It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative session 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.[2][3]
The 16th district was re-established in 1978 and was subsequently contested in the 1979 mid-term election.[4]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Zenyazen Roberto Escobar García of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[5][6]
District territory
Veracruz lost a congressional district in the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 elections.[7] The reconfigured 16th district covers 231 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across six municipalities in the state's Mountains region:[8][9]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Córdoba. The district reported a population of 434,969 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veracruz | 15 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][4][10][11] | ||||||
Because of shifting demographics Veracruz currently has four fewer districts than the 23 the state was allocated under the 1977 electoral reforms.[10]
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, Veracruz was assigned 20 electoral districts. The 16th district comprised nine municipalities in the same region as at present:[12]
- Amatlán de los Reyes, Atoyac, Córdoba, Chocamán, Fortín, Ixhuatlán del Café, Tepatlaxco, Tomatlán and Yanga.
- Its head town was the city of Córdoba.[11]
2005–2017
- Veracruz's allocation of congressional seats fell to 21 in the 2005 redistricting process.[10] Between 2005 and 2017 the 16th district had its head town at Córdoba and it comprised six municipalities:[13][14]
- Amatlán de los Reyes, Atzacán, Córdoba, Fortín, Ixtaczoquitlán and Naranjal.
1996–2005
- Under the 1996 districting plan, which assigned Veracruz 23 districts, the head town was at Córdoba and the district covered eight municipalities.[15][14]
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, Veracruz's seat allocation rose from 15 to 23.[4] The newly created 16th district had its head town at Pánuco in the north of the state and it covered the municipalities of Ozuluama, Pánuco, Pueblo Viejo, Tampico Alto and Tempoal.[16]
Deputies returned to Congress
| National parties | |
|---|---|
| Current | |
| PAN | |
| PRI | |
| PT | |
| PVEM | |
| MC | |
| Morena | |
| Defunct or local only | |
| PLM | |
| PNR | |
| PRM | |
| PNM | |
| PP | |
| PPS | |
| PARM | |
| PFCRN | |
| Convergencia | |
| PANAL | |
| PSD | |
| PES | |
| PES | |
| PRD | |
| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Marcelo Torres[17][18] | 1916–1917 | Constituent Congress of Querétaro | |
| ... | ||||
| 1979 | Fidel Herrera Beltrán[19][20] | 1979–1982 | 51st Congress | |
| 1982 | Héctor Sánchez Ponce[21] | 1982–1985 | 52nd Congress | |
| 1985 | Alberto Mañueco Guzmán[22] Pedro Sánchez Arrieta |
1985–1988 | 53rd Congress | |
| 1988 | Nicodemus Santos Luck[23] | 1988–1991 | 54th Congress | |
| 1991 | Guillermo Díaz Rea[24] | 1991–1994 | 55th Congress | |
| 1994 | Carlos Verteramo Pérez[25] | 1994–1997 | 56th Congress | |
| 1997 | Juan Bueno Torio[26] | 1997–2000 | 57th Congress | |
| 2000 | Tomás Ríos Bernal[27] | 2000–2003 | 58th Congress | |
| 2003 | Sergio Penagos García[28] | 2003–2006 | 59th Congress | |
| 2006 | Mauricio Duck Núñez[29] | 2006–2009 | 60th Congress | |
| 2009 | Javier Duarte de Ochoa[30][a] Daniela Nadal Riquelme[32] |
2009–2010 2010–2012 |
61st Congress | |
| 2012 | Leticia López Landero[33] | 2012–2015 | 62nd Congress | |
| 2015 | Marco Antonio Aguilar Yunes[34] | 2015–2018 | 63rd Congress | |
| 2018 | Juan Martínez Flores[35] | 2018–2021 | 64th Congress | |
| 2021 | Martha Rosa Morales Romero[36] | 2021–2024 | 65th Congress | |
| 2024[5] | Zenyazen Roberto Escobar García[6] | 2024–2027 | 66th Congress | |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[37] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
59.0734 |
| 2024[38] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
66.6430 |
Notes
- ^ Duarte resigned his seat on 16 February 2010 to contend (successfully) for the governorship of Veracruz.[31]
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- ^ a b c Baños Martínez, Marco Antonio; Palacios Mora, Celia (2014). "Evolución territorial de los distritos electorales federales uninominales, 1977–2010" [Territorial evolution of the federal uninominal electoral districts, 1977–2010]. Investigaciones Geográficas (84). Mexico City: Instituto de Geografía, UNAM: 92. doi:10.14350/rig.34063. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Leticia López Landero, LXII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Marco Antonio Aguilar Yunes, LXIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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