6th federal electoral district of Yucatán
| Yucatán's 6th | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
6th district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Jessica Saiden Quiroz |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Yucatán |
| Head town | Mérida |
| Coordinates | 20°58′N 89°37′W / 20.967°N 89.617°W |
| Covers | Mérida (part) and Kanasín |
| PR region | Third |
| Precincts | 145 |
| Population | 373,556 (2020 Census) |
| Indigenous | Yes (47%) |
The 6th federal electoral district of Yucatán (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 06 de Yucatán) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of six such districts in the state of Yucatán.[1]
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.[2][3]
Created by the National Electoral Institute (INE) as part of the 2023 redistricting process, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.[1] The inaugural member for the district, elected in June 2024, is Jessica Saiden Quiroz of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
District territory
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yucatán | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][6][7][8] | ||||||
The 6th district was created as part of the National Electoral Institute's 2023 redistricting process to reflect shifting population dynamics across the country.[1] Under the new districting plan, which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[9] the 6th district comprises 145 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the urban core of the municipality of Mérida and the whole of the neighbouring municipality of Kanasín.[10][11][a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city of Mérida. The district had a population of 373,556 in the 2020 Census and, with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 47% of that number, Yucatán's sixth – like all the state's electoral districts, both local and federal – is classified by the INE as an indigenous district.[1][b]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[4] | Jessica Saiden Quiroz[5] | 2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[12] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
61.9017 |
Notes
- ^ The 3rd and 4th districts cover the remainder of the municipality of Mérida.
- ^ Population figure indicates total inhabitants, not voters. The INE deems any local or federal electoral district where Indigenous or Afrodescendent inhabitants number 40% or more of the population to be an indigenous district.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Memoria de la Distritación Nacional 2021–2023" (PDF). INE. p. 228. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "How Mexico Elects Its Leaders – The Rules". Mexico Solidarity Project. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Circunscripciones" (PDF). Ayuda 2021. INE. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Diputaciones: Yucatán. Distrito 6. Mérida". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Perfil: Dip. Jessica Saiden Quiroz, LXVI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ González Casanova, Pablo (1993). Las Elecciones en México: evolución y perspectivas (3 ed.). Siglo XXI. p. 219. ISBN 9789682313219. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ 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 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Nacional Electoral por el que se aprueba la demarcación territorial de los 300 distritos electorales federales uninominales" (PDF). Repositorio Documental. INE. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ 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 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Nacional Electoral por el que se aprueba el proyecto de la demarcación territorial de los trescientos distritos electorales federales uninominales". Diario Oficial de la Federación. INE. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Domínguez Massa, David (3 October 2023). "Redistritación en Mérida y Yucatán: ¿Cuándo serán aprobados los cambios?". Diario de Yucatán. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Presidencia: Yucatán. Distrito 6. Mérida". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 4 July 2025.