12th federal electoral district of Puebla
| Puebla's 12th | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
12th district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Nora Merino Escamilla |
| Party | ▌Labour Party |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Puebla |
| Head town | Puebla de Zaragoza |
| Coordinates | 19°02′N 98°11′W / 19.033°N 98.183°W |
| Covers | Municipality of Puebla (part) |
| Region | Fourth |
| Precincts | 224 |
| Population | 419,338 (2020 Census) |
The 12th federal electoral district of Puebla (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 12 de Puebla) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 16 such districts in the state of Puebla.[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 fourth region.[2][3]
Suspended in 1930,[a] Puebla's 12th was re-established as part of the 1977 political reforms. The restored district returned its first deputy in the 1979 mid-term election.[7]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Nora Yessica Merino Escamilla of the Labour Party (PT).[8][9]
District territory
Under the 2022 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, Puebla's congressional seat allocation rose from 15 to 16.[10] The 12th district covers 224 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the municipality of Puebla.[11][12][b]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city of Puebla. The district reported a population of 419,338 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puebla | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][13][7][14] | ||||||
2017–2022
- From 2017 to 2022, when Puebla was assigned 15 congressional seats, the district's head town was the city of Puebla and it covered 292 precincts.[15][14]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 plan, the district was one of 16 in Puebla. Its head town was the state capital and it covered 180 precincts in the municipality.[16][17]
1996–2005
- Between 1996 and 2005, Puebla had 15 districts. The 12th covered 166 precincts in the municipality of Puebla, with its head town at the city of Puebla.[18][17]
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, Puebla's seat allocation rose from 10 to 14.[13] The 12 district's head town was the city of Puebla and it comprised parts of the city and its municipality.[19]
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 | Porfirio del Castillo[20][21] | 1916–1917 | Constituent Congress of Querétaro | ||
| ... | |||||
| The 12th district was suspended between 1930 and 1979 | |||||
| 1979 | Francisco Sánchez Díaz de Rivera[22] | 1979–1982 | 51st Congress | ||
| 1982 | Manuel R. Villa Issa[23] | 1982–1985 | 52nd Congress | ||
| 1985 | Germán Sierra Sánchez[24] | 1985–1988 | 53rd Congress | ||
| 1988 | Marco Antonio Rojas Flores[25] | 1988–1991 | 54th Congress | ||
| 1991 | Guillermo Pacheco Pulido[26] | 1991–1994 | 55th Congress | ||
| 1994 | Luis Antonio Godina Herrera[27] | 1994–1997 | 56th Congress | ||
| 1997 | Celso Fuentes Ramírez[28] | 1997–2000 | 57th Congress | ||
| 2000 | Alfonso Vicente Díaz[29] | 2000–2003 | 58th Congress | ||
| 2003 | Myriam de Lourdes Arabian Couttolenc[30] | 2003–2006 | 59th Congress | ||
| 2006 | Antonio Sánchez Díaz de Rivera[31] | 2006–2009 | 60th Congress | ||
| 2009 | Leobardo Soto Martínez[32] | 2009–2012 | 61st Congress | ||
| 2012 | Néstor Octavio Gordillo Castillo[33] | 2012–2015 | 62nd Congress | ||
| 2015 | Víctor Manuel Giorgana Jiménez[34] | 2015–2018 | 63rd Congress | ||
| 2018 | Fernando Luis Manzanilla Prieto[35] | 2018–2021 | 64th Congress | ||
| 2021 | Mario Gerardo Riestra Piña[36] | 2021–2024 | 65th Congress | ||
| 2024[8] | Nora Yessica Merino Escamilla[9] | 2024–2027 | 66th Congress | ||
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[37] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
58.0560 |
| 2024[38] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
55.6225 |
Notes
- ^ An amendment to Article 52 of the Constitution in 1928 changed the original provision of "one deputy per 60,000 inhabitants" to "one deputy per 100,000";[4][5] as a result, the size of the Chamber of Deputies fell from 281 in the 1928 election to 171 in 1934.[6]
- ^ The 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th districts cover the remainder of the municipality.
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