First Federal Electoral District of Chiapas
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Federal Electoral Districts of Mexico
The Federal Electoral Districts of Mexico are the 300 constituencies or electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of federal elections. Each district returns one Federal Deputy, who sits in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Federal Congress...
into which Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 12 such districts in the state
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...
of Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
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It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress
Congress of Mexico
The Congress of the Union is the legislative branch of the Mexican government...
for each three-year legislative period, by means of the first past the post
Plurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
system.
District territory
Under the 2005 districting scheme, the First District of Chiapas covers the municipalitiesMunicipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
of northeastern Chiapas: Catazajá
Catazajá
Catazajá is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 15,709. It covers an area of 621 km²....
, Chilón
Chilón
Chilón is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 77,686. It covers an area of 2490 km²....
, La Libertad
La Libertad, Chiapas
La Libertad is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5,288....
, Palenque
Palenque
Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD...
, Sabanilla
Sabanilla
Sabanilla is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 21,156. It covers an area of 171.4 km².-History:...
, Salto de Agua
Salto de Agua
Salto de Agua is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 49,300. It covers an area of 1289.2 km²....
, Tila
Tila, Chiapas
Tila is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 58,153. It covers an area of 705.5 km².-Foundation:Tila was founded in 1564 by Fray Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada...
, Tumbalá
Tumbalá
Tumbalá is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2005, the municipality had a population of 26,866 . It covers an area of 109.3 km²....
and Yajalón
Yajalón
Yajalón is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 26,044. It covers an area of 162.3 km²....
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The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Palenque
Palenque
Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD...
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1996–2005 district
Between 1996 and 2005, the district had exactly the same composition as it currently has.Deputies returned to Congress from this district
- L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Jaime SabinesJaime SabinesJaime Sabines Gutiérrez was a Mexican contemporary poet. Known as “the sniper of Literature” as he formed part of a group that transformed literature into reality, he wrote ten volumes of poetry, and his work has been translated into more than twelve languages...
(PRI)
- 1976–1979: Jaime Sabines
- LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Rafael Pascacio Gamboa (PRI)
- LII Legislature
- 1982–1985: Enoch Cansino Casahonda (PRI)
- LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988:
- LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: Antonio Pariente Algarín (PRI)
- LV Legislature
- 1991–1994:
- LVI LegislatureLVI Legislature of the Mexican Congress-Members of the LVI Legislature:# Dip. Aburto Torres Taide# Dip. Acebo Salman Jesús Guillermo# Dip. Aceves del Olmo Carlos Humberto# Dip. Aceves Hernández Pablo Pedro# Dip. Acosta Ruelas Miguel# Dip. Aguiar Ortega Gabriel# Dip. Aguilar Martínez José Luis...
- 1994–1997: Walter Antonio León Montoya (PRI)
- LVII LegislatureLVII Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LVII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from 1997 to 2000....
- 1997–2000: Arquímides León Ovando (PRI)
- LVIII LegislatureLVIII Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LVIII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, 2000, to August 31, 2003. All members of the LVIII Legislature were elected in the elections of July 2000....
- 2000–2003: Jesús Alejandro Cruz Gutiérrez (PRI)
- LIX LegislatureLIX Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LIX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 2003 to August 2006. All members of the lower house of the Congress were elected in the elections of July 2003 while members of the upper house were elected in the elections of July 2000.-Chamber of Deputies:-Senate of...
- 2003–2006: Jorge Utrilla Robles (PRI)
- LX LegislatureLX Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico is meeting from September 1, 2006, to September 1, 2009. All members of both the lower and upper houses of Congress were elected in the elections of July 2006.-Senators by state:-Plurinominal Senators:...
- 2006–2009: Yari del Carmen Gebhardt Garduza (PRI)