First Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo
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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 three 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 Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
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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, Quintana Roo's First District covers the municipalities ofCozumel
Cozumel
Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatan Channel. Cozumel is one of the ten municipalities of the state of Quintana Roo...
, Isla Mujeres
Isla Mujeres
Isla Mujeres is one of the ten municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The municipality, located in the northeastern corner of the state is mostly on the mainland and has a municipal seat of the same name; Isla Mujeres...
, Lázaro Cárdenas, Solidaridad, Tulum and non-urban area of the municipality of Benito Juárez (i.e., excluding the city and resort of Cancún
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
).
The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen is a balneario resort city just south of Cancún on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the northeast of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad municipality. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,923 people and it is rapidly growing...
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1996–2005 district
Between 1996 and 2005, the First District's territory was the same as at present, except that in included the entirety of Benito Juárez, including the city and resort of CancúnCancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
. Cancún also served as the district's head town for vote-collecting purposes.
Prior to 1975
Quintana Roo was admitted to the union on 8 October 1975. Prior to that, as a federal territory, it was assigned only one seat in the Chamber of Deputies: for the First District. The Second DistrictSecond Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo
The Second Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of three such districts in the state of Quintana Roo.It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress...
was created upon statehood in 1975, halving the territory of the First District.
Deputies returned to Congress from this district
- XXXVIII Legislature
- 1940–1943: Raymundo Sánchez Azueta (PRI)
- XXXIX Legislature
- 1943–1946:
- XL Legislature
- 1946–1949: Manuel Pérez Ávila (PRI)
- XLI Legislature
- 1949–1952: Abel Pavía González (PRI)
- XLIV Legislature
- 1958–1961: Félix Morel Peyrefitte (PRI)
- XLV Legislature
- 1961–1964: Delio Paz Ángeles (PRI)
- XLVI Legislature
- 1964–1967: Luz María Zaleta de Elsner (PRI)
- XLVII Legislature
- 1967–1970: Eliezer Castro Souza (PRI)
- XLVIII Legislature
- 1970–1973: Hernán Pastrana Pastrana (PRI)
- XLIX Legislature
- 1973–1975: Jesús Martínez RossJesús Martínez RossJesús Martínez Ross is a Mexican politician belonging to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional .From 1973 to 1975, he held a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, representing Quintana Roo's First District....
(PRI) - 1975–1976: Sebastián Uc Yam (PRI)
- 1973–1975: Jesús Martínez Ross
- L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Carlos Gómez Barrera (PRI)
- LI Legislature
- 1979–1980: Pedro Joaquín ColdwellPedro Joaquín ColdwellPedro Joaquín Coldwell is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party .-Personal life and education:...
(PRI) - 1980–1982: Salvador Ramos Bustamante (PRI)
- 1979–1980: Pedro Joaquín Coldwell
- LII Legislature
- 1982–1985: Sara Muza Simón (PRI)
- LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988: María Cristina Sangri Aguilar (PRI)
- LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: Elina Elfi Coral Castilla (PRI)
- LV Legislature
- 1991–1994: Joaquín Hendricks DíazJoaquín Hendricks DíazJoaquín Ernesto Hendricks Díaz is a Mexican politician belonging to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional ....
(PRI)
- 1991–1994: Joaquín Hendricks Díaz
- 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: Sara Muza Simón (PRI)
- LVII LegislatureLVII Legislature of the Mexican CongressThe LVII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from 1997 to 2000....
- 1997–2000: Addy Joaquín ColdwellAddy Joaquín ColdwellAddy Cecilia Joaquín Coldwell is a Mexican politician from Cozumel, Quintana Roo.Her brother Pedro Joaquín Coldwell is a former Governor of Quintana Roo...
(PRI)
- 1997–2000: Addy Joaquín Coldwell
- 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....
- 2000–2001: Juan Ignacio García Zalvidea (PAN)
- 2001–2003: Alicia Ricalde Magaña (PAN)
- 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...
- 2003–2004: Félix González CantoFélix González CantoFélix Arturo González Canto is a politician and Mexican economist, affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party .Since 2005 he has been the governor of the state of Quintana Roo....
(PRI) - 2004–2006: María Concepción Fajardo Muñoz (PRI)
- 2003–2004: Félix González Canto
- 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:...
- 2006–2007: Sara Latife Ruiz Chávez (PRI)
- 2007: Juan Carlos González Hernández (PRI)
- 2007–2009: Sara Latife Ruiz Chávez (PRI)