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Tenth federal electoral district of Chiapas

Coordinates: 16°22′N 93°24′W / 16.367°N 93.400°W / 16.367; -93.400
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Federal electoral districts of Chiapas since 2022

The tenth federal electoral district of Chiapas (Distrito electoral federal 10 de Chiapas) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 13 such districts in the state of Chiapas.

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.

District territory[edit]

Under the 2023 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[1] the district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Villaflores.

Previous districting schemes[edit]

2005–2017[edit]

2005 tenth district shaded blue

The tenth district comprised the municipalities of Ángel Albino Corzo, Cintalapa, Jiquipilas, La Concordia, Montecristo de Guerrero, Villa Corzo and Villaflores.[2]

The head town was the city of Villaflores.

1996–2005[edit]

Between 1996 and 2005, the tenth district was located in a different region of Chiapas, closer to the Guatemalan border. It covered the municipalities of Ángel Albino Corzo, Amatenango de la Frontera, Bejucal de Ocampo, Bella Vista, Chicomuselo, El Porvenir, La Grandeza, Mazapa de Madero, Motozintla and Siltepec.[3]

The tenth district of Chiapas was created in 1996. Between 1979 and 1996, Chiapas only had nine federal electoral districts. The tenth district elected its first deputy, to the 57th Congress, in 1997.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district[edit]

Mexico Parties
PAN
PRI
PRD
PT
PVEM
MC
PANAL
PSD
Morena
Tenth federal electoral district of Chiapas
Deputy Party Legislature Term
Manuel Hernández Gómez [es] 57th Congress 1997–2000
Carlos Rodolfo Soto Monzón 58th Congress 2000–2003
Belisario Herrera Solís 59th Congress 2003–2006
Martín Ramos Castellanos 60th Congress 2006–2009
Sergio Ernesto Gutiérrez Villanueva 61st Congress 2009–2012
Héctor Narcia Álvarez 62nd Congress 2012–2015
Julián Nazar Morales 63rd Congress 2015–2018
Juan Enrique Farrera Esponda 64th Congress 2018–2021
Juan Pablo Montes de Oca Avendaño [es] 65th Congress 2021–2024
Deliamaría González Flandez[4] 66th Congress 2024–2027

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Distrito 10. Villaflores". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

16°22′N 93°24′W / 16.367°N 93.400°W / 16.367; -93.400