Twelfth federal electoral district of Chiapas
The twelfth federal electoral district of Chiapas (Distrito electoral federal 12 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
Under the 2022 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 Tapachula.[2]
Previous districting schemes
2005–2017
The twelfth district of Chiapas was located in the extreme south of the state and comprises the municipalities of Frontera Hidalgo, Metapa, Suchiate, Tuxtla Chico and three-quarters of the municipality of Tapachula (the northern quarter of that municipality is in the eleventh district).[3]
The district's head town was the city of Tapachula.
1996–2005
Between 1996 and 2005, the twelfth district had a different configuration: it covered Tapachula municipality in its entirety, together with Cacahoatán and Unión Juárez, in addition to those other that it still covers at present.[4]
The twelfth district of Chiapas was created in 1996. Between 1979 and 1996, Chiapas only had nine federal electoral districts. The tenth to twelfth districts elected their first deputies, to the 57th Congress, in 1997.
Deputies returned to Congress from this district
 Parties | |
|---|---|
 | PAN |
 | PRI |
 | PRD |
 | PT |
 | PVEM |
 | MC |
 | PANAL |
 | PSD |
 | Morena |
| Deputy | Party | Legislature | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranulfo Tonche Pacheco |  | 57th Congress | 1997–2000 |
| Adolfo Zamora Cruz |  | 58th Congress | 2000–2003 |
| Carlos Pano Becerra | | 59th Congress | 2003–2006 |
| Antonio de Jesús Díaz Athié | | 60th Congress | 2006–2009 |
| Sami David David | | 61st Congress | 2009–2012 |
| Antonio de Jesús Díaz Athié | | 62nd Congress | 2012–2015 |
| Samuel Alexis Chacón Morales | | 63rd Congress | 2015–2018 |
| José Luis Elorza Flores |  | 64th Congress 65th Congress | 2018–2024 |
| Rosa Irene Urbina Castañeda[2] | | 66th Congress | 2024–2027 |
References and notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Distrito 12. Tapachula". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
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