The First Federal Electoral District of Colima ''(I Distrito Electoral Federal de Colima)'' is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which

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is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal

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and one of two such districts in the state of Colima. It elects one deputy to the lower house of

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for each three-year legislative period, by means of the

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system.

District territory

Under the 2005 districting scheme, the First District of Colima covers the

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in the north and east part of the state: Colima,

Comala Comala () is a town and municipality located in the Mexican state of Colima, near the state capital of Colima. It has been nicknamed the “White Village of America” as the facades of the buildings in town have all been painted white since the 1 ...

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, Cuauhtémoc, Ixtlahuacán and

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. The district's head town ''(cabecera distrital)'', where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the state capital, the city of Colima.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the district had the same composition as at present, with the exception of Ixtlahuacán, which belonged to the Second District

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

* L Legislature ** 1976–1979: Ramón Serrano García (PRI) * LI Legislature ** 1979–1982:

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(PRI) * LII Legislature ** 1982–1985: * LIII Legislature ** 1985–1988: * LIV Legislature ** 1988–1991:

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(PRI) * LV Legislature ** 1991–1994:

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(PRI) * LVI Legislature ** 1994–1997:

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(PRI) * LVII Legislature ** 1997–2000: José Adán Deniz Macías (PRI) * LVIII Legislature ** 2000–2003: Jesús Dueñas Llerenas (PAN) * LIX Legislature ** 2003–2006:

Antonio Morales de la Peña Antonio Morales de la Peña (born November 1, 1971, in Colima) is a Mexican lawyer and politician. He holds a law degree from ITESO and an MA in Economics and Government from the Universidad Anáhuac. His career * Legal Advisor to the National ...

(PAN) * LX Legislature ** 2006–2009: Esmeralda Cárdenas Sánchez (PAN)

References

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