The Third Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua ''(III Distrito Electoral Federal de Chihuahua)'' 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 nine such districts in the

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. 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, Chihuahua's Third District covers the eastern portion of

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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

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Almost exactly the same as the current configuration.

1979–1996 district

As at present, the Third District covered a portion of the Ciudad Juárez urban area.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

* XLVIII Legislature ** 1970–1971: Mario Jáquez Provencio (PRI)Jáquez Provencio resigned his seat in Congress upon being elected Municipal President of Ciudad Juárez. ** 1971–1973: Fernando Pacheco Parra (PRI) * XLIX Legislature ** 1973–1976: * L Legislature ** 1976–1979:

José Reyes Estrada Aguirre José Reyes Estrada Aguirre (Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, 1929 – Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, 31 March 1989) was a Mexican politician, affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party ...

(PRI) * LI Legislature ** 1979–1982: René Franco Barreno (PRI) * LII Legislature ** 1982–1985: Enrique Soto Izquierdo (PRI) * LIII Legislature ** 1985–1988:

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(PAN) * LIV Legislature ** 1988–1991:

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(PAN) * LV Legislature ** 1991–1994:

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(PRI) * LVI Legislature ** 1994–1997:

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(PRI) * LVII Legislature ** 1997–2000:

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(PAN) * LVIII Legislature ** 2000–2003: Carlos Borunda Zaragoza (PAN) * LIX Legislature ** 2003–2006: María Ávila Serna (PVEM) * LX Legislature ** 2006–2009:

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(PAN)

Results

References

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