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

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

and one of nine such districts in the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places *Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state **Chihuahua Mun ...

. It elects one deputy to the lower house of

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

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

first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

system.

District territory

Under the 2005 districting scheme, the district covers the municipalities of Ahumada, Ascensión, Guadalupe, Janos, Práxedis G. Guerrero and the southern part of the municipality of Juárez. The district's head town ''(cabecera distrital)'', where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of

Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez ( ; ''Juarez City''. ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is commonly referred to as Juárez and was known as El Paso del Norte (''The Pass of the North'') until 1888. Juárez is the seat of the Ju� ...

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the First District's territory was in the north and north-east of the state, covering the municipalities of Ahumada, Ascensión, Buenaventura,

Casas Grandes Casas Grandes (Spanish for ''Great Houses''; also known as Paquimé) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Construction of the site is attributed to the Mogollon culture. Casas Grandes has been design ...

, Galeana,

Gómez Farías Gómez (frequently anglicization, anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish language, Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan langu ...

, Guadalupe,

Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (; March 24, 1829September 8, 1862) was a Mexican general and politician. He led the Mexican army of 600 men that defeated 6,500 invading French forces, including the elite French legionnaires at the Battle of Puebla ...

, Janos, Madera, Matachí,

Namiquipa Namiquipa is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Namiquipa. As of 2010, the town of Namiquipa had a population of 1,752, up from 1,718 as of 2005. History The origin ...

Nuevo Casas Grandes Nuevo Casas Grandes is a city and the seat of the Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality in northern Mexico. It is located in the northwestern part of the state of Chihuahua, on the Casas Grandes or San Miguel river, situated in a wide, fertile valley o ...

, Práxedis G. Guerrero and Temósachi; it was centred on the city of

1979–1996 district

Between 1979 and 1996, the First District was located in the centre of the state and was centred on the state capital, the city of Chihuahua

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

* L Legislature ** 1976–1979: Alberto Ramírez Gutiérrez (PRI) * LI Legislature ** 1979–1982: Margarita Moreno Mena (PRI) * LII Legislature ** 1982–1985: Miguel Ángel Acosta Ramos (PRI) * LIII Legislature ** 1985–1988: Eduardo Turati (PAN) * LIV Legislature ** 1988–1991: David Gómez Reyes (PRI) * LV Legislature ** 1991–1994: Fernando Rodríguez Cerna (PRI) * LVI Legislature ** 1994–1997: Manuel Russek Valles (PRI) * LVII Legislature ** 1997–2000:

Jeffrey Jones Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American character actor, best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in ''Amadeus'' (1984), Edward R. Rooney in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), Charles Deetz in ''Beetlejuice'' (1988) ...

(PAN) * LVIII Legislature ** 2000–2003:

Hortencia Enríquez Ortega Hortencia Enríquez Ortega (born 1 April 1953) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. From 2000 to 2003 she served as Deputy of the LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LVIII Legislature of the Congress o ...

(PRI) * LIX Legislature ** 2003–2006:

José Mario Wong Pérez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(PRI) * LX Legislature ** 2006–2009: Enrique Serrano Escobar (PRI)

Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chih 01 Federal electoral districts of Mexico Chihuahua (state)