The Seventh Federal Electoral District of the Federal District ''(VII Distrito Electoral Federal del Distrito Federal)'' 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 27 such districts in the

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("DF" or Mexico City). 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 DF's Seventh District covers the south-east portion of the

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''(delegación)'' of

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Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Seventh District's territory was identical to its present conformation.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

* XL Legislature **1946–1949:

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(PAN) * L Legislature **1976–1979: María Elena Márquez de Torruco (PRI) * LI Legislature **1979–1982:

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(PRI) * LII Legislature **1982–1985:

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(PRI) * LIII Legislature **1985–1988: * LIV Legislature **1988–1991: Jaime Fernández Sánchez (PAN) * LV Legislature **1991–1994: * LVI Legislature **1994–1997: Jorge Efraín Moreno Collado (PRI) * LVII Legislature **1997–2000: * LVIII Legislature **2000–2003:

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(PAN) * LIX Legislature **2003–2006:

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(PRD) * LX Legislature **2006–2009:

Juan Nicasio Guerra Juan Nicasio Guerra Ochoa (born 26 November 1954) is a Mexican politician, affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Guerra's first degree is in law from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, and he also holds a master's and a ...

(PRD)

References and notes

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