The sixth federal electoral district of Veracruz ''(Distrito electoral federal 06 de Veracruz)'' is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal

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and one of 19 such districts in the state of Veracruz. 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. Votes cast in this district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the third region.

District territory

Veracruz lost a congressional district in the 2022 redistricting plan, which is to be used for the

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and

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elections. The reconfigured sixth district covers 13 municipalities in the

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of the state: *

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, Chumatlán, Coahuitlán, Coatzintla, Coxquihui, Coyutla, Espinal,

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, Papantla,

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and Zozocolco. The district's head town ''(cabecera distrital)'', where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Papantla de Olarte.

Previous districting schemes

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, Coxquihui, Coyutla, Chumatlán, Espinal,

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, Papantla, San Rafael,

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and Zozocolco. ;2005–2017 Veracruz's allocation of congressional seats fell to 21 in the 2005 redistricting process. Between 2005 and 2017 the 6th district had its head town at Papantla and it covered 11 municipalities: Coahuitlán, Coxquihui, Coyutla, Chumatlán, Espinal, Filomeno Mata, Gutiérrez Zamora, Mecatlán, Papantla, Tecolutla and Zozocolco. ;1996–2005 Under the 1996 districting plan, which allocated Veracruz 23 districts, the head town was at Papantla. ;1978–1996 The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under that plan, Veracruz's seat allocation rose from 15 to 23. The 6th district had its head town at Xalapa and it covered the municipalities of Acatlán, Xalapa, Naolinco and Tepetlán.

Deputies returned to Congress

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References

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