The Eighth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua (VIII Distrito Electoral Federal de Chihuahua) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies, and one of nine such districts currently operating in the state of Chihuahua.
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.
District territory
Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's eighth district comprised the eastern and northern portions of the municipality of Chihuahua, including approximately one-half of the urban area of the city of Chihuahua. [1] The other half of the city, and the rest of the municipality, was covered by the sixth district.
The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Chihuahua.
Previous districting schemes
1996–2005 district
Between 1996 and 2005, the eighth district covered the southern portion of the municipality of Chihuahua, the part south of the Río Chuvíscar. [2]
1979–1996 district
Between 1979 and 1996, the eighth district covered the urban area of Ciudad Juárez.
Deputies returned to Congress from this district
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51st Congress
- 1979–1982: Mario Legarreta Hernández (PRI)
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52nd Congress
- 1982–1985: Dora Villegas Nájera (PRI)
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53rd Congress
- 1985–1988: Edeberto Galindo Martínez (PAN)
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54th Congress
- 1988–1991: Saúl Flores Prieto (PAN)
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55th Congress
- 1991–1994: José Luis Canales de la Vega (PRI)
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56th Congress
- 1994–1997: Héctor González Mocken (PRI)
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57th Congress
- 1997–2000: Francisco Martínez Ortega (PRI)
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58th Congress
- 2000–2002: José Mario Rodríguez Álvarez (PAN) [3]
- 2002–2003: Manuel Narváez Narváez (PAN)
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59th Congress
- 2003–2004: Martha Laguette (PRI)
- 2004: Kenny Arroyo González (PRI)
- 2004–2006: Martha Laguette (PRI) [4]
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60th Congress
- 2006–2009: Carlos Reyes López (PAN)
References and notes
- ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ Rodríguez Álvarez died in office.
- ^ Martha Laguette requested a leave of absence from Congress to compete in the election for municipal president of Chihuahua in the 2004 election; after failing to win the race, she reassumed her seat in Congress.
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The Eighth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua (VIII Distrito Electoral Federal de Chihuahua) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies, and one of nine such districts currently operating in the state of Chihuahua.
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.
District territory
Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's eighth district comprised the eastern and northern portions of the municipality of Chihuahua, including approximately one-half of the urban area of the city of Chihuahua. [1] The other half of the city, and the rest of the municipality, was covered by the sixth district.
The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Chihuahua.
Previous districting schemes
1996–2005 district
Between 1996 and 2005, the eighth district covered the southern portion of the municipality of Chihuahua, the part south of the Río Chuvíscar. [2]
1979–1996 district
Between 1979 and 1996, the eighth district covered the urban area of Ciudad Juárez.
Deputies returned to Congress from this district
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| PRI |
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| PRD |
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| PT |
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| PVEM |
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| MC |
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| PANAL |
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| PSD |
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| Morena |
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51st Congress
- 1979–1982: Mario Legarreta Hernández (PRI)
-
52nd Congress
- 1982–1985: Dora Villegas Nájera (PRI)
-
53rd Congress
- 1985–1988: Edeberto Galindo Martínez (PAN)
-
54th Congress
- 1988–1991: Saúl Flores Prieto (PAN)
-
55th Congress
- 1991–1994: José Luis Canales de la Vega (PRI)
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56th Congress
- 1994–1997: Héctor González Mocken (PRI)
-
57th Congress
- 1997–2000: Francisco Martínez Ortega (PRI)
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58th Congress
- 2000–2002: José Mario Rodríguez Álvarez (PAN) [3]
- 2002–2003: Manuel Narváez Narváez (PAN)
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59th Congress
- 2003–2004: Martha Laguette (PRI)
- 2004: Kenny Arroyo González (PRI)
- 2004–2006: Martha Laguette (PRI) [4]
-
60th Congress
- 2006–2009: Carlos Reyes López (PAN)
References and notes
- ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ Rodríguez Álvarez died in office.
- ^ Martha Laguette requested a leave of absence from Congress to compete in the election for municipal president of Chihuahua in the 2004 election; after failing to win the race, she reassumed her seat in Congress.
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