The third federal electoral district of Nayarit (Distrito electoral federal 03 de Nayarit) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of three such districts in the state of Nayarit.

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 first region. ^{[1] [2]}

The third district was created as part of the 1977 political reforms and was first contended at the 1979 election; prior to that, Nayarit comprised only two federal electoral districts. ^{[3] [4]}

Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, ^[5] the third district covers the southern portion of the state. Its head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Compostela. ^[6]

2005–2017

Between 2005 and 2017 the district was located in the south of the state and covered the municipalities of Ahuacatlán, Amatlán de Cañas, Bahía de Banderas, Compostela, Ixtlán del Río, Jala, San Blas, San Pedro Lagunillas, Santa María del Oro, Xalisco and La Yesca. The head town was at Compostela. ^[7]

1996–2005

Between 1996 and 2005 the third district had the same composition as in 2005–2017, with the exception of the municipality of La Yesca, which belonged to the second district. ^[8]

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, Nayarit's seat allocation rose from two to three. ^[3] The new third district had its head town at Compostela. ^[9]

National parties
Current
	PAN
	PRI
	PT
	PVEM
	MC
	Morena
Defunct or local only
	PLM
	PNR
	PRM
	PPS
	PARM
	PFCRN
	Convergencia
	PANAL
	PSD
	PES
	PRD

Third federal electoral district of Nayarit

Election	Deputy	Party	Legislature	Term
1979	Carlos Serafín Ramírez [10]		51st Congress	1979–1982
1982	Juan Medina Cervantes [11]		52nd Congress	1982–1985
1985	Enrique Medina Lomelí [12]		53rd Congress	1985–1988
1988	Olga López Castillo [13] Rafael Mascorro Toro		54th Congress	1988–1991
1991	José Ramón Navarro Quintero [14]		55th Congress	1991–1994
1994	Liberato Montenegro Villa [15]		56th Congress	1994–1997
1997	Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero [16]		57th Congress	1997–2000
2000	José Manuel Quintanilla Rentería [17]		58th Congress	2000–2003
2003	Raúl Mejía González [18]		59th Congress	2003–2006
2006	Sergio Sandoval Paredes [19]		60th Congress	2006–2009
2009	Ivideliza Reyes Hernández [20]		61st Congress	2009–2012
2012	Gloria Elizabeth Núñez Sánchez [21]		62nd Congress	2012–2015
2015	Jasmine María Bugarín Rodríguez [22]		63rd Congress	2015–2018
2018	Mirtha Iliana Villalvazo Amaya [23]		64th Congress	2018–2021
2021	Jorge Armando Ortiz Rodríguez [24]		65th Congress	2021–2024
2024	Jorge Armando Ortiz Rodríguez [25]		66th Congress	2024–2027

21°14′N 104°54′W / 21.233°N 104.900°W / 21.233; -104.900