Electoral_regions_of_Mexico

Electoral regions of Mexico

Electoral regions of Mexico

Areas used in the election of proportional representation federal deputies


The electoral regions (circunscripciones electorales) of Mexico are geographic areas composed of various states used for the election of the 200 proportional representation legislators to the Chamber of Deputies.

Mexico is split into five separate regions. Each of the five regions sends 40 deputies, which are selected according to party lists in the regions.

The electoral regions are divided to ensure a roughly equal distribution of population among the regions and may be modified by the National Electoral Institute. The current distribution has been in use since September 30, 2005.

In contrast, the 32 senators-at-large elected to the Senate by the principle of proportional representation are drawn from party lists covering the entire country; the electoral regions therefore play no role in Senate elections.

Mexico divided into the five electoral regions
Mexico divided into the five electoral regions
ColorRegionSeatStates2006 population[1]
  
FirstGuadalajara, Jalisco Baja California,  Baja California Sur,  Chihuahua,  Durango,  Jalisco,  Nayarit,  Sinaloa, and  Sonora21,136,816
  
SecondMonterrey, Nuevo León Aguascalientes,  Coahuila,  Guanajuato,  Nuevo León,  Querétaro,  San Luis Potosí,  Tamaulipas, and  Zacatecas21,417,106
  
ThirdXalapa, Veracruz Campeche,  Chiapas,  Oaxaca,  Quintana Roo,  Tabasco,  Veracruz, and  Yucatán20,945,125
  
FourthMexico City Mexico City,  Guerrero,  Morelos,  Puebla, and  Tlaxcala20,173,001
  
FifthToluca, Estado de México Colima,  Hidalgo,  State of Mexico and  Michoacán21,172,323

See also


References

  1. Celia Palacios Mora; Erubiel Tirado Cervantes (2009). "Circunscripciones electorales plurinominales: configuración geográfica y equilibrio poblacional. 1977–2007". scielo.org.mx. Investigaciones geográficas No. 68.

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