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Third Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

Third Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

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The Third Federal Electoral District of Chiapas (III Distrito Electoral Federal de Chiapas) is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 12 such districts in the state of Chiapas.

District Chis-III shaded blue

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

The Third District of Chiapas is located in the extreme east of the state and covers much of the Lacandon Jungle. It comprises the municipalities of Altamirano, Benemérito de las Américas, Chanal, Las Margaritas, Maravilla Tenejapa, Marqués de Comillas, Ocosingo and Oxchuc.[1]

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

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Third District was broadly the same as under the current scheme, with the following differences:

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

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References

  1. [1]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  2. [2]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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