IV_Federal_Electoral_District_of_Chihuahua

Fourth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua

Fourth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua

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The Fourth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua (IV Distrito Electoral Federal de Chihuahua) 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 nine such districts in the state of Chihuahua.

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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 Fourth District covers the southern portion of Ciudad Juárez.[1]

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

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Almost exactly the same as the current configuration.[2]

1979–1996 district

As at present, between 1979 and 1996 the Fourth District covered a portion of the Ciudad Juárez urban area.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

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References and notes

  1. [1]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  2. [2]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  3. [3]
    González Soto resigned his seat in Congress to serve as Comptroller of the Government of the Federal District.
  4. [4]
    Valencia de los Santos requested a leave of absence from Congress to seek the PRI's nomination for Municipal President of Ciudad Juárez; he retook his seat in Congress after failing to secure that candidacy.
  5. [5]
    Valencia de los Santos requested a second leave of absence to serve as the representative of the Chihuahua state government in Ciudad Juárez as of 1 July 2008. Senado de la República. "Gaceta del Senado. No. 18, Año 2008". Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  6. [6]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Chihuahua. Elección de Diputados por el principio de mayoría relativa". Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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