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Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

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The Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas (V 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.

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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

The Fifth District is located in the Chiapas Highlands north-western portion of the state and covers the municipalities of Amatenango del Valle, Chamula, Huixtán, Mitontic, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Tenejapa, Teopisca and Zinacantán.[1]

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

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Fifth District of Chiapas had a slightly different configuration. It covered the following municipalities:

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 10 November 2008.
  2. [2]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
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