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Sixteenth Federal Electoral District of the Federal District

Sixteenth Federal Electoral District of the Federal District

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The Sixteenth Federal Electoral District of the Federal District (XVI Distrito Electoral Federal del Distrito Federal) 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 27 such districts in the Federal District ("DF" or Mexico City).

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, the DF's Sixteenth District covers the northern portion of the borough (delegación) of Álvaro Obregón.[1]

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the 16th District was located in the borough of Álvaro Obregón, but covered only one half of its current territory.[2]

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

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References and notes

  1. [1]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado del Distrito Federal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  2. [2]
    Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación 1996 del Distrito Federal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
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