First federal electoral district of Chiapas

The first federal electoral district of Chiapas (Distrito electoral federal 01 de Chiapas) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 13 such districts in the state of Chiapas.

Federal electoral districts of Chiapas since 2022
District Chis-I (2005) 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

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Under the 2005 districting scheme, the first district of Chiapas covered the municipalities of northeastern Chiapas: Catazajá, Chilón, La Libertad, Palenque, Sabanilla, Salto de Agua, Tila, Tumbalá and Yajalón.[1]

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

Previous districting schemes

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1996–2005 district

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Between 1996 and 2005, the district had exactly the same composition as it currently has.[2]

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

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  Parties
(National parties)
Current
 PAN
 PRI
 PT
 PVEM
 MC
 Morena
Defunct or local only
 PNR
 PRM
 PPS
 PRD
 PANAL
 PSD

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  2. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Distrito 1. Palenque". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

17°30′N 91°58′W / 17.500°N 91.967°W / 17.500; -91.967