Federal electoral districts of Mexico
The federal electoral districts (Spanish: distritos electorales federales) of Mexico are the 300 constituencies or electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of federal elections. Each district returns one federal deputy (diputado), who sits in the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados), the lower house of the Federal Congress. An additional 200 deputies are elected by proportional representation from the five electoral regions.
Electoral districts are identified by Roman numerals and by federal entity (state or the Federal District). The number of electoral districts was set at 300 in 1979, when the number of seats in the Chamber of Deputies was increased from 196. The demarcation of the districts depends on the results of the previous electoral census, and adjustments to the 1979 districts were made in 1996 and 2005.
Irrespective of population, no state may be represented by fewer than two electoral districts. This is the case with Baja California Sur (population: 512,000), Campeche (population: 755,000) and Colima (population: 568,000), which, as a result, return more senators than deputies to Congress. The states with the most electoral districts are the state of México (population: 14 million), with 40, and Veracruz (population: 7.1 million), with 21. The Federal District, with a population of 8.8 million, has 27.
On 11 February 2005, the Federal Electoral Institute (now the National Electoral Institute) established the districts to be used in the 2006 general election and the 2009 mid-term election, in accordance with the following criteria:
- Each district to belong to only one federal entity.
- Balanced distribution of population between districts.
- Presence of indigenous populations.
- Geographical continuity.
- Journey times.
Under this scheme, the current electoral districts are the following:
Electoral districts
The numbers indicate the number of districts in each federal entity for federal elections between 2006 and 2015.
Aguascalientes
- 1st district: 1857-present
- 2nd district: 1857-present
- 3rd district: 1863-1902, 1997-present
- 4th district: 1867-1902 (defunct)
Baja California
- At-large: 1857-1955
- 1st district: 1955-present
- 2nd district: 1955-present
- 3rd district: 1961-present
- 4th district: 1964-1967, 1979-present
- 5th district: 1979-present
- 6th district: 1979-present
- 7th district: 2006-present
- 8th district: 2006-present
Baja California Sur
- 1st district: 1976-present
- 2nd district: 1976-present
Campeche
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Campeche | Campeche |
II Federal Electoral District of Campeche | Ciudad del Carmen |
Chiapas
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Palenque |
II Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Bochil |
III Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Ocosingo |
IV Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Ocozocoautla de Espinosa |
V Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | San Cristóbal de las Casas |
VI Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
VII Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Tonalá |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Comitán |
IX Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
X Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Villaflores |
XI Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Huixtla |
XII Federal Electoral District of Chiapas | Tapachula |
Chihuahua
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez |
II Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez |
III Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez |
IV Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Ciudad Juárez |
V Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Delicias |
VI Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Chihuahua |
VII Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Cuauhtémoc |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Chihuahua |
IX Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Hidalgo del Parral |
X Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua | Defunct as of 1996 |
Coahuila
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Coahuila | Piedras Negras |
II Federal Electoral District of Coahuila | San Pedro de las Colonias |
III Federal Electoral District of Coahuila | Monclova |
IV Federal Electoral District of Coahuila | Saltillo |
V Federal Electoral District of Coahuila | Torreón |
VI Federal Electoral District of Coahuila | Torreón |
VII Federal Electoral District of Coahuila | Saltillo |
Colima
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Colima | Colima |
II Federal Electoral District of Colima | Manzanillo |
Distrito Federal
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Gustavo A. Madero |
II Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Gustavo A. Madero |
III Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Azcapotzalco |
IV Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Iztapalapa |
V Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Tlalpan |
VI Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Gustavo A. Madero |
VII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Gustavo A. Madero |
VIII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Cuauhtémoc |
IX Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Venustiano Carranza |
X Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Miguel Hidalgo |
XI Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Venustiano Carranza |
XII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Cuauhtémoc |
XIII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Iztacalco |
XIV Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Tlalpan |
XV Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Benito Juárez |
XVI Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Álvaro Obregón |
XVII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Cuajimalpa de Morelos |
XVIII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Iztapalapa |
XIX Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Iztapalapa |
XX Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Iztapalapa |
XXI Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Milpa Alta |
XXII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Iztapalapa |
XXIII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Coyoacán |
XXIV Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Coyoacán |
XXV Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Xochimilco |
XXVI Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | La Magdalena Contreras |
XXVII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Tláhuac |
XXVIII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 2005 |
XXIX Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 2005 |
XXX Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 2005 |
XXXI Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXIII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXIV Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXV Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXVI Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXVII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXVIII Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XXXIX Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
XL Federal Electoral District of the Federal District | Defunct as of 1996 |
Durango
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Durango | Durango |
II Federal Electoral District of Durango | Gómez Palacio |
III Federal Electoral District of Durango | Guadalupe Victoria |
IV Federal Electoral District of Durango | Durango |
V Federal Electoral District of Durango | Defunct as of 2005 |
VI Federal Electoral District of Durango | Defunct as of 1996 |
Guanajuato
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | San Luis de la Paz |
II Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | San Miguel de Allende |
III Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | León |
IV Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Guanajuato |
V Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | León |
VI Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | León |
VII Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | San Francisco del Rincón |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Salamanca |
IX Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Irapuato |
X Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Uriangato |
XI Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Pénjamo |
XII Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Celaya |
XIII Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Valle de Santiago |
XIV Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Acámbaro |
XV Federal Electoral District of Guanajuato | Defunct as of 2005 |
Guerrero
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Ciudad Altamirano |
II Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Iguala |
III Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Zihuatanejo |
IV Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Acapulco |
V Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Tlapa de Comonfort |
VI Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Chilapa de Álvarez |
VII Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Chilpancingo |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Ayutla de los Libres |
IX Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Acapulco |
X Federal Electoral District of Guerrero | Defunct as of 2005 |
Hidalgo
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo | Huejutla |
II Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo | Ixmiquilpan |
III Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo | Actopan |
IV Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo | Tulancingo |
V Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo | Tula |
VI Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo | Pachuca |
VII Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo | Tepeapulco |
Jalisco
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Tequila |
II Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Lagos de Moreno |
III Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Tepatitlán |
IV Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Zapopan |
V Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Puerto Vallarta |
VI Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Zapopan |
VII Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Tonalá |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Guadalajara |
IX Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Guadalajara |
X Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Zapopan |
XI Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Guadalajara |
XII Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Tlajomulco de Zúñiga |
XIII Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Guadalajara |
XIV Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Guadalajara |
XV Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | La Barca |
XVI Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Tlaquepaque |
XVII Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Jocotepec |
XVIII Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Autlán de Navarro |
XIX Federal Electoral District of Jalisco | Ciudad Guzmán |
State of México
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Jilotepec |
II Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Teoloyucan |
III Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Atlacomulco |
IV Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ciudad Nicolás Romero |
V Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Teotihuacán |
VI Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Coacalco |
VII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Cuautitlán Izcalli |
VIII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Tultitlán |
IX Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ixtlahuaca |
X Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ecatepec |
XI Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ecatepec |
XII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ixtapaluca |
XIII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ecatepec |
XIV Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ciudad López Mateos |
XV Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Tlalnepantla de Baz |
XVI Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ecatepec |
XVII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ecatepec |
XVIII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Huixquilucan |
XIX Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Tlalnepantla de Baz |
XX Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl |
XXI Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Naucalpan |
XXII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Naucalpan |
XXIII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Valle de Bravo |
XXIV Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Naucalpan |
XXV Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Chimalhuacán |
XXVI Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Toluca |
XXVII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Metepec |
XXVIII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Zumpango |
XXIX Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl |
XXX Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl |
XXXI Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl |
XXXII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Valle de Chalco Solidaridad |
XXXIII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Chalco |
XXXIV Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Toluca |
XXXV Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Tenancingo |
XXXVI Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Tejupilco |
XXXVII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Cuautitlán |
XXXVIII Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Texcoco |
XXXIX Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | La Paz |
XL Federal Electoral District of the State of Mexico | Zinacantepec |
Michoacán
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Lázaro Cárdenas |
II Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Puruándiro |
III Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Zitácuaro |
IV Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Jiquilpan |
V Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Zamora de Hidalgo |
VI Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Ciudad Hidalgo |
VII Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Zacapú |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Morelia |
IX Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Uruapan |
X Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Morelia |
XI Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Pátzcuaro |
XII Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Apatzingán |
XIII Federal Electoral District of Michoacán | Defunct as of 2005 |
Morelos
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Morelos | Cuernavaca |
II Federal Electoral District of Morelos | Jiutepec |
III Federal Electoral District of Morelos | Cuautla |
IV Federal Electoral District of Morelos | Jojutla |
V Federal Electoral District of Morelos | Yautepec |
Nayarit
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Nayarit | Santiago Ixcuintla |
II Federal Electoral District of Nayarit | Tepic |
III Federal Electoral District of Nayarit | Compostela |
Nuevo León
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Santa Catarina |
II Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Apodaca |
III Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | General Escobedo |
IV Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | San Nicolás de los Garza |
V Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Monterrey |
VI Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Monterrey |
VII Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Monterrey |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Guadalupe |
IX Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Linares |
X Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Monterrey |
XI Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Guadalupe |
XII Federal Electoral District of Nuevo León | Cadereyta de Jiménez |
Oaxaca
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Tuxtepec |
II Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Teotitlán del Camino |
III Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Huajuapan de León |
IV Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Tlacolula de Matamoros |
V Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Santo Domingo Tehuantepec |
VI Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco |
VII Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Juchitán de Zaragoza |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Oaxaca de Juárez |
IX Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Zimatlán de Álvarez |
X Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz |
XI Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca | Santiago Pinotepa Nacional |
Puebla
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Huauchinango |
II Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Zacatlán |
III Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Teziutlán |
IV Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Zacapoaxtla |
V Federal Electoral District of Puebla | San Martín Texmelucan |
VI Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza |
VII Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Tepeaca |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Ciudad Serdán |
IX Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza |
X Federal Electoral District of Puebla | San Pedro Cholula |
XI Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza |
XII Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza |
XIII Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Atlixco |
XIV Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Izúcar de Matamoros |
XV Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Tehuacán |
XVI Federal Electoral District of Puebla | Ajalpan |
Querétaro
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Querétaro | Cadereyta de Montes |
II Federal Electoral District of Querétaro | San Juan del Río |
III Federal Electoral District of Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro |
IV Federal Electoral District of Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro |
Quintana Roo
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo | Playa del Carmen |
II Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo | Chetumal |
III Federal Electoral District of Quintana Roo | Cancún |
San Luis Potosí
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of San Luis Potosí | Matehuala |
II Federal Electoral District of San Luis Potosí | Soledad de Graciano Sánchez |
III Federal Electoral District of San Luis Potosí | Rioverde |
IV Federal Electoral District of San Luis Potosí | Ciudad Valles |
V Federal Electoral District of San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí |
VI Federal Electoral District of San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí |
VII Federal Electoral District of San Luis Potosí | Tamazunchale |
Sinaloa
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | El Fuerte |
II Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Los Mochis |
III Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Guamúchil |
IV Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Guasave |
V Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Culiacán |
VI Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Mazatlán |
VII Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Culiacán |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Mazatlán |
IX Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa | Defunct |
Sonora
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Sonora | San Luis Río Colorado |
II Federal Electoral District of Sonora | Nogales |
III Federal Electoral District of Sonora | Hermosillo |
IV Federal Electoral District of Sonora | Guaymas |
V Federal Electoral District of Sonora | Hermosillo |
VI Federal Electoral District of Sonora | Ciudad Obregón |
VII Federal Electoral District of Sonora | Navojoa |
Tabasco
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Tabasco | Macuspana |
II Federal Electoral District of Tabasco | Heroica Cárdenas |
III Federal Electoral District of Tabasco | Comalcalco |
IV Federal Electoral District of Tabasco | Villahermosa |
V Federal Electoral District of Tabasco | Paraíso |
VI Federal Electoral District of Tabasco | Villahermosa |
Tamaulipas
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Nuevo Laredo |
II Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Reynosa |
III Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Río Bravo |
IV Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Heroica Matamoros |
V Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Ciudad Victoria |
VI Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Ciudad Mante |
VII Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Ciudad Madero |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Tamaulipas | Tampico |
Tlaxcala
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Tlaxcala | Apizaco |
II Federal Electoral District of Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl |
III Federal Electoral District of Tlaxcala | Zacatelco |
Veracruz
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Pánuco |
II Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Tantoyuca |
III Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Tuxpan |
IV Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Veracruz |
V Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Poza Rica de Hidalgo |
VI Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Papantla |
VII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Martínez de la Torre |
VIII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Xalapa |
IX Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Coatepec |
X Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Xalapa |
XI Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Coatzacoalcos |
XII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Veracruz |
XIII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Huatusco |
XIV Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Minatitlán |
XV Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Orizaba |
XVI Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Córdoba |
XVII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Cosamaloapan |
XVIII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Zongolica |
XIX Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | San Andrés Tuxtla |
XX Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Acayucan |
XXI Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Cosoleacaque |
XXII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Defunct as of 2005 |
XXIII Federal Electoral District of Veracruz | Defunct as of 2005 |
Yucatán
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Yucatán | Valladolid |
II Federal Electoral District of Yucatán | Progreso |
III Federal Electoral District of Yucatán | Mérida |
IV Federal Electoral District of Yucatán | Mérida |
V Federal Electoral District of Yucatán | Ticul |
Zacatecas
District | Head town |
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I Federal Electoral District of Zacatecas | Fresnillo |
II Federal Electoral District of Zacatecas | Jerez |
III Federal Electoral District of Zacatecas | Zacatecas |
IV Federal Electoral District of Zacatecas | Guadalupe |
V Federal Electoral District of Zacatecas | Defunct as of 2005 |
See also
- Federal Electoral Institute
- Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
- Elections in Mexico
External links
- Electoral Districts (Instituto Federal Electoral)