Seventh federal electoral district of Sonora explained

The seventh federal electoral district of Sonora (Distrito electoral federal 07 de Sonora) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of seven such districts in the state of Sonora.

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. Votes cast in this district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the first region.[1] [2]

The 7th district was created in 1978 and was first contested in the 1979 legislative election.

District territory

Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[3] Sonora's seventh district covers the seven municipalities in the state's south-east: Álamos, Benito Juárez, Etchojoa, Huatabampo, Navojoa, Quiriego and Rosario.[4]

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Navojoa.[5]

Previous districting schemes

1996–2022In the 2017[6] and 2005[7] districting plans, the 7th district had the same configuration as at present. Under the 1996 plan, it covered only the six southernmost municipalities, with Rosario assigned to the 4th district.[7]
1978–1996The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under that plan, Sonora's seat allocation rose from four to seven.[8] The newly created 7th district comprised the municipality of Cajeme.[9]

Deputies returned to Congress

Seventh federal electoral district of Sonora! Election !! Deputy !! Party !! Term !! Legislature
1979Carlos Amaya Rivera[10] 1979–198251st Congress
1982Ramiro Valdez Fontes[11] 1982–198552nd Congress
1985Francisco Villanueva Casteló[12] 1985–198853nd Congress
1988Ramiro Valdez Fontes[13] 1988–199154th Congress
1991Miguel Ángel Murillo Aispuro[14] 1991–199455th Congress
1994Juan Leyva Mendívil[15] 1994–199756th Congress
1997Luis Meneses Murillo[16] 1997–200057th Congress
2000Arturo León Lerma[17] 2000–200358th Congress
2003Guadalupe Mendívil Morales[18] 2003–200659th Congress
2006Gustavo Mendívil Amparán[19] 2006–200960th Congress
2009Onésimo Mariscales Delgadillo[20] 2009–201261st Congress
2012Máximo Othón Zayas[21] 2012–201562nd Congress
2015Próspero Manuel Ibarra Otero[22] 2015–201863rd Congress
2018Hildelisa González Morales[23] 2018–202164th Congress
2021Shirley Guadalupe Vázquez Romero[24] 2021–202465th Congress
2024Alma Manuela Higuera Esquer[25] 2024–202766th Congress

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Mexico Elects Its Leaders — The Rules . Mexico Solidarity Project . 20 July 2024 . 31 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Circunscripciones . ayuda.ine.mx . . 20 July 2024.
  3. News: De la Rosa . Yared . Nueva distritación electoral le quita diputados a la CDMX y le agrega a Nuevo León . 29 May 2024 . Forbes México . 20 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Sonora: Catálogo de municipios y distritos electorales federales . Mapoteca . . 4 July 2024 . 16 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Memoria de la Distritación Nacional 2021-2023 . . 262 . 28 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Sonora: Distritacion federal escenario final 2017 . . 4 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Distritación 1996 de Sonora . 26 June 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090319190045/http://www.ife.org.mx/documentos/DISTRITOS/pdf/PLANOS/26_COMP_090205.pdf . 19 March 2009.
  8. Book: González Casanova . Pablo . Pablo González Casanova . Las Elecciones en México: evolución y perspectivas . 1993 . Siglo XXI . 9789682313219 . 3 . 219 . 11 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Sonora . División del Territorio de la República en 300 Distritos Electorales Uninominales para Elecciones Federales . . 19 July 2024 . 40 . 29 May 1978.
  10. Web site: Legislatura 51 . . 21 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Legislatura 52 . . 21 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Legislatura 53 . . 21 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Legislatura 54 . . 21 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Legislatura 55 . . 21 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Legislatura 56 . . 21 July 2024.
  16. Web site: Legislatura 57 . . 21 July 2024.
  17. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Arturo León Lerma, LVIII Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  18. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Guadalupe Mendívil Morales, LIX Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  19. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Gustavo Ildefonso Mendívil Amparán, LX Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  20. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Onésimo Mariscales Delgadillo, LXI Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  21. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Máximo Othón Zayas, LXII Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  22. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Próspero Manuel Ibarra Otero, LXIII Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  23. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Hildelisa González Morales, LXIV Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  24. Web site: Perfil: Dip. Shirley Guadalupe Vázquez Romero, LXV Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 6 July 2024.
  25. Web site: Sonora Distrito 07. Navojoa . Cómputos Distritales 2024 . . 18 July 2024.