It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative session by means of the first-past-the-post system. Votes cast in the district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the third region.[2][3]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Poza Rica de Hidalgo. The district reported a population of 455,040 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Because of shifting demographics, Veracruz currently has four fewer districts than the 23 the state was allocated under the 1977 electoral reforms.[10]
2017–2022
Between 2017 and 2022, Veracruz was assigned 20 electoral districts. The 5th district had its head town at Poza Rica but it comprised only three municipalities:[12][11]
Veracruz's allocation of congressional seats fell to 21 in the 2005 redistricting process.[10] Between 2005 and 2017 the district had its head town at Poza Rica and it covered four municipalities:[13][14]
Castillo de Teayo, Coatzintla, Poza Rica and Tihuatlán.
1996–2005
Under the 1996 districting plan, which allocated Veracruz 23 districts, the head town was at Poza Rica and the district covered the municipalities of Coatzintla, Poza Rica and Tihuatlán.[15][14]
1978–1996
The 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, Veracruz's seat allocation rose from 15 to 23.[9] The 5th district had its head town at Misantla and it covered the municipalities of Acajete, Atzalán, Coacoatzintla, Colipa, Chiconquiaco, Jilotepec, Juchique, Landero y Coss, Miahuatlán, Las Minas, Misantla, Nautla, Perote, Tatatila, Tenochtitlán, Tlacolulan, Tonavan, Vega de Alatorre, Vigas de Ramírez, Villa Aldama and Yecuatla.[16]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
