Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua

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The Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua(V Distrito Electoral Federal de Chihuahua) 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 nine such districts in the state of Chihuahua.

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District territory

Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's Fifth District covers the municipalities of Aldama, Allende, Aquiles Serdán, Camargo, Coronado, Coyame del Sotol, Delicias, Jiménez, Julimes, La Cruz, López, Manuel Benavides, Meoqui, Ojinaga, Rosales, San Francisco de Conchos and Saucillo.^[1]

Aldama is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Juan Aldama.

Camargo is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Rosalía de Camargo. The municipality covers an area of 16,066 km².

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

Delicias is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua and serves as the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is located southeast of the state capital, Chihuahua. Delicias was declared an official municipality of the state of Chihuahua on January 7, 1935. Delicias is a small industrial city and a major agricultural center located in the Conchos River Valley. As of 2015, the city of Delicias had a population of 148,045 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area had a population of 223,993 inhabitants. It was founded on 30 April 1933, making it one of Mexico's youngest cities. The municipality of Delicias is one of the smallest in the state in terms of size area.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Fifth District was located in the same region of the state, with a slightly different configuration. It covered the municipalities of Aldama, Aquiles Serdán, Camargo, Coyame del Sotol, Delicias, Julimes, La Cruz, Manuel Benavides, Meoqui, Ojinaga, Rosales, San Francisco de Conchos and Saucillo.^[2]

1979–1996 district

Between 1979 and 1996, the Fifth District was located in the west of the state, covering a large area of the Sierra Madre Occidental. It was centred on the city of Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua.

The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western 'backbone' of North America, Central America, South America and West Antarctica.

Vicente Guerrero is a town and seat of the municipality of Guerrero, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town had a population of 7,751, up from 6,536 as of 2005.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Artemio Iglesias (PRI)
LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Enrique Pérez González (PRI)
LII Legislature
- 1982–1985: Samuel Díaz Olguín (PRI)
LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988: Alonso Aguirre Ramos (PRI)
LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: Jorge Esteban Sandoval (PRI)
LV Legislature
- 1991–1994: Pablo Israel Esparza Natividad (PRI)
LVI Legislature
- 1994–1997: Saúl González Herrera (PRI)
LVII Legislature
- 1997–2000: Ignacio Arrieta Aragón (PRI)
LVIII Legislature
- 2000–2003: César Reyes Roel (PAN)
LIX Legislature
- 2003–2006: Fernando Álvarez Monje (PAN)
LX Legislature
- 2006–2009: Felipe González Ruiz (PAN)

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References

↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2008.
↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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[1] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2008.

[2] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2008.