Second Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua

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The Second Federal Electoral District of Chihuahua(II 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.

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, the bicameral legislature of Mexico. The other chamber is the Senate. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.

Chihuahua, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is located in Northwestern Mexico and is bordered by the states of Sonora to the west, Sinaloa to the southwest, Durango to the south, and Coahuila to the east. To the north and northeast, it has a long border with the U.S. adjacent to the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. Its capital city is Chihuahua City.

District territory

Under the 2005 districting scheme, Chihuahua's Second District covers the western portion of Ciudad Juárez and of the surrounding municipality of Juárez.^[1]

Ciudad Juárez is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The city is commonly referred to by locals as simply Juárez, and was known as Paso del Norte until 1888. Juárez is the seat of the municipality of Juárez with an estimated population of 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande river, south of El Paso, Texas, United States. Together with the surrounding areas, the cities form El Paso–Juárez, the second largest binational metropolitan area on the Mexico–U.S. border, with a combined population of over 2.7 million people.

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

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Almost exactly the same as the current configuration.^[2]

1979–1996 district

Between 1979 and 1996, the Second District was located in the south of the state, centred on the city of Hidalgo del Parral.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Oswaldo Rodríguez González (PRI)
LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Jesús Chávez Baeza (PRI)
LII Legislature
- 1982–1985: Alfonso Cereceros Peña (PRI)
LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988: Jacinto Gómez Pasillas (PRI)
LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: Rafael Chávez Rodríguez (PRI)
LV Legislature
- 1991–1994: Carlos Morales Villalobos (PRI)
LVI Legislature
- 1994–1997: Alfredo Amaya (PRI)
LVII Legislature
- 1997–2000: Adalberto Balderrama (PAN)
LVIII Legislature
- 2000–2003: David Rodríguez Torres (PAN)
LIX Legislature
- 2003–2006: Nora Yu Hernández (PRI)
LX Legislature
- 2006–2009: Lilia Merodio Reza (PRI)

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References

↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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[1] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

[2] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chihuahua" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.