Second Federal Electoral District of Nayarit

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The Second Federal Electoral District of Nayarit(II Distrito Electoral Federal de Nayarit) 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 three such districts in the state of Nayarit.

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.

Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states which, together with the Mexico City, make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.

District territory

Nayarit's Second District is located in the centre of the state and covers the municipality of Tepic.^[1]

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

Tepic is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, Nayarit's Second District covered the municipality of Tepic, plus the municipalities of El Nayar and La Yesca.^[2]

Municipalities are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the state. As of the establishment of two new municipalities in Chiapas in September 2017, there are 2,448 municipalities in Mexico, not including the 16 delegaciones of Mexico City. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong.

El Nayar is a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population was 30,551 in 2005 in a total area of 5,100 km². The municipal seat of Jesús María had a population of 1,520 in 2005. El Nayar is the home of the Huichol, Cora, and the Tepehuán Indians have adapted El Nayar.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

L Legislature
- 1976–1979: María Hilaria Domínguez Arvizu
LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Emilio M. González (PRI)
LII Legislature
- 1982–1985:
LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988:
LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991:
LV Legislature
- 1991–1994: Víctor Joaquín Canovas Moreno (PRI)
LVI Legislature
- 1994–1997: José Santos Ramos Damián (PRI)
LVII Legislature
- 1997–2000: Salvador Sánchez Vázquez (PRI)
LVIII Legislature
- 2000–2003: Luis Eduardo Jiménez Agraz (PRI)
LIX Legislature
- 2003–2006: Gerardo Montenegro Ibarra (PRI)
LX Legislature
- 2006–2009: María Eugenia Jiménez Valenzuela (PRD)

The L Legislature of the Mexican Congress met from 1976 to 1979. It consisted of senators and deputies who were members of their respective chambers. They began their duties on September 1, 1976 and ended on August 31, 1979.

The LIV Legislature of the Congress of the Union met from September 1, 1988, to August 31, 1991.

The LV Legislature of the Congress of the Union met from September 1, 1991, to August 31, 1994.

References and notes

↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Nayarit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Nayarit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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

[2] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Nayarit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.