10th federal electoral district of Puebla
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 10th federal electoral district of Puebla (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 10 de Puebla) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 16 such districts in the state of Puebla.[1]
| Puebla's 10th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
10th district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Karina Pérez Popoca |
| Party | âMorena |
| Congress | 66th (2024â2027) |
| District | |
| State | Puebla |
| Head town | Cholula de Rivadavia |
| Coordinates | 19°04â²N 98°18â²W |
| Covers | Cuautlancingo, San Andrés Cholula, San Gregorio Atzompa, San Jerónimo Tecuanipan, San Pedro Cholula |
| PR region | Fourth |
| Precincts | 113 |
| Population | 422,497 (2020 Census) |

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 fourth region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is MarÃa Fabiola Karina Pérez Popoca of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
District territory
Under the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, Puebla's congressional seat allocation rose from 15 to 16.[6] The 10th district is in the Puebla Metropolitan Area and covers 113 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across five of the state's municipalities:[7][8]
- Cuautlancingo, San Andrés Cholula, San Gregorio Atzompa, San Jerónimo Tecuanipan and San Pedro Cholula.
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Cholula de Rivadavia. The district reported a population of 422,497 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puebla | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][10][11] | ||||||
2017â2022
- From 2017 to 2022, when Puebla was assigned 15 congressional seats, the district's head town was at Cholula de Rivadavia and it covered 7 municipalities:[12][11]
- Cuautlancingo, San Andrés Cholula, San Gregorio Atzompa, San Jerónimo Tecuanipan and San Pedro Cholula, as in the 2022 plan, plus Coronango and Juan C. Bonilla .
2005â2017
- Under the 2005 plan, the district was one of 16 in Puebla. Its head town was at Cholula and it covered 9 municipalities:[13][14]
- Coronango, Cuautlancingo, Juan C. Bonilla, San Andrés Cholula, San Gregorio Atzompa, San Jerónimo Tecuanipan and San Pedro Cholula, as in the 2017 plan, plus Ocoyucan and Tlaltenango.
1996â2005
- Between 1996 and 2005, Puebla had 15 districts. The 10th covered 11 municipalities, with its head town at Atlixco in the west of the state.[15][14]
- Atlixco, Atzitzihuacán, Nealtican, Ocoyucan, San Andrés Cholula, San Gregorio Atzompa, San Jerónimo Tecuanipan, San Pedro Cholula, Santa Isabel Cholula, Tianguismanalco and Tochimilco.
1978â1996
- 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, Puebla's seat allocation rose from 10 to 14.[9] The 10th district's head town was at Huauchinango in the extreme north of the state and it comprised 17 municipalities in the Sierra Norte region.[16]
Deputies returned to Congress
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[39] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
60.4850 |
| 2024[40] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
51.5864 |
