12th federal electoral district of Chiapas
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 12th federal electoral district of Chiapas (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 12 de Chiapas) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 13 such districts in the state of Chiapas.[1]
| Chiapas's 12th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Rosa Irene Urbina Castañeda |
| Party | âMorena |
| Congress | 66th (2024â2027) |
| District | |
| State | Chiapas |
| Head town | Tapachula |
| Coordinates | 14°54â²N 92°16â²W |
| Covers | Cacahoatán, Frontera Hidalgo, Metapa, Suchiate, Tapachula, Tuxtla Chico, Unión Juárez |
| PR region | Third |
| Precincts | 210 |
| Population | 440,643 (2020 Census) |
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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 12th district was created in 1996. Between 1979 and 1996, the state had only nine congressional districts; the 1996 redistricting process increased the number to 12.[4] The three new districts elected their first deputies in the 1997 mid-terms.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Rosa Irene Urbina Castañeda of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[5][6]
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,[7] the 12th district comprises 210 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across seven municipalities in the extreme south of the state:[8][9]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Tapachula. The district reported a population of 440,643 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiapas | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][10][4][11] | ||||||
2017â2022
2005â2017
- The district was located in the same basic region but comprised the municipalities of Frontera Hidalgo, Metapa, Suchiate, Tuxtla Chico and three-quarters of the municipality of Tapachula (the northern quarter was in the 11th district). The district's head town was the city of Tapachula.[13]
1996â2005
- Between 1996 and 2005, the district had a different configuration: it covered the municipality of Tapachula in its entirety, together with Cacahoatán and Unión Juárez, in addition to the others that it covered between 2005 and 2017.[14]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ranulfo Tonche Pacheco[15] |  |
1997â2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Adolfo Zamora Cruz[16] |  |
2000â2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Carlos Pano Becerra[17] | |
2003â2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | Antonio de Jesús DÃaz Athié[18] | |
2006â2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Sami David David[19] | |
2009â2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Antonio de Jesús DÃaz Athié[20] | |
2012â2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Samuel Alexis Chacón Morales[21] | |
2015â2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018[22] | José Luis Elorza Flores[23] |  |
2018â2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021[24] | José Luis Elorza Flores[25] | |
2021â2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[5] | Rosa Irene Urbina Castañeda[6] | |
2024â2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[26] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |   Juntos Haremos Historia |
71.7881 |
| 2024[27] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
70.0013 |