12th federal electoral district of Nuevo León
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 12th federal electoral district of Nuevo León (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 12 de Nuevo León) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 14 such districts in the state of Nuevo León.[1]
| Nuevo León's 12th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
 12th district since 2022 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Héctor de la Garza Villarreal |
| Party | ▌Ecologist Green Party |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Head town | Ciudad Benito Juárez |
| Coordinates | 25°39′N 100°05′W |
| Covers | Municipality of Júarez |
| PR region | Second |
| Precincts | 172 |
| Population | 470,587 (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 second region.[2][3]
The 12th district was created by the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) its 2005 redistricting process and was first contested in the 2006 general election.[4] The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Héctor Alfonso de la Garza Villarreal of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM).[5][6]
District territory
In its 2023 districting plan, which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the National Electoral Institute (INE) increased Nuevo León's congressional seat allocation from 12 to 14.[7] The reconfigured 12th district is in the Monterrey metropolitan area and covers the 172 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) that make up the municipality of Júarez.[8]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Ciudad Benito Juárez. The district reported a population of 470,587 in the 2020 census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuevo León | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][4][10] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, the district comprised 200 precincts and covered the municipalities of Cadereyta Jiménez, Juárez, Marín and Pesquería.[10][11]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 districting plan, the newly created district's head town was at Cadereyta Jiménez and it covered 255 precincts across 28 municipalities in the north of the state.[12][13]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Juan Manuel Parás González[14] |  |
2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Rogelio Cerda Pérez[15] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Pedro Pablo Treviño Villarreal[16] | |
2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Edgar Romo García[17] | |
2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018[18] | Sandra Paola González Castañeda[19] |  |
2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021[20] | José Luis Garza Ochoa[21] | |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[5] | Héctor Alfonso de la Garza Villarreal[6] |  |
2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[22] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |   Juntos Haremos Historia |
44.8270 |
| 2024[23] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
55.5090 |