18th federal electoral district of Mexico City

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The 18th federal electoral district of Mexico City (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 18 de la Ciudad de México; prior to 2016, "of the Federal District") is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of the 22 currently operational districts in Mexico City.[1]

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Mexico City's 18th
Electoral district of the
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
  18th district since 2023
Incumbent
MemberGabriel García Hernández
Party▌Morena
Congress66th (2024–2027)
District
StateMexico City
Head townIztapalapa
Coordinates19°21′30″N 99°05′35″W
CoversIztapalapa (part)
PR regionFourth
Precincts260
Population446,660 (2020 Census)
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Mexico City under the 2017–2022 districting plan
2005–2017 eighteenth district shaded blue

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 Gabriel García Hernández 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,[6] the 18th district covers 260 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the central portion of the borough (alcaldía) of Iztapalapa.[7]

The district reported a population of 446,660 in the 2020 Census.[1]

Previous districting schemes

Evolution of electoral district numbers
197419781996200520172023
Mexico City (Federal District) 274030272422
Chamber of Deputies 196300
Sources: [1][8][9][10]

2017–2022

In the 2017 plan, the 18th district comprised 261 precincts in the west of the borough of Iztapalapa.[11][10]

2005–2017

Under the 2005 districting scheme, the district covered the northern portion of Iztapalapa.[12][13]

1996–2005

Between 1996 and 2005, the district covered practically the same area of Iztapalapa as in the 2005 scheme.[14][13]

1978–1996

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, the Federal District's seat allocation rose from 27 to 40.[8] The 18th district covered a portion of the borough of Miguel Hidalgo.[15]

Deputies returned to Congress

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Mexico City's 18th district
ElectionDeputyPartyTermLegislature
1952 Rodolfo Echeverría Álvarez[16] 1952–1955 42nd Congress
1955 Julio Ramírez Colozzi[17] 1955–1958 43rd Congress
1958 Antonio Castro Leal[18] 1958–1961 44th Congress
1961 Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe[19] 1961–1964 45th Congress
1964 Enrique Torres Calderón[20] 1964–1967 46th Congress
1967 Joaquín del Olmo Martínez[21] 1967–1970 47th Congress
1970 Rodolfo Martínez Moreno[22] 1970–1973 48th Congress
1973 Joaquín del Olmo Martínez[23] 1973–1976 49th Congress
1976 Hugo Díaz Velázquez[24] 1976–1979 50th Congress
1979 Luz Estela Tirado y Valle[25]
Leobardo Salgado Arroyo
1979–1982 51st Congress
1982 Joaquín del Olmo Reyes[26] 1982–1985 52nd Congress
1985 Alfonso Godínez López[27] 1985–1988 53rd Congress
1988 Claudia Esqueda Llanes [es][28] 1988–1991 54th Congress
1991 Alfonso Godínez y López[29] 1991–1994 55th Congress
1994 Armando Gamboa Enríquez[30] 1994–1997 56th Congress
1997 Ángel de la Rosa Blancas[31] 1997–2000 57th Congress
2000 Raúl García Velázquez[32] 2000–2003 58th Congress
2003 Horacio Martínez Meza[33] 2003–2006 59th Congress
2006 David Mendoza Arellano[34] 2006–2009 60th Congress
2009 Eduardo Mendoza Arellano[35] 2009–2012 61st Congress
2012 Karen Quiroga Anguiano[36] 2012–2015 62nd Congress
2015 Arturo Santana Alfaro[37] 2015–2018 63rd Congress
2018[38] Ana María Rodríguez Ruiz[39] 2018–2021 64th Congress
2021[40] Marcelino Castañeda Navarrete[41] 2021–2024 65th Congress
2024[4] Gabriel García Hernández[5] 2024–2027 66th Congress
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Presidential elections

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Mexico City's 18th district
ElectionDistrict won byParty or coalition%
2018[42] Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Juntos Haremos Historia
58.3344
2024[43] Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Sigamos Haciendo Historia
61.8361
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