18th federal electoral district of Mexico City
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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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]
| Mexico City's 18th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
18th district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Gabriel GarcÃa Hernández |
| Party | âMorena |
| Congress | 66th (2024â2027) |
| District | |
| State | Mexico City |
| Head town | Iztapalapa |
| Coordinates | 19°21â²30â³N 99°05â²35â³W |
| Covers | Iztapalapa (part) |
| PR region | Fourth |
| Precincts | 260 |
| Population | 446,660 (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 Gabriel GarcÃa 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 (alcaldÃa) of Iztapalapa.[7]
The district reported a population of 446,660 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City (Federal District) | 27 | 40 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][8][9][10] | ||||||
2017â2022
- In the 2017 plan, the 18th district comprised 261 precincts in the west of the borough of Iztapalapa.[11][10]
2005â2017
1996â2005
- Between 1996 and 2005, the district covered practically the same area of Iztapalapa as in the 2005 scheme.[14][13]
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, 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
| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Rodolfo EcheverrÃa Ãlvarez[16] | 1952â1955 | 42nd Congress | |
| 1955 | Julio RamÃrez Colozzi[17] | 1955â1958 | 43rd Congress | |
| 1958 | Antonio Castro Leal[18] | 1958â1961 | 44th Congress | |
| 1961 | JoaquÃn Gamboa Pascoe[19] | 1961â1964 | 45th Congress | |
| 1964 | Enrique Torres Calderón[20] | 1964â1967 | 46th Congress | |
| 1967 | JoaquÃn del Olmo MartÃnez[21] | 1967â1970 | 47th Congress | |
| 1970 | Rodolfo MartÃnez Moreno[22] | 1970â1973 | 48th Congress | |
| 1973 | JoaquÃn del Olmo MartÃnez[23] | 1973â1976 | 49th Congress | |
| 1976 | Hugo DÃaz Velázquez[24] | 1976â1979 | 50th Congress | |
| 1979 | Luz Estela Tirado y Valle[25] Leobardo Salgado Arroyo |
1979â1982 | 51st Congress | |
| 1982 | JoaquÃn del Olmo Reyes[26] | 1982â1985 | 52nd Congress | |
| 1985 | Alfonso GodÃnez López[27] | 1985â1988 | 53rd Congress | |
| 1988 | Claudia Esqueda Llanes[28] | 1988â1991 | 54th Congress | |
| 1991 | Alfonso GodÃnez y López[29] | 1991â1994 | 55th Congress | |
| 1994 | Armando Gamboa EnrÃquez[30] | 1994â1997 | 56th Congress | |
| 1997 | Ãngel de la Rosa Blancas[31] | 1997â2000 | 57th Congress | |
| 2000 | Raúl GarcÃa Velázquez[32] | 2000â2003 | 58th Congress | |
| 2003 | Horacio MartÃnez Meza[33] | 2003â2006 | 59th Congress | |
| 2006 | David Mendoza Arellano[34] | 2006â2009 | 60th Congress | |
| 2009 | Eduardo Mendoza Arellano[35] | 2009â2012 | 61st Congress | |
| 2012 | Karen Quiroga Anguiano[36] | 2012â2015 | 62nd Congress | |
| 2015 | Arturo Santana Alfaro[37] | 2015â2018 | 63rd Congress | |
| 2018[38] | Ana MarÃa RodrÃguez Ruiz[39] | 2018â2021 | 64th Congress | |
| 2021[40] | Marcelino Castañeda Navarrete[41] | 2021â2024 | 65th Congress | |
| 2024[4] | Gabriel GarcÃa Hernández[5] | 2024â2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[42] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
58.3344 |
| 2024[43] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
61.8361 |
