3rd federal electoral district of Aguascalientes
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 3rd federal electoral district of Aguascalientes (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 03 de Aguascalientes) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of three such districts in the state of Aguascalientes.[1]
| Aguascalientes's 3rd | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Paulo Gonzalo Martínez López |
| Party | ▌National Action Party |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Aguascalientes |
| Head town | Aguascalientes |
| Coordinates | 21°53′N 102°18′W |
| Covers | Municipality of Aguascalientes (part) |
| PR region | Second |
| Precincts | 292 |
| Population | 470,584 (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 second region.[2][3]
The 3rd district was re-established as part of the 1996 redistricting process and has returned deputies to Congress since the 1997 mid-term election.[4] The current member for the district, re-elected in the 2024 general election, is Paulo Gonzalo Martínez López of the National Action Party (PAN).[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 3rd district covers 292 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the south of the municipality of Aguascalientes.[8][a]
The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city of Aguascalientes, Ags. The district reported a population of 470,584 in the 2020 Census[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguascalientes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][10][11] | ||||||
2017–2022
- In the 2017 scheme, the 2nd district covered 260 precincts in the south of the municipality of Aguascalientes.[12][11]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 redistricting process, it was made up of 217 precincts in the western portion of the municipality of Aguascalientes.[13][14]
1996–2005
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The third district was suspended between 1902 and 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | Fernando Gómez Esparza[16] |  |
1997–2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | José Luis Novales Arellano[17] |  |
2000–2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Jaime del Conde Ugarte[18] | |
2003–2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | Alma Hilda Medina Macías[19] | |
2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Raúl Cuadra García[20] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | José Ángel González Serna[21] | |
2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Jorge López Martín[22] | |
2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018[23] | Martha Elisa González Estrada[24] | |
2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021[25] | Paulo Gonzalo Martínez López[26] | |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[5] | Paulo Gonzalo Martínez López[6] | |
2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[27] | Ricardo Anaya Cortés |    Por México al Frente |
37.8940 |
| 2024[28][b] | Bertha Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz | Fuerza y Corazón por México |
53.8246 |
Notes
- The 2nd district covers the remainder of the municipality.