6th federal electoral district of Coahuila
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 6th federal electoral district of Coahuila (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 06 de Coahuila) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of eight such districts in the state of Coahuila.[1]
| Coahuila's 6th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Cintia Cuevas Sánchez |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Coahuila |
| Head town | Torreón |
| Coordinates | 25°32′N 103°24′W |
| Covers | Municipality of Torreón (part) |
| PR region | Second |
| Precincts | 190 |
| Population | 358,152 (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]
Suspended in 1930,[a] the 6th district was re-established as part of the 1977 political reforms and was first contested in the 1979 mid-term election.[7] The restored district elected its first deputy in the 1979 mid-terms.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Cintia Cuevas Sánchez of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[8][9]
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) assigned Coahuila an additional district.[10] The reconfigured 6th district covers 190 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the northern portion of the municipality of Torreón.[11][12][b]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Torreón. The district reported a population of 358,152 in the 2020 census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coahuila | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][13][7][14] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, the district covered 161 precincts in the municipality of Torreón, with the remainder of the municipality assigned to the 5th district. The head town was at Torreon.[14][15]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 districting scheme, the 6th district covered 161 precincts in the northern half of the municipality of Torreón. The city of Torreón was the head town.[16][17]
1996–2005
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, Coahuila's seat allocation rose from 4 to 7.[13] The 6th district had its head town at Torreón and it covered a part of the city and the rural portion of its municipality.[19]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Jacobo Cárdenas[20] |  |
1922–1924 | 30th Congress |
| 1924 | Marcos A. Hernández[21] | |
1924–1926 | 31st Congress |
| 1926 | Domingo P. Acosta[22] | |
1926–1928 | 32nd Congress |
| 1928 | Raymundo Cervera[23] | |
1928–1930 | 33rd Congress |
| The 6th district was suspended from 1930 to 1979 | ||||
| 1979 | Francisco José Madero González |  |
1979–1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | Enrique Agüero Ávalos | |
1982–1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | Heriberto Ramos Salas | |
1985–1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | Humberto Roque Villanueva | |
1988–1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | Mariano López Mercado[c] Irma Mayela Adame Aguayo |
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1991–1993 1993–1994 |
55th Congress |
| 1994 | Jesús Salvador Hernández Vélez | |
1994–1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | Alberto González Domene |  |
1997–2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Guillermo Anaya Llamas[24] Silvestre Enrique Faya Viesca[25] |
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2000–2002 2002–2003 |
58th Congress |
| 2003 | Vacant[d] Laura Reyes Retana Ramos[26][e] |
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2003–2004 2004–2006 |
59th Congress |
| 2006 | Jesús de León Tello[27][f] Florentina Medrano Echeverría |
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2006–2009 2009 |
60th Congress |
| 2009 | Héctor Fernández Aguirre[28] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Marcelo Torres Cofiño[29] | |
2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | José Refugio Sandoval Rodríguez[30] | .svg){kind=logo} |
2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018[31] | José Ángel Pérez Hernández[32][g] |   |
2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021[34] | Shamir Fernández Hernández[35] | |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[8] | Cintia Cuevas Sánchez[9] |  |
2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[36] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
49.5217 |
| 2024[37] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
52.7248 |
Notes
- An amendment to Article 52 of the Constitution in 1928 changed the original provision of "one deputy per 60,000 inhabitants" to "one deputy per 100,000";[4][5] as a result, the size of the Chamber of Deputies fell from 281 in the 1928 election to 171 in 1934.[6]
- The 5th district covers the remainder of the municipality.
- López Mercado took leave of his seat to contend for and serve as the municipal president of Torreón (1994–1996).
- The Federal Electoral Court annulled the 6 July election in the 6th district and a special election was held.
- Retana Ramos left the PRI group in Congress in February 2006 to sit as an independent.
- De León Tello took leave of his seat on 9 August 2009 to contend for the municipal presidency of Torreón.