7th federal electoral district of Guerrero
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 7th federal electoral district of Guerrero (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 07 de Guerrero) 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 Guerrero.[1]
| Guerrero's 7th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Carlos Sánchez Barrios |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Guerrero |
| Head town | Chilpancingo |
| Coordinates | 17°33′N 99°30′W |
| Covers | Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Eduardo Neri, General Heliodoro Castillo, Leonardo Bravo, Mochitlán, Tixtla de Guerrero |
| PR region | Fourth |
| Precincts | 249 |
| Population | 455,602 (2020 census) |
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It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative period 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 Carlos Sánchez Barrios of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
District territory
Guerrero lost a congressional seat in the 2023 redistricting process carried out by the National Electoral Institute (INE). Under the new districting plan, which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[6] the 7th district covers 249 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across six municipalities in the central part of the state:[7] [8]
- Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Eduardo Neri, General Heliodoro Castillo, Leonardo Bravo, Mochitlán and Tixtla de Guerrero.
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 Chilpancingo. The district reported a population of 455,602 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerrero | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][10][11] | ||||||
Because of shifting population patterns, Guerrero currently has two fewer districts than the ten the state was assigned under the 1977 electoral reforms that set the national total at 300.[10]
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, Guerrero was allocated nine electoral districts. The 7th district had its head town at Chilpancingo and it comprised four municipalities:[12][11]
2005–2017
- The 2005 districting plan assigned Guerrero nine districts. The 7th district's head town was at Chilpancingo and it covered five municipalities:[13][14]
1996–2005
- Under the 1996 districting plan, which allocated Guerrero ten districts, the 7th district had its head town at Chilpancingo and it covered five municipalities:[15][14]
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, Guerrero's district allocation rose from six to ten.[9] The newly restored 7th district's head town was at Acapulco and it covered a part of that city and the rural portion of its surrounding municipality.[16][a]
Deputies returned to Congress
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Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[37] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |    Juntos Haremos Historia |
69.5736 |
| 2024[38] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
67.6615 |
Notes
- Under the 1978 plan, Chilpancingo was the head town of the first district.
- Juárez Cisneros resigned his seat on 3 April 1997. Torres Blanco, his substitute, was sworn in on 15 April.
- Huicochea Vázquez resigned his seat on 19 August 2002.
- Sánchez Barrios took leave of his seat from 1 August to 15 October 2008 to run (unsuccessfully) for the municipal presidency of Chilpancingo.[28]