8th federal electoral district of Baja California
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 8th federal electoral district of Baja California (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 08 de Baja California) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of nine such districts in the state of Baja California.[1]
| Baja California's 8th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Fausto Gallardo García |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Baja California |
| Head town | Tijuana |
| Coordinates | 32°31′N 117°02′W |
| Covers | Tijuana (part) |
| PR region | First |
| Precincts | 229 |
| Population | 429,514 (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 first region.[2][3]
The 8th district was created by the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) in its 2005 redistricting process and was first contested in the 2006 general election.[4] The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Fausto Gallardo García of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[5][6]
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) increased Baja California's seat allocation from eight to nine.[7] The 8th district covers 229 precincts (secciones electorales) in the south of the urban core of the municipality of Tijuana.[8][a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Tijuana. The district reported a population of 429,514 in the 2020 census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baja California | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][4][10] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, the 8th district covered 249 precincts in the south of the urban core of the municipality of Tijuana. The head town was at Tijuana.[10][11]
2005–2017
- From 2005 to 2017, the district comprised the rural portion of the municipality of Tijuana, together with the neighbouring municipality of Playas del Rosarito.[12][13]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mirna Cecilia Rincón Vargas[14] |  |
2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Óscar Martín Arce Paniagua[15] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Mayra Karina Robles Aguirre[16] |  |
2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Jacqueline Nava Mouett[17] | |
2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018 | Héctor René Cruz Aparicio[18] |  |
2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021 | Fausto Gallardo García[19] |  |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[5] | Fausto Gallardo García[6] | |
2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[20] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |   Juntos Haremos Historia |
70.6182 |
| 2024[21] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
74.2527 |