8th federal electoral district of Jalisco
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 8th federal electoral district of Jalisco (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 08 de Jalisco) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 20 such districts in the state of Jalisco.[1]
| Jalisco's 8th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
8th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Paola Espinosa Sánchez |
| Party | ▌National Action Party |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Jalisco |
| Head town | Guadalajara |
| Coordinates | 20°40′N 103°21′W |
| Covers | Municipality of Guadalajara (part) |
| PR region | First |
| Precincts | 371 |
| Population | 417,878 (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 first region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez of the National Action Party (PAN).[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] Jalisco's 8th district covers 371 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the western portion of the municipality of Guadalajara.[a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city of Guadalajara. The district reported a population of 417,878 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalisco | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][7][8][9] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Jalisco regained its 20th congressional seat in the 2017 redistricting process. The 8th district's head town was at Guadalajara and it covered 333 precincts in the north-west of the municipality.[10][9]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 plan, Jalisco had 19 districts. This district's head town was at Guadalajara and it covered 251 precincts in the centre and east of the municipality.[11][12]
1996–2005
- In the 1996 scheme, under which Jalisco lost a single-member seat, the district had its head town at Guadalajara and it comprised 166 precincts in the north-west of the municipality.[13][12]
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, Jalisco's seat allocation rose from 13 to 20.[7] The 8th district's head town was at La Barca and it covered eight municipalities in the east of the state:[14]
- Atotonilco el Alto, Ayo el Chico, Jamay, Ocotlán, Poncitlán, Tototlán, Zapotlán del Rey and La Barca.
Deputies returned to Congress
| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Ramón Castañeda y Castañeda[15][16] | 1916–1917 | Constituent Congress of Querétaro | ||
| ... | |||||
| 1976 | Ricardo Pedro Chávez Pérez[17] | 1976–1979 | 50th Congress | ||
| 1979 | Reyes Rodolfo Flores Zaragoza[18] | 1979–1982 | 51st Congress | ||
| 1982 | Sergio M. Beas Pérez[19] | 1982–1985 | 52nd Congress | ||
| 1985 | Reyes Rodolfo Flores Zaragoza[20] | 1985–1988 | 53rd Congress | ||
| 1988 | Margarita Gómez Juárez[21] | 1988–1991 | 54th Congress | ||
| 1991 | Eliazar Ayala Rodríguez[22] | 1991–1994 | 55th Congress | ||
| 1994 | Sofía Valencia Abundis[23] | 1994–1997 | 56th Congress | ||
| 1997 | Mario Guillermo Haro Rodríguez[24] | 1997–2000 | 57th Congress | ||
| 2000 | José Abraham Cisneros Gómez[25] | 2000–2003 | 58th Congress | ||
| 2003 | Marisol Urrea Camarena[26] | 2003–2006 | 59th Congress | ||
| 2006 | Miguel Ángel Monraz Ibarra[27] | 2006–2009 | 60th Congress | ||
| 2009 | José Trinidad Padilla López[28] | 2009–2012 | 61st Congress | ||
| 2012 | Leobardo Alcalá Padilla[29] | 2012–2015 | 62nd Congress | ||
| 2015 | Verónica Delgadillo García[30][b] Verónica Bermúdez Torres[31] |
2015–2018 2018 |
63rd Congress | ||
| 2018[32] | Abril Alcalá Padilla[33] | 2018–2021 | 64th Congress | ||
| 2021[34] | José Mauro Garza Marín[35] | 2021–2024 | 65th Congress | ||
| 2024[4] | Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez[5] | 2024–2027 | 66th Congress | ||
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[36] | Ricardo Anaya Cortés | Por México al Frente |
41.6270 |
| 2024[37] | Bertha Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz | Fuerza y Corazón por México |
53.5197 |
