8th federal electoral district of Nuevo León
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 8th federal electoral district of Nuevo León (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 08 de Nuevo León) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 14 such districts in the state of Nuevo León.[1]
| Nuevo León's 8th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Adriana Quiroz Gallegos |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Head town | Guadalupe |
| Coordinates | 25°40′N 100°15′W |
| Covers | Municipalities of Guadalupe (part) and Apodaca (part) |
| PR region | Second |
| Precincts | 183 |
| Population | 433,556 (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]
The 8th district was created by the 1977 electoral reforms and was first contested in the 1979 mid-term election.[4] The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Adriana Quiroz Gallegos 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 Nuevo León's congressional seat allocation from 12 to 14.[7] The 8th district is in the Monterrey metropolitan area and covers parts of two municipalities:[8]
The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Guadalupe. The district reported a population of 433,556 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuevo León | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][4][9][10] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, the district's head town was at Guadalupe. As in the 2023 plan, it covered parts of Guadalupe (70 precincts) and Apodaca (93 precincts).[10][11]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 districting plan, the district covered 157 precincts in the north of the municipality of Guadalupe, with the remainder of the municipality assigned to the 11th district.[12][13]
1996–2005
- From 1996 to 2005, the district comprised 135 precincts in the north of the municipality of Guadalupe, with the remainder of the municipality assigned to the 11th district.[14][13]
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, Nuevo León's seat allocation rose from 7 to 11.[4] The newly created 8th district's head town was the state capital, Monterrey, and it covered a part of that city.[15]
Deputies returned to Congress
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Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[34] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |    Juntos Haremos Historia |
38.7005 |
| 2024[35] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
51.8520 |
Notes
- The remainder of Guadalupe is assigned to the 11th district, and the remainder of Apodaca is assigned to the 2nd district.
- Robledo Leal resigned his seat on 1 February 2015 was replaced for the remainder of his term by his alternate, Lomelí Cervantes.
- Originally elected for the PRI, Torres Cantú declared himself an independent on 1 June 2017.