5th federal electoral district of Guanajuato
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 5th federal electoral district of Guanajuato (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 05 de Guanajuato) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 15 such districts in the state of Guanajuato.[1]
| Guanajuato's 5th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Éctor Jaime Ramírez |
| Party | ▌National Action Party |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Guanajuato |
| Head town | León de Los Aldama |
| Coordinates | 21°07′N 101°41′W |
| Covers | Municipality of León (part) |
| PR region | Second |
| Precincts | 180 |
| Population | 430,386 (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 current member for the district, re-elected in the 2024 general election, is Éctor Jaime Ramírez Barba 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] Guanajuato's 5th district covers 180 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across the western portion of the municipality of León.[7][a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of León. The district reported a population of 430,386 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guanajuato | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
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2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, the 5th district's head town was at León and it covered 205 precincts in the west of the municipality.[11][10]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 plan, Guanajuato had only 14 districts. This district's head town was at León and it covered 204 precincts in the north-west of the municipality.[12][13]
1996–2005
- In the 1996 scheme, under which Guanajuato was assigned 15 seats, the district had its head town at León and it comprised 197 precincts in the west of the municipality.[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, Guanajuato's seat allocation rose from 9 to 13.[8] The 5th district's head town was at Pénjamo and it covered five municipalities:[15]
Deputies returned to Congress
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Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[41] | Ricardo Anaya Cortés |    Por México al Frente |
52.4503 |
| 2024[42] | Bertha Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz |  Fuerza y Corazón por México |
48.1595 |