5th federal electoral district of Oaxaca
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 5th federal electoral district of Oaxaca (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 05 de Oaxaca) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 10 such districts in the state of Oaxaca.[2]
| Oaxaca's 5th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Carol Antonio Altamirano |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Head town | Salina Cruz |
| Coordinates | 16°10′N 95°12′W |
| Covers | 32 municipalities[1] |
| PR region | Third |
| Precincts | 202 |
| Population | 366,861 (2020 census) |
| Indigenous | Yes (64%) |
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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 third region.[3][4]
The current member for the district, re-elected in the 2024 general election, is Carol Antonio Altamirano of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[5][6]
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,[7] the 5th district covers 202 precincts (secciones electorales) across 32 of the state's municipalities.[8][1][a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the port city of Salina Cruz on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The district reported a population of 366,861 in the 2020 census and, with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 64% of that total, it is classified by the INE as an indigenous district.[2][1][b]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [2][11][12][13] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Oaxaca's 11th district was dissolved in the 2017 redistricting process. Under the 2017 to 2022 scheme, the 5th district had its head town at Salina Cruz and it covered 45 municipalities.[13][14]
2005–2017
- Between 2005 and 2017, the district's head town was at Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, also in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region, and it comprised 26 municipalities.[15][16]
1996–2005
- Between 1996 and 2017, Oaxaca's seat allocation was increased to 11. Under the 1996 districting plan, the head town was at Santo Domingo Tehuantepec and it covered 33 municipalities.[17][16]
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, Oaxaca's seat allocation rose from nine to ten.[11] The 5th district had its head town at Huautla de Jiménez in the Cañada region.[18]
Deputies returned to Congress
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Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[38] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |    Juntos Haremos Historia |
74.1850 |
| 2024[39] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
85.0526 |
Notes
- The INE deems any local or federal electoral district where Indigenous or Afrodescendent inhabitants number 40% or more of the population to be an indigenous district. In the 2023 scheme, Oaxaca's 10 federal districts and 25 local districts are all indigenous.[2]
- Rito Salinas resigned his seat on 7 August 2002.