1st federal electoral district of Baja California
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 1st federal electoral district of Baja California (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 01 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 1st | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Laura Ruiz López |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Baja California |
| Head town | Mexicali |
| Coordinates | 32°39′48″N 115°28′04″W |
| Covers | Municipality of Mexicali (part) |
| PR region | First |
| Precincts | 203 |
| Population | 393,457 (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 current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Alma Laura Ruiz López of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[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] the first district covers 203 precincts (secciones electorales) in the eastern urban portion of the municipality of Mexicali.[7][a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city of Mexicali. The district reported a population of 393,457 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][8][9][10] | ||||||
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 redistricting process, it was made up of the municipality of Mexicali, with the exception of its extreme northwest (where the state's 3rd district was located) and its extreme northeast (which corresponded to the 2nd district). The district's head town was the city of Mexicali.[11]
1996–2005
- Between 1996 and 2005, this electoral district covered the whole of the municipality of Mexicali, except for a small pocket in the east of the city of Mexicali, which was part of the 2nd district.[11]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Ricardo Eguía Valderrama[12] |  |
1976–1979 | 50th Congress |
| 1979 | José Luis Andrade Ibarra[13] | |
1979–1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | José Ignacio Monge Rangel[14] | |
1982–1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | Luis I. López Moctezuma y Torres[15] | |
1985–1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | Jesús Armando Hernández Montaño[16] | |
1988–1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | José Ramírez Román[17] | |
1991–1994 | 55th Congress |
| 1994 | Martina Montenegro Espinoza[18] | |
1994–1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | Roberto Pérez de Alva[19] | |
1997–2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Juvenal Vidrio Rodríguez[20] |  |
2000–2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Hidalgo Contreras Covarrubias[21] | |
2003–2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | Francisco Rueda Gómez[22] | |
2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Sergio Tolento Hernández[23] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Benjamín Castillo Valdez[24] | |
2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Exaltación González Ceceña[25] | |
2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018 | Jesús Salvador Minor Mora[26] |  |
2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021 | Yesenia Olúa González[27] | |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[4] | Alma Laura Ruiz López[5] |  |
2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[28] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |   Juntos Haremos Historia |
61.0677 |
| 2024[29] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
54.9470 |