1st federal electoral district of Tlaxcala
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 1st federal electoral district of Tlaxcala (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 01 de Tlaxcala) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of three such districts in the state of Tlaxcala.[1]
| Tlaxcala's 1st | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
1st district since 2017 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Alejandro Aguilar López |
| Party | ▌Labour Party |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Tlaxcala |
| Head town | Apizaco |
| Coordinates | 19°25′N 98°08′W |
| Covers | 19 municipalities |
| PR region | Fourth |
| Precincts | 239 |
| Population | 446,499 (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 fourth region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, re-elected in the 2024 general election, is Alejandro Aguilar López of the Labour Party (PT).[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] Tlaxcala's 1st comprises 239 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across 19 of the state's municipalities:[7][8]
- Altzayanca, Apizaco, Atlangatepec, Cuapiaxtla, Cuaxomulco, El Carmen Tequexquitla, Emiliano Zapata, Huamantla, Ixtenco, Lázaro Cárdenas, San José Teacalco, Santa Cruz Tlaxcala, Terrenate, Tetla de la Solidaridad, Tlaxco, Tocatlán, Tzompantepec, Xaloztoc and Zitlaltepec de Trinidad Sánchez Santos.
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Apizaco. The district reported a population of 446,499 in the 2020 census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
Deputies returned to Congress
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[31] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
63.9137 |
| 2024[32] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
67.5988 |
