9th federal electoral district of Michoacán
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 9th federal electoral district of Michoacán (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 09 de Michoacán) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 11 such districts in the state of Michoacán.[1]
| Michoacán's 9th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
 9th district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Guadalupe Araceli Mendoza Arias |
| Party | ▌Independent |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Michoacán |
| Head town | Uruapan |
| Coordinates | 19°25′N 102°03′W |
| Covers | Nuevo Parangaricutiro, Taretan, Tingambato, Uruapan, Ziracuaretiro |
| PR region | Fifth |
| Precincts | 179 |
| Population | 428,017 (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 fifth region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Guadalupe Araceli Mendoza Arias of the Movimiento del sombrero, the only deputy returned in that election without the support of a registered party.[4][5][6]
District territory
Michoacán lost its 12th district in the 2023 districting process carried out by the National Electoral Institute (INE). Under the new districting plan, which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[7] the 9th district covers 179 precincts (secciones electorales) across five municipalities in the centre-west of the state:[8]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state's second largest city, Uruapan. The district reported a population of 428,017 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michoacán | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][10][11] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, the district's head town was at Uruapan and it comprised solely that city and its surrounding municipality.[12][11]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 districting plan, Michoacán lost its 13th district. The 9th district's head town was at Uruapan and it covered six municipalities:[13][14]
- Nuevo Parangaricutiro, Taretan, Tingambato, Uruapan and Ziracuaretiro, as in the 2023 plan, plus Gabriel Zamora.
1996–2005
- Under the 1996 districting plan, the district's head town was at Uruapan and it covered seven municipalities:[15][14]
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 the reforms, Michoacán's allocation rose from 9 to 13.[9] The 9th district's head town was the city of Apatzingán de la Constitución and it comprised four municipalities:[16]
- Apatzingán, La Huacana, Múgica and Parácuaro.
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 |
53.8824 |
| 2024[39] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
53.6960 |