2nd federal electoral district of Querétaro
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 2nd federal electoral district of Querétaro (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 02 de Querétaro) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of six such districts in the state of Querétaro.[1]
| Querétaro's 2nd | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
2nd district since 2023 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Ricardo Astudillo Suárez |
| Party | ▌Ecologist Green Party |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Querétaro |
| Head town | San Juan del Río |
| Coordinates | 20°23′N 99°59′W |
| Covers | San Juan del Río, Amealco de Bonfil |
| PR region | Fifth |
| Precincts | 145 |
| Population | 364,463 (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; since 2024, those elected from the fifth region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Ricardo Astudillo Suárez of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM).[4][5]
District territory
Under the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which assigned Querétaro an additional seat in Congress and is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[6] the 2nd district covers 145 precincts (secciones electorales) across two of the state's 18 municipalities:[7][8]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of San Juan del Río. The district reported a population of 364,463 in the 2020 census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Querétaro | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][10][11] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, when the state contained five federal electoral districts, the 2nd district covered San Juan del Río, Amealco de Bonfil and Tequisquiapan. Its head town was at San Juan del Río.[12][11]
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 plan, Querétaro had four districts. The 2nd district had its head town at San Juan del Río and it covered Amealco de Bonfil, Corregidora, Huimilpan and San Juan del Río.[13][14]
1996–2005
- In the 1996 scheme, which gave Querétaro its fourth congressional seat, the district comprised Amealco de Bonfil, Corregidora, Huimilpan, El Marqués and San Juan del Río. The head town was at San Juan del Río.[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 that plan, Querétaro's seat allocation rose from two to three.[9] The 2nd district had its head town at San Juan del Río and it comprised the municipalities of Amealco, Cadereyta, Ezequiel Montes, Pedro Escobedo, San Juan del Río and Tequisquiapan.[16]
Deputies returned to Congress
| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Ernesto Perusquía[17][18] | 1916–1917 | Constituent Congress of Querétaro | ||
| ... | |||||
| 1973 | Telésforo Trejo Uribe[19] | 1973–1976 | 49th Congress | ||
| 1976 | Vicente Montes Velázquez[20] | 1976–1979 | 50th Congress | ||
| 1979 | Federico Flores Tavares[21] | 1979–1982 | 51st Congress | ||
| 1982 | Ramón Ordaz Almaraz[22] | 1982–1985 | 52nd Congress | ||
| 1985 | Ezequiel Espinoza Mejía[23] | 1985–1988 | 53rd Congress | ||
| 1988 | Octaviano Camargo Rojas[24] | 1988–1991 | 54th Congress | ||
| 1991 | Gil Mendoza Pichardo[25] | 1991–1994 | 55th Congress | ||
| 1994 | Ezequiel Espinoza Mejía[26] | 1994–1997 | 56th Congress | ||
| 1997 | José Salvador Olvera Pérez[27] | 1997–2000 | 57th Congress | ||
| 2000 | Javier Rodríguez Ferrusca[28] | 2000–2003 | 58th Congress | ||
| 2003 | Raúl Rogelio Chavarría Salas[29] | 2003–2006 | 59th Congress | ||
| 2006 | Francisco Domínguez Servién[30][a] Bibiana Rodríguez Montes[31] |
2006–2008 2008–2009 |
60th Congress | ||
| 2009 | Adriana Fuentes Cortés[32] | 2009–2012 | 61st Congress | ||
| 2012 | Ricardo Astudillo Suárez[33] | 2012–2015 | 62nd Congress | ||
| 2015 | María García Pérez[34] | 2015–2018 | 63rd Congress | ||
| 2018[35] | Jorge Luis Montes Nieves[36] | 2018–2021 | 64th Congress | ||
| 2021[37] | Marcia Solórzano Gallego[38] | 2021–2024 | 65th Congress | ||
| 2024[4] | Ricardo Astudillo Suárez[5] | 2024–2027 | 66th Congress | ||
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[39] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Juntos Haremos Historia |
46.9411 |
| 2024[40] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo | Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
56.1417 |
Notes
- Domínguez Servién resigned his seat on 24 February 2009.
