6th federal electoral district of Tamaulipas
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 6th federal electoral district of Tamaulipas (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 06 de Tamaulipas) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of eight such districts in the state of Tamaulipas.[1]
| Tamaulipas's 6th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Blanca Narro Panameño |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Tamaulipas |
| Head town | Ciudad Mante |
| Coordinates | 22°44′N 98°57′W |
| Covers | 9 municipalities |
| PR region | Second |
| Precincts | 281 |
| Population | 502,617 (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 second region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Blanca Araceli Narro Panameño of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
District territory
Tamaulipas lost a district in 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 reconfigured 6th district covers the south of the state and comprises 281 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) across nine of the state's 43 municipalities:[7][8]
- Aldama, Altamira, Antiguo Morelos, Gómez Farías, González, El Mante, Nuevo Morelos, Ocampo and Xicoténcatl.
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Ciudad Mante. The district reported a population of 502,617 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaulipas | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][9][10][11] | ||||||
2017–2022
- Between 2017 and 2022, Tamaulipas accounted for nine single-member congressional seats. The 6th district's head town was at Ciudad Mante and it covered 18 municipalities:[12][11]
- Abasolo, Aldama, Antiguo Morelos, Bustamante, Casas, Gómez Farias, González, Jaumave, Jiménez, Llera, El Mante, Miquihuana, Nuevo Morelos, Ocampo, Palmillas, Soto la Marina, Tula and Xicoténcatl.
2005–2017
- Under the 2005 plan, Tamaulipas had eight districts. This district's head town was at Ciudad Mante and it covered 17 municipalities:[13][14]
- Abasolo, Antiguo Morelos, Bustamante, Casas, Gómez Farias, González, Jaumave, Jiménez, Llera, El Mante, Miquihuana, Nuevo Morelos, Ocampo, Palmillas, Soto la Marina, Tula and Xicoténcatl.
1996–2005
- In the 1996 scheme, under which Tamaulipas lost a single-member seat, the district had its head town at Ciudad Mante and it comprised nine municipalities:[15][14]
- Antiguo Morelos, Gómez Farías, González, Llera, El Mante, Nuevo Morelos, Ocampo, Tula and Xicoténcatl.
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, Tamaulipas's seat allocation rose from six to nine.[9] The 6th district's head town was at Ciudad Madero and it covered the municipalities of Altamira, Ciudad Madero and González.[16]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Julio Dolores Martínez Rodríguez[17] |  |
1976–1979 | 50th Congress |
| 1979 | Hugo Eduardo Barba Islas[18] | |
1979–1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | Benito Ignacio Santamaría Sánchez[19] | |
1982–1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | Luis Nájera Olvera[20] | |
1985–1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | Julián Murillo Navarro[21] | |
1988–1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | Jesús Suárez Mata[22] | |
1991–1994 | 55th Congress |
| 1994 | Jesús Olvera Méndez[23] | |
1994–1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | José Ernesto Manrique Villarreal[24] | |
1997–2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Enrique Meléndez Pérez[25] | |
2000–2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Óscar Martín Ramos Salinas[26][a] |  |
2003–2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | Enrique Cárdenas del Avellano[27] | |
2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Luis Alejandro Guevara Cobos[28] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Rosalba de la Cruz Requena[29] | |
2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Luis Alejandro Guevara Cobos[30] | |
2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018[31] | Vicente Javier Verástegui Ostos[32][b] Eloy Martínez Carrizales[33] |
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2018–2021 2021 |
64th Congress |
| 2021[34] | Marco Antonio Castro Narváez[35] | |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[4] | Blanca Araceli Narro Panameño[5] |  |
2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[36] | Ricardo Anaya Cortés |   Por México al Frente |
38.2794 |
| 2024[37] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |   Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
64.3635 |