7th federal electoral district of Sinaloa
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 7th federal electoral district of Sinaloa (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 07 de Sinaloa) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of seven such districts in the state of Sinaloa.[1]
| Sinaloa's 7th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Merary Villegas Sánchez |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Sinaloa |
| Head town | Culiacán Rosales |
| Coordinates | 24°48′N 107°23′W |
| Covers | Municipality of Culiacán (part) |
| PR region | First |
| Precincts | 477 |
| Population | 430,512 (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]
Suspended in 1930,[a] the 7th district was re-established as part 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, Sinaloa's seat allocation rose from five to nine. The new districts were first contested in the 1979 legislative election.[7]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Merary Villegas Sánchez of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[8][9]
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,[10] the 7th district comprises 477 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the north of the municipality of Culiacán, excluding the urban core.[11][b]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, Culiacán Rosales. The district reported a population of 430,512 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinaloa | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources: [1][7][12][13] | ||||||
2017–2022
- As in the 2023 plan, the 7th district covered northern Culiacán, excluding the municipality's urban core. The city of Culiacán served as the head town.[13][14]
1996–2017
- Under both the 1996 and 2005 plans – albeit with slight adjustments to the dividing line with the 5th district – the 7th district comprised the southern part of the municipality of Culiacán. The state capital served as the head town.[15][16][12]
1978–1996
- From 1978 to 1996, the re-established 7th district was located in the north of the state, covering the municipalities of Angostura, Badiraguato, Mocorito and Salvador Alvarado. The head town was in Salvador Alvarado.[17]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Baldomero López Arias[18] |  |
1979–1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | Maclovio Osuna Balderrama[19] | |
1982–1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | María Luisa Solís Payán[20] | |
1985–1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | David Miranda Valdez[21] | |
1988–1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | Miguel Sotelo Burgos[22] | |
1991–1994 | 55th Congress |
| 1994 | Heriberto Galindo Quiñones[23] | |
1994–1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | Ernesto Millán Escalante[24] | |
1997–2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Víctor Manuel Gandarilla Carrasco[25] | |
2000–2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Óscar Félix Ochoa[26] | |
2003–2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | Jesús Manuel Patrón Montalvo[27] | |
2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Óscar Javier Lara Aréchiga[28] | |
2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Sergio Torres Félix[29][c] Mirna Velázquez López[30] |
|
2012–2012 2013–2015 |
62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Rosa Elena Millán Bueno[31][d] Paola Iveth Gárate Valenzuela[32] |
|
2015–2017 2017–2018 |
63rd Congress |
| 2018[33] | Merary Villegas Sánchez[34] |  |
2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021[35] | Merary Villegas Sánchez[36] | |
2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[8] | Merary Villegas Sánchez[9][e] Danisa Magdalena Flores Ojeda[38] |
|
2024 2024–2027 |
66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[39] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |   Juntos Haremos Historia |
66.6989 |
| 2024[40] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
62.1883 |
Notes
- An amendment to Article 52 of the Constitution in 1928 changed the original provision of "one deputy per 60,000 inhabitants" to "one deputy per 100,000";[4][5] as a result, the size of the Chamber of Deputies fell from 281 in the 1928 election to 171 in 1934.[6]
- Torres Félix resigned his seat to contend (successfully) for the municipal presidency of Culiacán.
- Millán Bueno resigned her seat on 1 January 2017; her alternate, Gárate Valenzuela, was sworn in on 2 February 2017.