The 5th federal electoral district of Puebla () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 16 such districts in the state of Puebla.
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.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Rafaela Vianey García Romero of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
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, Puebla's congressional seat allocation rose from 15 to 16. The 5th district is in the north-west of the state, wedged between the states of Mexico and Tlaxcala. It covers 142 electoral precincts () across 11 of the state's municipalities:
Chiautzingo, Domingo Arenas, Huejotzingo, San Felipe Teotlalcingo, San Martin Texmelucan, San Matías Tlalancaleca, San Miguel Xoxtla, San Nicolás de los Ranchos, San Salvador el Verde, Tlahuapan and Tlaltenango.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida. The district reported a population of 417,480 in the 2020 census.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Puebla 10 14 15 16 15 16 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources:
2017–2022 From 2017 to 2022, when Puebla was assigned 15 congressional seats, the district's head town was at San Martin Texmelucan and it covered 13 municipalities. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 plan, the district was one of 16 in Puebla. Its head town was at San Martin Texmelucan and it covered 11 municipalities. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered. The link contains maps of the 1996 and 2005 schemes.
1996–2005 Between 1996 and 2005, Puebla had 15 districts. The 5th covered 15 municipalities, with its head town at San Martin Texmelucan. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered.
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, Puebla's seat allocation rose from 10 to 14. The 5th district's head town was at Acatlán in the south of the state and it covered 33 municipalities . The link contains a list of the municipalities covered.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Puebla's 5th district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureDavid Pastrana Jaimes1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro ...19761976–197950th Congress1979Juan Bonilla Luna1979–198251st Congress1982Olegario Valencia Portillo1982–198552nd Congress1985Víctor Hugo Islas Hernández1985–198853rd Congress1988Cupertino Alejo Domínguez1988–199154th Congress1991José Porfirio Alarcón Hernández1991–199455th Congress1994Fidencio Romero Tobón1994–199756th Congress19971997–200057th Congress2000José Gaudencio Víctor León Castañeda2000–200358th Congress2003Víctor Hugo Islas Hernández2003–200659th Congress2006Apolonio Méndez Meneses2006–200960th Congress2009Janet Graciela González Tostado2009–201261st Congress2012Carlos Sánchez Romero2012–201562nd Congress2015Rubén Alejandro Garrido Muñoz2015–201863rd Congress2018Lizeth Sánchez GarcíaMartha Huerta Hernández2018–20192019–202164th Congress2021Mauricio Alonso Toledo GutiérrezJaime Baltierra García—2021–202465th Congress2024Rafaela Vianey García Romero2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Puebla's 5th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 62.64812024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 67.4892
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