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1st federal electoral district of Baja California Sur
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Federal electoral district of MexicoMay 2025
Baja California Sur's 1st File:Federal Electoral Districts of Baja California Sur (since 2022).png #b2fcc1 1st district Manuel Cota Cárdenas Ecologist Green Party of MexicoEcologist Green Party 66th (2024–2027) Baja California Sur La Paz 24 08 N 110 18 W region:MX-BCS inline,title Comondú, Loreto, Mulegé, La Paz First 355 447,347 2020
thumb|Baja California Sur under the 2017–2022 districting plan
The 1st federal electoral district of Baja California Sur (es Distrito electoral federal 01 de Baja California Sur) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of two such districts in the state of Baja California Sur.Memoria de la Distritación Nacional 2021–2023 https://cartografia.ife.org.mx/documentacion/memoria-de-la-distritacion-nacional21_23.pdf INE 206 28 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240528223340/https://cartografia.ife.org.mx/documentacion/memoria-de-la-distritacion-nacional21_23.pdf 28 May 2024
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.How Mexico Elects Its Leaders – The Rules https://mexicosolidarityproject.org/voices/172/ Mexico Solidarity Project 20 July 2024 31 January 2024Circunscripciones https://ayuda.ine.mx/2021/informate/assets/docs/Elecciones/Circunscripciones.pdf Ayuda 2021 INE 20 July 2024
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Manuel Alejandro Cota Cárdenas of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM).
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,De la Rosa Yared Nueva distritación electoral le quita diputados a la CDMX y le agrega a Nuevo León https://www.forbes.com.mx/nueva-distritacion-electoral-le-quita-diputados-a-la-cdmx-y-le-agrega-a-nuevo-leon/ 29 May 2024 Forbes México 20 February 2023
the first district covers 355 electoral precincts (es secciones electorales) across the municipalities of Comondú, Loreto, Mulegé, and La Paz: i.e., the entire state except for Los Cabos at the southern tip of the peninsula.Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Nacional Electoral por el que se aprueba el proyecto de la demarcación territorial de los trescientos distritos electorales federales uninominales https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5680128&fecha=20/02/2023#gsc.tab=0 Diario Oficial de la Federación 19 May 2025 20 February 2023
The district's head town (es cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city of La Paz. The district reported a population of 447,347 in the 2020 census.
Previous districting schemes
+ Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Baja California Sur 2 2 2 2 2 2 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources: González Casanova Pablo Pablo González Casanova Las Elecciones en México: evolución y perspectivas 1993 Siglo XXI 9789682313219 3 219 https://books.google.com/books?id=50GTKb1K9jcC 12 April 2025Evolución territorial de los distritos electorales federales uninominales, 1977–2010 Baños Martínez Marco Antonio Palacios Mora Celia Territorial evolution of the federal uninominal electoral districts, 1977–2010 Investigaciones Geográficas Instituto de Geografía, UNAM Mexico City 2014 84 92 10.14350/rig.34063 https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/34063/39223 12 April 2025 free Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Nacional Electoral por el que se aprueba la demarcación territorial de los 300 distritos electorales federales uninominales https://repositoriodocumental.ine.mx/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/92257/CGext201703-15-ap-7.pdf INE Repositorio Documental 15 March 2017 12 April 2025
2017–2022
The state's three northern municipalities (Comondú, Loreto and Mulegé), plus the northern portion of La Paz. The head town was La Paz.Descriptivo de la distritación federal: Baja California Sur, marzo 2017 http://cartografia.ife.org.mx//descargas/distritacion2017/federal/03/D03.pdf Cartografía INE 5 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230519032525/http://cartografia.ife.org.mx//descargas/distritacion2017/federal/03/D03.pdf 19 May 2023
2005–2017
The state's three northern municipalities and the westernmost two-thirds of the La Paz. The district's head town was the city of Santa Rosalía.Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Federal Electoral por el que se establece la demarcación territorial de los trescientos distritos electorales federales uninominales https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=789141&fecha=02/03/2005 Diario Oficial de la Federación 5 July 2025 2 March 2005 http://www.ife.org.mx/documentos/DISTRITOS/pdf/PLANOS/03_COMP_090205.pdf Condensado estatal de Baja California Sur 5 July 2025 IFE 22 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071122161148/http://www.ife.org.mx/documentos/DISTRITOS/pdf/PLANOS/03_COMP_090205.pdf dead The link contains maps of the 1996 and 2005 schemes.
1996–2005
The state's three northern municipalities only, with the head town at Santa Rosalía.Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Federal Electoral por el que se establece la demarcación territorial de los trescientos distritos electorales federales uninominales https://dof.gob.mx/nota_to_imagen_fs.php?cod_diario=209649&pagina=23&seccion=2 Diario Oficial de la Federacion 5 July 2025 23 12 August 1996
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. Baja California Sur's seat allocation, however, remained unchanged at two. The 1st district had its head town at La Paz and covered that city and its municipality.División del territorio de la República en 300 distritos electorales uninominales para elecciones federales: Baja California Sur https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_to_imagen_fs.php?cod_diario=202824&pagina=12&seccion=0 Diario Oficial de la Federación 5 July 2025 12 29 May 1978
Pre-1974
Before Baja California Sur acquired statehood in 1974 and was still a federal territory, it was entitled to return only one deputy to Congress; the district known as the sole district of the Southern Territory of Baja California (Distrito único del Territorio Sur de Baja California) therefore covered the whole of modern-day Baja California Sur. The state's first district is considered the successor of the territory's sole district.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Baja California Sur's 1st district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1958Alejandro Martínez RodríguezLegislatura 44 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_44.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1958–196144th Congress1961Antonio Navarro EncinasLegislatura 45 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_45.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1961–196445th Congress1964Alberto Alvarado ArámburoLegislatura 46 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_46.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1964–196746th Congress1967Ángel César Mendoza ArámburoLegislatura 47 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_47.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1967–197047th Congress1970Rafael Castillo CastroLegislatura 48 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_48.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1970–197348th Congress1973Antonio Carrillo HuacujaLegislatura 49 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_49.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1973–197649th Congress1976Víctor Manuel Peralta Osuna22px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1976–197950th Congress1979Armando Trasviña TaylorLegislatura 51 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_51.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1979–198251st Congress1982Jesús Murillo AguilarLegislatura 52 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_52.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1982–198552nd Congress1985Víctor Manuel Liceaga RuibalLegislatura 53 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_53.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1985–198853rd Congress1988José Luis Parra RubioLegislatura 54 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_54.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1988–199154th Congress1991Guillermo Mercado RomeroLegislatura 55 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_55.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 2024Yolanda Robinson Manríquez22px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1991–19931993–199455th Congress1994Leonel Cota MontañoLegislatura 56 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_56.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 5 July 2025Cota Montaño requested a leave of absence on 10 October 1995. His alternate replaced him.Amadeo Murillo Aguilar 22px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1994–199756th Congress1997José Carlos Cota OsunaLegislatura 57 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_57.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1997–200057th Congress2000Miguel Vega PérezPerfil: Dip. Miguel Vega Pérez, LVIII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=706 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2000–200358th Congress2003Francisco Javier Obregón EspinozaPerfil: Dip. Francisco Javier Obregón Espinoza, LIX Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=569367 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=Party of the Democratic Revolution2003–200659th Congress2006Juan Adolfo Orcí MartínezPerfil: Dip. Juan Adolfo Orcí Martínez, LX Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=2300446 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=Party of the Democratic Revolution2006–200960th Congress2009Marcos Covarrubias VillaseñorPerfil: Dip. Marcos Alberto Covarrubias Villaseñor, LXI Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9214416 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 2024Covarrubias Villaseñor resigned his seat on 22 July 2010.Silvia Puppo GastélumPerfil: Dip. Silvia Puppo Gastélum, LXI Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9214417 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=Party of the Democratic Revolution2009–20102010–201261st Congress2012Francisco Pelayo CovarrubiasPerfil: Dip. Francisco Pelayo Covarrubias, LXII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9218147 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2012–201562nd Congress2015Jisela Paes MartínezPerfil: Dip. Jisela Paes Martínez, LXIII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9218544 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2015–201863rd Congress2018Diputaciones: Baja California Sur. Distrito 1. La Paz https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/diputaciones/distrito/detalle/1/3/4/1?entidad=3&distrito=1 Cómputos Distritales 2018 INE 5 July 2025Ana Ruth García GrandePerfil: Dip. Ana Ruth García Grande, LXIV Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9221599 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=National Regeneration Movement2018–202164th Congress2021Diputaciones: Baja California Sur. Distrito 1. La Paz https://computos2021.ine.mx/circunscripcion1/baja-california-sur/distrito1-la-paz/votos-candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2021 INE 5 July 2025Marco Antonio Almendáriz PuppoPerfil: Dip. Marco Antonio Almendariz Puppo, LXV Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9228069 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 August 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2021–202465th Congress2024Diputaciones: Baja California Sur. Distrito 1. La Paz https://computos2024.ine.mx/diputaciones/nacional/circunscripcion/0/entidad/3/distrito/1/candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2024 INE 22 June 2024Manuel Alejandro Cota CárdenasPerfil: Dip. Manuel Alejandro Cota Cárdenas, LXVI Legislatura SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 September 2024 http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9228150Originally elected for Morena, Cota Cárdenas switched to the PVEM at the start of the congressional session.2024-09-02 Arranca apenas la Legislatura y cinco diputados federales piden licencia https://mvsnoticias.com/nacional/2024/9/2/arranca-apenas-la-legislatura-cinco-diputados-federales-piden-licencia-654862.html 2024-09-04 MVS Noticias es22px|link=National Regeneration Movement 22px|link=Ecologist Green Party of Mexico2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections
+ Baja California Sur's 1st district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Presidencia: Baja California Sur. Distrito 1. La Paz https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/presidencia/distrito/detalle/1/1/3/1?entidad=3&distrito=1 Cómputos Distritales 2018 INE 22 June 2025Andrés Manuel López Obrador22px|link=Labour Party (Mexico) 22px|link=National Regeneration Movement 22px|link=Social Encounter PartyJuntos Haremos Historia 61.43952024Presidencia: Baja California Sur. Distrito 1. La Paz https://computos2024.ine.mx/presidencia/nacional/entidad/3/distrito/1/candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2024 INE 22 June 2025Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo22px|link=Ecologist Green Party of Mexico 22px|link=Labour Party (Mexico) 22px|link=National Regeneration MovementSigamos Haciendo Historia 56.5285
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References
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Category:Government of Baja California Sur
Category:La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur
Category:Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur
Category:Mulegé Municipality