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1st federal electoral district of Veracruz
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Federal electoral district of MexicoMay 2025
Veracruz's 1st File:Veracruz 2023 DEF-01.svg red 1st district since 2023 Denisse Guzmán González Ecologist Green Party of MexicoEcologist Green Party 66th (2024–2027) Veracruz Pánuco 22 03 N 98 11 W region:MX-VER inline,title 15 municipalities
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Chalma, Chiconamel, Chontla, Citlaltépetl, El Higo, Ixcatepec, Ozuluama, Platón Sánchez, Pueblo Viejo, Pánuco, Tamalín, Tampico Alto, Tantima, Tantoyuca, Tempoal Third 355 441,087 2020 Yes (40%)
thumb|Federal electoral districts of Veracruz since 2023
thumb|Veracruz under the 2017–2022 districting plan
The 1st federal electoral district of Veracruz (es Distrito electoral federal 01 de Veracruz) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 19 such districts in the state of Veracruz.Memoria de la Distritación Nacional 2021–2023 https://cartografia.ife.org.mx/documentacion/memoria-de-la-distritacion-nacional21_23.pdf INE https://web.archive.org/web/20240528223340/https://cartografia.ife.org.mx/documentacion/memoria-de-la-distritacion-nacional21_23.pdf 28 May 2024 270 12 July 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 third 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 is Denisse Guzmán González of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM). She replaced María del Carmen Pinete Vargas, who was elected in the 2024 general election but died in office on 1 April 2025.
District territory
Veracruz lost a congressional district in the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 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/ 12 July 2024 Forbes México 20 February 2023
The reconfigured 1st district covers 355 electoral precincts (es secciones electorales) across 15 municipalities in the Huasteca Alta region in the extreme north of the state: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 28 May 2025 20 February 2023De Luna Francisco Rumbo a 2024: la nueva distritación federal en Veracruz a partir de septiembre https://e-veracruz.mx/nota/2023-08-01/elecciones/rumbo-2024-la-nueva-distritacion-federal-en-veracruz-partir-de-septiembre e-consulta.com Veracruz 12 July 2024 1 August 2023
Chalma, Chiconamel, Chontla, Citlaltépetl, El Higo, Ixcatepec, Ozuluama, Platón Sánchez, Pueblo Viejo, Pánuco, Tamalín, Tampico Alto, Tantima, Tantoyuca and Tempoal.
The head town (es cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Pánuco. The district reported a population of 441,087 in the 2020 census and, with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 40% of that total, it is classified by the INE as an indigenous district.Molina Itzel Arranca proceso electoral 2023–2024 en Veracruz https://www.diariodexalapa.com.mx/local/proceso-electoral-2023-2024-en-veracruz-arranca-oficialmente-instalacion-del-consejo-general-sera-en-el-max-10976346.html 7 August 2024 Diario de Xalapa 9 November 2023The INE deems any local or federal electoral district where Indigenous or Afrodescendent inhabitants number 40% or more of the population to be an indigenous district.
Previous districting schemes
+ Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Veracruz15 23 23 21 20 19 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources: 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 3 April 2025
Because of shifting demographics, Veracruz currently has four fewer districts than the 23 the state was allocated under the 1977 electoral reforms.Evolución 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 July 2024 free
2017–2022
Between 2017 and 2022, Veracruz was assigned 20 electoral districts. The 1st district comprised 13 municipalities in the same part of the state:
Chinampa de Gorostiza, Citlaltépetl, El Higo, Naranjos Amatlán, Ozuluama, Pánuco, Pueblo Viejo, Tamalín, Tamiahua, Tampico Alto, Tancoco, Tantima, and Tempoal.
The head town was at Pánuco.Descriptivo de la distritación federal: Veracruz, marzo 2017 https://cartografia.ife.org.mx/descargas/distritacion2017/federal/30/D30.pdf Cartografía INE March 2017 12 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240712042144/https://cartografia.ife.org.mx/descargas/distritacion2017/federal/30/D30.pdf 12 July 2024
2005–2017
Veracruz's allocation of congressional seats fell to 21 in the 2005 redistricting process. Between 2005 and 2017 the district had its head town at Pánuco and it covered 11 municipalities: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 26 May 2024 2 March 2005http://www.ife.org.mx/documentos/DISTRITOS/pdf/PLANOS/30_COMP_090205.pdf Distritación de Veracruz: 1996 y 2005 19 August 2024 IFE https://web.archive.org/web/20090411020142/http://www.ife.org.mx/documentos/DISTRITOS/pdf/PLANOS/30_COMP_090205.pdf 11 April 2009 The link contains comparative maps of the 1996 and 2005 districting plans.
Naranjos Amatlán, Chinampa de Gorostiza, Ozuluama, Pánuco, Pueblo Viejo, Tamalín, Tampico Alto, Tancoco, Tantima, Tempoal, and El Higo.
1996–2005
Under the 1996 districting plan, which allocated Veracruz 23 districts, the head town was at Pánuco and the district covered nine municipalities.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=94&seccion=3 Diario Oficial de la Federacion 28 May 2025 94 12 August 1996 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, Veracruz's seat allocation rose from 15 to 23.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 11 July 2024 The 1st district had its head town at Tantoyuca in the Huasteca Alta and it covered the municipalities of Amatlán, Tuxpan, Citlaltépetl, Chalma, Chiconamel, Chinampa, Chontla, Ixcatepec, Platón Sánchez, Tamalín, Tantima and Tantoyuca.División del territorio de la República en 300 distritos electorales uninominales para elecciones federales: Veracruz https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_to_imagen_fs.php?cod_diario=202824&pagina=39&seccion=0 Diario Oficial de la Federación 30 June 2024 39 29 May 1978
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Veracruz's 1st district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1916 Mexican constitutional convention election 1916 es Elecciones federales constituyentes de México de 1916NoneLista de diputados al Congreso Constituyente 1916–1917 https://constitucion1917.gob.mx/work/models/Constitucion1917/Resource/251/1/images/005.pdf Constitución de 1917 Secretaría de Cultura 10 April 20251916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro 1930 ...1976Guilebaldo Flores FuentesLegislatura 50 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_50.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1976–197950th Congress1979Gustavo Gámez PérezLegislatura 51 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_51.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1979–198251st Congress1982Antonio Murrieta NecoecheaLegislatura 52 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_52.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1982–198552nd Congress1985Guilebaldo Flores del ÁngelLegislatura 53 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_53.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1985–198853rd Congress1988Carlos Herrera RodríguezLegislatura 54 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_54.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1988–199154th Congress1991Gustavo Gámez PérezLegislatura 55 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_55.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1991–199455th Congress1994Joaquín Juárez del ÁngelLegislatura 56 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_56.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1994–199756th Congress1997Fortunato Guzmán RiveraLegislatura 57 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_57.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1997–200057th Congress2000Guillermo Díaz GeaPerfil: Dip. Guillermo Díaz Gea, LVIII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=834 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2000–200358th Congress2003Rocío Guzmán de PazPerfil: Dip. Rocío Guzmán de Paz, LIX Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=569894 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2003–200659th Congress2006Pedro Pulido PeceroPerfil: Dip. Pedro Pulido Pecero, LX Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=2300709 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2006–200960th Congress2009Patricio Chirinos del ÁngelPerfil: Dip. Patricio Chirinos del Ángel, LXI Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9214380 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2009–201261st Congress2012Zita Pazzi MazaPerfil: Dip. Zita Beatriz Pazzi Maza, LXII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9216332 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2012–201562nd Congress2015Sofia del Sagrario de León MazaPerfil: Dip. Sofia del Sagrario de León Maza, LXIII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9218939 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2015–201863rd Congress2018Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 1. Pánuco https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/diputaciones/distrito/detalle/1/3/4/1?entidad=30&distrito=1 Cómputos Distritales 2018 INE 13 July 2025Ricardo García EscalantePerfil: Dip. Ricardo García Escalante, LXIV Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9222884 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2018–202164th Congress2021Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 1. Pánuco https://computos2021.ine.mx/circunscripcion3/veracruz/distrito1-panuco/votos-candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2021 INE 13 July 2025Armando Antonio Gómez BetancourtPerfil: Dip. Armando Antonio Gómez Betancourt, LXV Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9227647 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 12 July 202422px|link=Ecologist Green Party of Mexico2021–202465th Congress2024Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 1. Pánuco https://computos2024.ine.mx/diputaciones/nacional/circunscripcion/2/entidad/30/distrito/1/candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2024 INE 12 July 2024María del Carmen Pinete VargasPerfil: Dip. María del Carmen Pinete Vargas, LXVI Legislatura SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 September 2024 http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9228178Pinete Vargas died in office on 1 April 2025.Aguilar Esquivel Israel Murió María del Carmen Pinete, diputada del Partido Verde en la actual legislatura https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/04/02/murio-maria-del-carmen-pinete-diputada-del-partido-verde-en-la-actual-legislatura/ 1 April 2025 Infobae 1 April 2025 Her alternate, Guzmán González, was sworn in on 9 April.Rinde protesta Denisse Guzmán González como diputada federal en la LXVI Legislatura https://comunicacionsocial.diputados.gob.mx/index.php/boletines/rinde-protesta-denisse-guzman-gonzalez-como-diputada-federal-en-la-lxvi-legislatura Cámara de Diputados 10 April 2025 9 April 2025Denisse Guzmán GonzálezPerfil: Dip. Denisse Guzmán González, LXVI Legislatura SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 10 April 2025 https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=922817922px|link=Ecologist Green Party of Mexico2024–20252025–202766th Congress
Presidential elections
+ Veracruz's 1st district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018 Presidencia: Veracruz. Distrito 1. Pánuco https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/presidencia/distrito/detalle/1/1/3/1?entidad=30&distrito=1 Cómputos Distritales 2018 INE 4 July 2025Andrés Manuel López Obrador 22px|link=Labour Party (Mexico) 22px|link=National Regeneration Movement 22px|link=Social Encounter PartyJuntos Haremos Historia 48.88472024 Presidencia: Veracruz. Distrito 1. Pánuco https://computos2024.ine.mx/presidencia/nacional/entidad/30/distrito/1/candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2024 INE 4 July 2025Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo 22px|link=Ecologist Green Party of Mexico 22px|link=Labour Party (Mexico) 22px|link=National Regeneration MovementSigamos Haciendo Historia 64.3159
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