17th federal electoral district of Veracruz

Federal electoral district of MexicoMay 2025 Veracruz's 17th Veracruz 2023 DEF-17.svg red 17th district since 2023 Margarita Corro Mendoza es Morena (political party)Morena 66th (2024–2027) Veracruz Cosamaloapan 18 22 N 95 48 W region:MX-VER inline,title 18 municipalities border:none; padding: 0; Acula, Alvarado, Amatitlán, Carlos A. Carrillo, Chacaltianguis, Cosamaloapan, Ignacio de la Llave, Ixmatlahuacan, José Azueta, Lerdo de Tejada, Otatitlán, Saltabarranca, Tierra Blanca, Tlacojalpan, Tlacotalpan, Tlalixcoyan, Tres Valles, Tuxtilla Third 342 433,401 2020 thumb|Veracruz's 2023 districts thumb|Veracruz under the 2017–2022 districting plan The 17th federal electoral district of Veracruz (es Distrito electoral federal 17 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 17th district was re-established in 1978 and was subsequently contested in the 1979 mid-term election. The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Margarita Corro Mendoza es of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). 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 17th district covers 342 electoral precincts (es secciones electorales) across 18 municipalities in the state's Papaloapan region: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 Acula, Alvarado, Amatitlán, Carlos A. Carrillo, Chacaltianguis, Cosamaloapan, Ignacio de la Llave, Ixmatlahuacan, José Azueta, Lerdo de Tejada, Otatitlán, Saltabarranca, Tierra Blanca, Tlacojalpan, Tlacotalpan, Tlalixcoyan, Tres Valles and Tuxtilla. The head town (es cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Cosamaloapan. The district reported a population of 433,401 in the 2020 census. Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Veracruz 15 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 17th district comprised 14 municipalities, with some overlap with the 2023 scheme: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 Acayucan, Cosamaloapan, Chacaltianguis, Isla, Ixmatlahuacan, Juan Rodríguez Clara, Otatitlán, Playa Vicente, José Azueta, Tlacojalpan, Tuxtilla, Tres Valles, Carlos A. Carrillo and Santiago Sochiapan. Its head town was the city of Cosamaloapan. 2005–2017 Veracruz's allocation of congressional seats fell to 21 in the 2005 redistricting process. Between 2005 and 2017 the 17th district had its head town at Cosamaloapan and it comprised 12 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. Alvarado, Cosamaloapan, Cotaxtla, Ignacio de la Llave, Ixmatlahuacan, Jamapa, Medellín, Otatitlán, Tierra Blanca, Tlacojalpan, Tlalixcoyan and Tres Valles. 1996–2005 Under the 1996 districting plan, which assigned Veracruz 23 districts, the head town was moved to Cosamaloapan and the district 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_to_imagen_fs.php?cod_diario=209649&pagina=101&seccion=3 Diario Oficial de la Federacion 28 May 2025 101 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 newly created 17th district had its head town at Chicontepec in the state's northern Huasteca Baja region and it covered the municipalities of Benito Juárez, Chicontepec, Huayacocotla, Ilamatlán, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Texcatepec, Tlachichilco, Zacualpan and Zontecomatlán.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=40&seccion=0 Diario Oficial de la Federación 30 June 2024 40 29 May 1978 Deputies returned to Congress + Veracruz's 17th district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1916 Mexican constitutional convention election 1916 es Elecciones federales constituyentes de México de 1916Galdino H. Casados esLista 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 2025Galdino H. Casados https://constitucion1917.gob.mx/es/Constitucion1917/Galdino_H_Casados Constitución de 1917 Secretaría de Cultura 10 April 20251916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro 1930 ...1979Manuel Ramos GurriónLegislatura 51 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_51.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 2024The election of 1 July 1979 in the 17th district was annulled. A special election was held on 2 December, which was won by Ramos Gurrión.Diario de los debates, 22 de diciembre de 1979 https://cronica.diputados.gob.mx/DDebates/51/1er/Ord/19791222-I.html Cámara de Diputados 17 July 2024 22 December 1979Este martes, homenaje a Manuel Ramos Gurrión en el CDE del PRI https://www.priveracruz.mx/este-martes-homenaje-a-manuel-ramos-gurrion-en-el-cde-del-pri/ Partido Revolucionario Institucional 17 July 2024 18 June 201822px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1979–198251st Congress1982Elpidia Excelente AzuaraLegislatura 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 Congress1985Héctor Aguirre BarragánLegislatura 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 Congress1988Antonio Cruz SánchezLegislatura 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 Congress1991Rufino Saucedo MárquezLegislatura 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 Congress1994Alicia González CerecedoLegislatura 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 Congress1997Francisco Javier Loyo RamosPerfil: Dip. Francisco Javier Loyo Ramos, LVII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=304 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1997–200057th Congress2000Francisco Arano MonteroPerfil: Dip. Francisco Arano Montero, LVIII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=991 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2000–200358th Congress2003Diego Palmero AndradePerfil: Dip. Diego Palmero Andrade, LIX Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=569239 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2003–200659th Congress2006Osiel Castro de la RosaPerfil: Dip. Osiel Castro de la Rosa, LX Legislatura http://www.sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=2300148 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2006–200960th Congress2009José Tomás Carrillo SánchezPerfil: Dip. José Tomás Carrillo Sánchez, LXI Legislatura http://www.sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9214398 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 2024Carrillo Sánchez resigned his seat on 1 December 2010.José Luis Álvarez MartínezPerfil: Dip. José Luis Álvarez Martínez, LXI Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9214399 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 10 December 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2009–20102010–201261st Congress2012Gabriel de Jesús Cárdenas GuízarPerfil: Dip. Gabriel de Jesús Cárdenas Guízar, LXII Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9218139 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2012–201562nd Congress2015Tarek Abdalá Saad esPerfil: Dip. Antonio Tarek Abdala Saad, LXIII Legislatura http://www.sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9218943 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2015–201863rd Congress2018Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 17. Cosamaloapan https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/diputaciones/distrito/detalle/1/3/4/1?entidad=30&distrito=17 Cómputos Distritales 2018 INE 13 July 2025Valentín Reyes López esPerfil: Dip. Valentín Reyes López, LXIV Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9223345 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=National Regeneration Movement2018–202164th Congress2021Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 17. Cosamaloapan https://computos2021.ine.mx/circunscripcion3/veracruz/distrito17-cosamaloapan/votos-candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2021 INE 13 July 2025Valentín Reyes López esPerfil: Dip. Valentín Reyes López, LXV Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9226605 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 2024Reyes López died in office on 22 March 2024. He was replaced by his substitute, Ramírez Ortiz, for the remainder of his term.Aguirre Roxana Falleció el diputado federal Valentín Reyes López https://jornadaveracruz.com.mx/veracruz/fallecio-el-diputado-federal-valentin-reyes-lopez/ 17 July 2024 La Jornada Veracruz 22 March 2024Abel Ramírez OrtizPerfil: Dip. Abel Ramírez Ortiz, LXV Legislatura http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9227672 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 17 July 202422px|link=National Regeneration Movement2021–2024202465th Congress2024Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 17. Cosamaloapan https://computos2024.ine.mx/diputaciones/nacional/circunscripcion/2/entidad/30/distrito/17/candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2024 INE 17 July 2024Margarita Corro Mendoza esPerfil: Dip. Margarita Corro Mendoza, LXVI Legislatura SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 September 2024 http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=922824222px|link=National Regeneration Movement2024–202766th Congress Presidential elections + Veracruz's 17th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018 Presidencia: Veracruz. Distrito 17. Cosamaloapan https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/presidencia/distrito/detalle/1/1/3/1?entidad=30&distrito=17 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 54.16122024 Presidencia: Veracruz. Distrito 17. Cosamaloapan https://computos2024.ine.mx/presidencia/nacional/entidad/30/distrito/17/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 69.2211 Notes References expanded Category:Federal electoral districts of Mexico Category:Politics of Veracruz Category:Geography of Veracruz