16th federal electoral district of Veracruz

Federal electoral district of MexicoMay 2025 Veracruz's 16th Veracruz 2023 DEF-16.svg red 16th district since 2023 Ángel Etiem Jiménez Castañeda Morena (political party)Morena 66th (2024–2027) Veracruz Córdoba 18 53 N 96 56 W region:MX-VER inline,title Amatlán, Córdoba, Cuitláhuac, Fortín, Ixtaczoquitlán, Yanga Third 231 434,969 2020 thumb|Veracruz's 2023 districts thumb|Veracruz under the 2017–2022 districting plan The 16th federal electoral district of Veracruz (es Distrito electoral federal 16 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 Suspended in 1930,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";Diario Oficial de la Federación, 20 de agosto de 1928 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/ref/dof/CPEUM_ref_006_20ago28_ima.pdf 20 August 2025 Diario Oficial de la Federación 20 August 1928Artículo 52, reformas https://www.scjn.gob.mx/sites/default/files/cpeum/documento/2017-03/CPEUM-052.pdf Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación 20 August 2025 as a result, the size of the Chamber of Deputies fell from 281 in the 1928 election to 171 in 1934.Godoy Luis Reelección en la Cámara de Diputados, 1917–1934 http://departamentodecienciapolitica.itam.mx/sites/default/files/u327/tesis_luis_godoy.pdf Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México 20 August 2025 the 16th district was re-established in 1978 and was subsequently contested in the 1979 mid-term election. The member for the district elected in the 2024 general election, Zenyazen Escobar of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), was found dead in his car in Puente Nacional, Veracruz, on 4 September 2026. His alternate, Ángel Etiem Jiménez Castañeda, was sworn in on 14 September. 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 16th district covers 231 electoral precincts (es secciones electorales) across six municipalities in the state's Mountains 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 Amatlán de los Reyes, Córdoba, Cuitláhuac, Fortín de las Flores, Ixtaczoquitlán and Yanga. The head town (es cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Córdoba. The district reported a population of 434,969 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 16th district's head town was the city of Córdoba and it comprised nine municipalities in the same region as at present: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 Amatlán de los Reyes, Atoyac, Córdoba, Chocamán, Fortín, Ixhuatlán del Café, Tepatlaxco, Tomatlán and Yanga. 2005–2017 Veracruz's allocation of congressional seats fell to 21 in the 2005 redistricting process. Between 2005 and 2017 the 16th district had its head town at Córdoba and it comprised six 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. Amatlán de los Reyes, Atzacán, Córdoba, Fortín, Ixtaczoquitlán and Naranjal. 1996–2005 Under the 1996 districting plan, which assigned Veracruz 23 districts, the head town was at Córdoba and the district covered eight 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. Amatlán de los Reyes, Atoyac, Carrillo Puerto, Córdoba, Cuitláhuac, Fortín, Naranjal and Yanga. 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 16th district had its head town at Pánuco in the north of the state and it covered the municipalities of Ozuluama, Pánuco, Pueblo Viejo, Tampico Alto and Tempoal.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 16th district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1916 Mexican constitutional convention election 1916 es Elecciones federales constituyentes de México de 1916Marcelo TorresLista 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 2025Marcelo Torres https://constitucion1917.gob.mx/es/Constitucion1917/Marcelo_Torres Constitución de 1917 Secretaría de Cultura 10 April 20251916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro 1924 ...1944 The 16th district was suspended between 1930 and 19791979Fidel Herrera BeltránLegislatura 51 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_51.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 2024Semblanza del Gobernador Lic. Fidel Herrera Beltrán http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4200549&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz 17 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20090321081653/http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4200549&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL 21 March 200922px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1979–198251st Congress1982Héctor Sánchez PonceLegislatura 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 Congress1985Alberto Mañueco GuzmánLegislatura 53 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_53.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 21 July 2024Pedro Sánchez Arrieta22px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1985–198853rd Congress1988Nicodemus Santos LuckLegislatura 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 Congress1991Guillermo Díaz GeaLegislatura 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 Congress1994Carlos Verteramo PérezLegislatura 56 https://www.diputados.gob.mx/sedia/biblio/virtual/dip/leg27-60/Legislatura_56.pdf Cámara de Diputados Biblioteca Virtual 17 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party1994–199756th Congress1997Juan Bueno TorioPerfil: Dip. Juan Bueno Torio, LVII Legislatura http://www.sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=66 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)1997–200057th Congress2000Tomás Ríos BernalPerfil: Dip. Jaime Tomás Ríos Bernal, LVIII Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=990 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2000–200358th Congress2003Sergio Penagos GarcíaPerfil: Dip. Sergio Penagos García, LIX Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=569942 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2003–200659th Congress2006Mauricio Duck NúñezPerfil: Dip. Edgar Mauricio Duck Núñez, LX Legislatura http://www.sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=2300147 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2006–200960th Congress2009Javier Duarte de OchoaPerfil: Dip. Javier Duarte de Ochoa, LXI Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9214396 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 2024Duarte resigned his seat on 16 February 2010 to contend (successfully) for the governorship of Veracruz.Juan Arvizu Andrea Merlos Javier Duarte va por candidatura en Veracruz http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/659151.html El Universal 16 February 2010 21 February 2010Daniela Nadal RiquelmePerfil: Dip. Daniela Nadal Riquelme, LXI Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9214397 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2009–20102010–201261st Congress2012Leticia López LanderoPerfil: Dip. Leticia López Landero, LXII Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9218135 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=National Action Party (Mexico)2012–201562nd Congress2015Marco Antonio Aguilar YunesPerfil: Dip. Marco Antonio Aguilar Yunes, LXIII Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9218941 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party2015–201863rd Congress2018Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 16. Córdoba https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/diputaciones/distrito/detalle/1/3/4/1?entidad=30&distrito=16 Cómputos Distritales 2018 INE 13 July 2025Juan Martínez FloresPerfil: Dip. Juan Martínez Flores, LXIV Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9223343 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=National Regeneration Movement2018–202164th Congress2021Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 16. Córdoba https://computos2021.ine.mx/circunscripcion3/veracruz/distrito16-cordoba/votos-candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2021 INE 13 July 2025Martha Rosa Morales RomeroPerfil: Dip. Martha Rosa Morales Romero, LXV Legislatura https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=9227670 SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 16 July 202422px|link=National Regeneration Movement2021–202465th Congress2024Diputaciones: Veracruz. Distrito 16. Córdoba https://computos2024.ine.mx/diputaciones/nacional/circunscripcion/2/entidad/30/distrito/16/candidatura Cómputos Distritales 2024 INE 16 July 2024Zenyazen Roberto Escobar GarcíaPerfil: Dip. Zenyazen Roberto Escobar García, LXVI Legislatura SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 3 September 2024 http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=9228240Escobar García was found dead in his car in Puente Nacional, Veracruz, on 4 September 2026.Morales Flavia FGR atraerá investigación por la muerte del diputado Zenyazen Escobar en Veracruz https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/estados/2026/9/4/fgr-atraera-investigacion-por-la-muerte-del-diputado-zenyazen-escobar-en-veracruz-379388.html 4 September 2026 es Attorney-General's Office to take over investigation into the death of Deputy Zenyazen Escobar in Veracruz Jiménez Castañeda, his alternate, was sworn in on 14 September.Téllez Roberto Ángel Etiem Jiménez sustituye a Zenyazen Escobar en la Cámara de Diputados https://oem.com.mx/elsoldecordoba/mexico/angel-etiem-jimenez-rinde-protesta-como-diputado-federal-por-cordoba-32080463 El Sol de Córdoba 14 September 2026Ángel Etiem Jiménez CastañedaPerfil: Dip. Ángel Etiem Jiménez Castañeda, LXVI Legislatura SEGOB Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) 5 September 2026 https://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?SID=&Referencia=922824122px|link=National Regeneration Movement2024–20262026–202766th Congress Presidential elections + Veracruz's 16th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018 Presidencia: Veracruz. Distrito 16. Córdoba https://computos2018.ine.mx/#/presidencia/distrito/detalle/1/1/3/1?entidad=30&distrito=16 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 59.07342024 Presidencia: Veracruz. Distrito 16. Córdoba https://computos2024.ine.mx/presidencia/nacional/entidad/30/distrito/16/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 66.6430 Notes References expanded Category:Federal electoral districts of Mexico Category:Politics of Veracruz Category:Geography of Veracruz