15th federal electoral district of Guanajuato

Guanajuato's 15th
Electoral district of the
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
  15th district since 2023
Incumbent
MemberJosé Javier Aguirre
PartyMorena
Congress66th (2024–2027)
District
StateGuanajuato
Head townIrapuato
Coordinates20°40′N 101°21′W / 20.667°N 101.350°W / 20.667; -101.350
CoversMunicipality of Irapuato (part)
PR regionSecond
Precincts172
Population397,300 (2020 Census)

The 15th federal electoral district of Guanajuato (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 15 de Guanajuato) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 15 such districts in the state of Guanajuato.[1]

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 second region.[2][3]

Suspended in 1930,[a] Guanajuato's 15th was re-established by the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) in its 1996 redistricting process. It was then placed in abeyance again between 2005 and 2017 but was restored for the 2018 general election.[7][8]

The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is José Javier Aguirre Gallardo of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[9][10]

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,[11] the 15th district is located in the centre of Guanajuato and covers 172 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the south of the municipality of Irapuato.[12]

The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Irapuato. The district reported a population of 397,300 in the 2020 Census.[1]

Previous districting schemes

Evolution of electoral district numbers
1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023
Guanajuato 9 13 15 14 15 15
Chamber of Deputies 196 300
Sources: [1][13][7][8]

2017–2022

Between 2017 and 2022, the 15th district's head town was at Irapuato and it covered the bulk of the municipality (179 precincts in the south).[14][8][b]

2005–2017

Under the 2005 plan, Guanajuato was assigned only 14 districts.[15][16]

1996–2005

The 1996 scheme increased Guanajuato's allocation from 13 to 15 seats. The new 15th district had its head town at Salvatierra and it comprised five municipalities in the south of the state:[17][16]

Deputies returned to Congress

National parties
Current
PAN
PRI
PT
PVEM
MC
Morena
Defunct or local only
PLM
PNR
PRM
PNM
PP
PPS
PARM
PFCRN
Convergencia
PANAL
PSD
PES
PES
PRD
Guanajuato's 15th district
Election Deputy Party Term Legislature
1916 Gilberto M. Navarro[18][19] 1916–1917 Constituent Congress
of Querétaro
...
The 15th district was suspended between 1930 and 1997
1997 Gerardo Sánchez García[20] 1997–2000 57th Congress
2000 Ramón Paniagua Jiménez[21] 2000–2003 58th Congress
2003 Miguel Ángel Rangel[22] 2003–2006 59th Congress
The 15th district was suspended between 2006 and 2018
2018[23] Sergio Fernando Ascencio Barba[24] 2018–2021 64th Congress
2021[25] Itzel Josefina Balderas Hernández[26] 2021–2024 65th Congress
2024[9] José Javier Aguirre Gallardo[10] 2024–2027 66th Congress

Presidential elections

Guanajuato's 15th district
Election District won by Party or coalition %
2018[27] Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Juntos Haremos Historia
34.9655
2024[28] Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Sigamos Haciendo Historia
52.4819

Notes

  1. ^ 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";[4][5] as a result, the size of the Chamber of Deputies fell from 281 in the 1928 election to 171 in 1934.[6]
  2. ^ The remainder of the municipality (70 precincts) was assigned to the 9th district.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Memoria de la Distritación Nacional 2021–2023" (PDF). INE. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  2. ^ "How Mexico Elects Its Leaders – The Rules". Mexico Solidarity Project. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Circunscripciones" (PDF). Ayuda 2021. INE. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Diario Oficial de la Federación, 20 de agosto de 1928" (PDF). Diario Oficial de la Federación. 20 August 1928. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Artículo 52, reformas" (PDF). Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  6. ^ Godoy, Luis. "Reelección en la Cámara de Diputados, 1917–1934" (PDF). Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b Baños Martínez, Marco Antonio; Palacios Mora, Celia (2014). "Evolución territorial de los distritos electorales federales uninominales, 1977–2010" [Territorial evolution of the federal uninominal electoral districts, 1977–2010]. Investigaciones Geográficas (84). Mexico City: Instituto de Geografía, UNAM: 92. doi:10.14350/rig.34063. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Nacional Electoral por el que se aprueba la demarcación territorial de los 300 distritos electorales federales uninominales" (PDF). Repositorio Documental. INE. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Diputaciones: Guanajuato. Distrito 15. Irapuato". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Perfil: Dip. José Javier Aguirre Gallardo, LXVI Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  11. ^ De la Rosa, Yared (20 February 2023). "Nueva distritación electoral le quita diputados a la CDMX y le agrega a Nuevo León". Forbes México. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  12. ^ "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". Diario Oficial de la Federación. 20 February 2023. p. 434. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  13. ^ González Casanova, Pablo (1993). Las Elecciones en México: evolución y perspectivas (3 ed.). Siglo XXI. p. 219. ISBN 9789682313219. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Descriptivo de la distritación federal: Guanajuato, marzo de 2017" (PDF). INE. March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Federal Electoral por el que se establece la demarcación territorial de los trescientos distritos electorales federales uninominales". Diario Oficial de la Federación. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Condensado estatal de Guanajuato 1996–2005" (PDF). IFE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2025. The link contains maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes.
  17. ^ "Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Federal Electoral por el que se establece la demarcación territorial de los trescientos distritos electorales federales uninominales". Diario Oficial de la Federacion. 12 August 1996. p. 90. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Lista de diputados al Congreso Constituyente 1916–1917" (PDF). Constitución de 1917. Secretaría de Cultura. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Gilberto M. Navarro". Constitución de 1917. Secretaría de Cultura. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Gerardo Sánchez García, LVII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Ramón Paniagua Jiménez, LVIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Miguel Ángel Rangel, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Diputaciones: Guanajuato. Distrito 15. Irapuato". Cómputos Distritales 2018. INE. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  24. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Sergio Fernando Ascencio Barba, LXIV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  25. ^ "Diputaciones: Guanajuato. Distrito 15. Irapuato". Cómputos Distritales 2021. INE. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  26. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Itzel Josefina Balderas Hernández, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  27. ^ "Presidencia: Guanajuato. Distrito 15. Irapuato". Cómputos Distritales 2018. INE. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  28. ^ "Presidencia: Guanajuato. Distrito 15. Irapuato". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 21 August 2025.