The 2nd federal electoral district of Yucatán () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of six such districts in the state of Yucatán.
It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative period 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.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Jorge Luis Sánchez Reyes of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
District territory Yucatán gained a congressional seat in the 2023 redistricting process carried out by the National Electoral Institute (INE). Under the new districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the reconfigured 2nd district is located in the north-central part of the state. It comprises 248 electoral precincts () across 48 municipalities:
Acanceh, Baca, Bokobá, Buctzotz, Cacalchén, Cansahcab, Cenotillo, Chicxulub Pueblo, Conkal, Cuzamá, Dzemul, Dzidzantún, Dzilam de Bravo, Dzilam González, Dzoncauich, Hocabá, Hoctún, Homún, Huhí, Ixil, Izamal, Kantunil, Mocochá, Motul, Muxupip, Progreso, Sanahcat, Seyé, Sinanché, Sotuta, Sudzal, Suma, Tahmek, Tecoh, Tekal de Venegas, Tekantó, Telchac Pueblo, Telchac Puerto, Temax, Tepakán, Teya, Timucuy, Tixkokob, Tixpéhual, Tunkás, Xocchel, Yaxkukul and Yobaín.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the port city of Progreso. The district had a population of 392,305 in the 2020 census, and with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 76% of that total, Yucatán's 2nd – like all the state's electoral districts, both local and federal – is classified by the INE as an indigenous district.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Yucatán 3 4 5 5 5 6 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources:
2017–2022 Between 1996 and 2022, Yucatán had five federal electoral districts. Under the 2017 scheme, the 2nd district's head town was at Progreso and it covered 36 municipalities in the north-west of the state: Acanceh, Baca, Bokobá, Cacalchén, Cansahcab, Celestún, Chicxulub Pueblo, Conkal, Dzemul, Hocabá, Hoctún, Hunucma, Ixil, Kanasín, Kinchil, Mocochá, Motul, Muxupip, Progreso, Samahil, Seyé, Sinanché, Suma, Tahmek, Tekantó, Telchac Pueblo, Telchac Puerto, Tetiz, Teya, Timucuy, Tixkokob, Tixpéhual, Ucú, Xocchel, Yaxkukul and Yobaín.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 districting scheme, the district covered 39 municipalities in the centre and north of the state and had its head town at Progreso. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered. The link contains comparative maps of the 2005 and 1996 plans.
1996–2005 Between 1996 and 2005, the district's head town was at Progreso and it covered 33 municipalities in the north-west region of the state. 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, Yucatán's district allocation rose from three to four. The 2nd district had its head town at Ticul, some 100 km south of the state capital, Mérida, and it covered 39 municipalities in that region of the state. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Yucatán's 2nd district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1973Hernán Morales Medina1973–197649th Congress1976 1976–197950th Congress1979Gonzalo Navarro Báez1979–198251st Congress1982José Pacheco Durán1982–198552nd Congress1985José Nerio Torres Ortiz1985–198853rd Congress19881988–199154th Congress1991Fernando Romero Ayuso1991–199455th Congress19941994–199756th Congress19971997–200057th Congress2000José Feliciano Moo y Can2000–200358th Congress2003Ivonne Ortega Pacheco2003–200659th Congress2006José Luis Blanco Pajón2006–200960th Congress2009Felipe Cervera HernándezMaría Ester Alonzo Morales2009–2012201261st Congress2012María del Carmen Ordaz Martínez2012–201562nd Congress2015Lucely Alpizar Carrillo2015–201863rd Congress2018María Ester Alonzo Morales2018–202164th Congress2021Mario Xavier Peraza Ramírez2021–202465th Congress2024Jorge Luis Sánchez Reyes2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Yucatán's 2nd district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 37.29622024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 65.3363
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