The 2nd federal electoral district of Mexico City (; previously "of the Federal District") is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 22 such districts in Mexico City.
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 fourth region.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is José Alberto Benavides Castañeda of the Labour Party (PT).
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, the 2nd district covers 369 electoral precincts () across the central portion of the borough () of Gustavo A. Madero and the northern portion of the borough of Cuauhtémoc.
The district reported a population of 451,517 in the 2020 census.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Mexico City (Federal District) 27 40 30 27 24 22 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources:
2005–2022 Under both the 2005 and 2017 districting schemes, the district covered central and western portions of Gustavo A. Madero. The link contains maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes.
1996–2005 Between 1996 and 2005, the district covered central and western portions of Gustavo A. Madero and the eastern part of Azcapotzalco. The link contains a detailed description of the 1996 district's territory.
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, the Federal District's seat allocation rose from 27 to 40. The 2nd district covered a portion of the borough of Cuauhtémoc. The link contains a detailed description of the 1978 district's territory.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Mexico City's 2nd district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureLauro López Guerra1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro1917PLC1917–191827th Congress1918Jerónimo HernándezPLN1918–192028th Congress19201920–192229th CongressMariano Samayoa1922–192430th Congress1924Guillermo Zárraga1924–192631st Congress19261926–192832nd Congress1928Ernesto VerdugoCI1928–193033rd Congress1930Ángel Ladrón de Guevara1930–193234th Congress1932José Morales Hesse1932–193435th Congress1934Luis Enrique Erro Soler1934–193736th Congress1937Salvador Ochoa Rentería1937–194037th Congress1940Vacant1940–194338th Congress1943Carlos A. MadrazoMarcelino Iñurreta de la Fuente1943–19451945–194639th Congress1946Lauro Ortega Martínez1946-194940th Congress1949José Tovar Miranda1949–195241st Congress19521952–195542nd Congress1955Roberto Herrera León1955–195843rd Congress1958Joaquín del Olmo Martínez1958–196144th Congress1961Francisco García Silva1961–196445th Congress1964Arnulfo Vázquez Trujillo1964–196746th Congress1967José del Valle de la Cajiga1967–197047th Congress1970Mauricio Solano Martínez1970–197348th Congress1973Ángel Olivo Solís1973–197649th Congress1976José Salvador Lima Zuno1976–197950th Congress19791979–198251st Congress1982Rodolfo García Pérez1982–198552nd Congress1985Elba Esther Gordillo Morales1985–198853rd Congress1988Onofre Hernández Rivera1988–199154th Congress1991Rafael Farrera Peña1991–199455th Congress1994José Luis Martínez Álvarez1994–199756th Congress1997Martha Irene Luna Calvo1997–200057th Congress2000Luis Fernando Sánchez Nava2000–200358th Congress2003Miguel Ángel García Domínguez2003–200659th Congress2006Javier González Garza2006–200960th Congress2009Rosi Orozco2009–201261st Congress2012Manuel Huerta Ladrón de Guevara2012–201562nd Congress2015Juan Romero Tenorio2015–201863rd Congress2018Armando González Escoto2018–202164th Congress20212021–202465th Congress2024José Alberto Benavides Castañeda2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Mexico City's 2nd district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 55.21222024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 51.0237
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