The 16th federal electoral district of Mexico City (; prior to 2016, "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 the 22 currently operational 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 of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
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 16th district covers 240 electoral precincts () in the northern portion of the borough (alcaldía) of Álvaro Obregón.
The district reported a population of 386,317 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:
2017–2022 Between 2017 and 2022 the 16th district covered 250 precincts in the borough of Álvaro Obregón. The remainder of the borough was in the 6th district.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 districting scheme, the 16th district covered the northern portion of Álvaro Obregón. The link contains maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes.
1996–2005 Between 1996 and 2005, the district was located in the borough of Álvaro Obregón. 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 16th district covered the bulk of the borough of Benito Juárez. The link contains an exact description of the district's territory.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Mexico City's 16th district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1952Ramón Cabrera Cosío1952–195542nd Congress1955Luis M. Farías1955–195843rd Congress1958Rubén Marín y Kall1958–196144th Congress1961Salvador López Avitia1961–196445th Congress1964Ramón Zentella Ascencio1964–196746th Congress1967Fernando Córdoba Lobo1967–197047th Congress1970Rafael Argüelles Sánchez1970–197348th Congress1973Luis del Toro Calero1973–197649th Congress1976Alfonso Argudín Laria1976–197950th Congress1979Jorge Flores Vizcarra1979–198251st Congress1982José Aguilar Alcérreca1982–198552nd Congress1985Francisco Berlín Valenzuela1985–198853rd Congress1988José Arturo Ocampo Villalobos1988–199154th Congress1991Paloma Villaseñor Vargas1991–199455th Congress1994Víctor Manuel Rubio1994–199756th Congress1997Leticia Robles Colín1997–200057th Congress2000Carlos Alberto Flores Gutiérrez2000–200358th Congress2003Víctor Suárez Carrera2003–200659th Congress2006Valentina Batres Guadarrama2006–200960th Congress2009Leticia Robles Colín2009–201261st Congress2012Mario Miguel Carrillo Huerta2012–201562nd Congress2015Cristina García Bravo2015–201863rd Congress2018Lorena Villavicencio Ayala2018–202164th Congress20212021–202465th Congress20242024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Mexico City's 16th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia56.72142024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia57.2621
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