The 1st federal electoral district of Querétaro () 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 Querétaro.
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; since 2024, those elected from the fifth 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 assigned Querétaro an additional seat in Congress and is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the 1st district covers 194 precincts () across 11 municipalities in the north of the state: Arroyo Seco, Cadereyta de Montes, Colón, Ezequiel Montes, Jalpan de Serra, Landa de Matamoros, Peñamiller, Pinal de Amoles, San Joaquín, Tequisquiapan and Tolimán.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Cadereyta. The district reported a population of 395,695 in the 2020 census. With the Sierra Gorda mountain range accounting for much of its area, it is by far the state's largest district.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Querétaro 2 3 4 4 5 6 Chamber of Deputies 196 300Sources:
2017–2022 Between 2017 and 2022, when the state comprised five federal electoral districts, the 1st had its head town at Cadereyta de Montes and it covered 10 municipalities, mostly in the north of the state: Arroyo Seco, Cadereyta de Montes, Colón, Jalpan de Serra, Landa de Matamoros, Pedro Escobedo, Peñamiller, Pinal de Amoles, San Joaquín and Tolimán.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 plan, Querétaro had four districts. The 1st covered 12 municipalities in the north-east of the state, with its head town at Cadereyta: The link contains maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes. Arroyo Seco, Cadereyta de Montes, Colón, Ezequiel Montes, Jalpan, Landa, Pedro Escobedo, Peñamiller, Pinal de Amoles, San Joaquín, Tequisquiapan and Tolimán.
1996–2005 In the 1996 scheme, which gave Querétaro its fourth congressional seat, the district had the same configuration as in the 2005 plan: 12 municipalities in the north and east of the state, with Cadereyta serving as the head town.
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, Querétaro's seat allocation rose from two to three. The 1st district covered the municipality of Querétaro.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Querétaro's 1st district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureJuan N. Frías1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro ...1973José Ortiz Arana1973–19761976Eduardo Ugalde Vargas1976–197950th Congress1979Fernando Ortiz Arana1979–198251st Congress1982Angélica Paulín Posada1982–198552nd Congress1985Edmundo González Llaca1985–198853rd Congress19881988–199154th Congress1991Fernando Ortiz Arana1991–199455th Congress19941994–199756th Congress1997Ruperto Alvarado Gudiño1997–200057th Congress2000Timoteo Martínez Pérez2000–200358th Congress2003José Alfonso Muñoz Muñoz2003–200659th Congress2006José Ignacio Rubio Chávez2006–200960th Congress2009Miguel Martínez Peñaloza2009–201261st Congress2012Delvim Fabiola Bárcenas Nieves2012–201562nd Congress2015José Hugo Cabrera Ruiz2015–201863rd Congress2018Sonia Rocha Acosta2018–202164th Congress2021Sonia Rocha Acosta2021–202465th Congress20242024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Querétaro's 1st district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 39.51022024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 59.5847
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