The 2nd federal electoral district of Morelos () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of five such districts in the state of Morelos.
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 fourth region.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Ariadna Barrera Vázquez 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 2nd district comprises 145 precincts () in the municipalities of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Temixco, together with the exclave of the municipality of Cuernavaca known as la Isla that is surrounded by Temixco.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Jiutepec. The district reported a population of 446,815 in the 2020 census.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Morelos 2 4 4 5 5 5 Chamber of Deputies 196 300Sources:
2017–2022 Under the scheme in force from 2017 to 2022, the 2nd district comprised the whole of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Xochitepec, plus Cuernavaca's two exclave precincts. The head town was at Jiutepec.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 plan, which gave Morelos its fifth congressional seat, the district covered the whole of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Temixco, plus Cuernavaca's two exclave precincts. The head town was at Jiutepec. The link contains maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes.
1996–2005 In the 1996 scheme, the district's head town was at Yautepec and it comprised nine municipalities: Atlatlahucan, Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec, Temixco, Tepoztlán, Tlalnepantla, Tlayacapan, Totolapan and Yautepec.
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, Morelos's seat allocation rose from two to four. The 2nd district covered eight municipalities: Axochiapan, Ayala, Cuautla, Jantetelco, Jonacatepec, Temoac, Tepalcingo and Zacualpan de Amilpas.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Morelos's 2nd district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureJosé L. Gómez1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro ...1973Roque González Urriza 1973–197649th Congress1976Filomeno López Rea 1976–197950th Congress1979Francisco Pliego Nava 1979–198251st Congress1982Heladio Gutiérrez Ortega 1982–198552nd Congress1985Raúl Ramírez Chávez 1985–198853rd Congress1988Saturnino Solano Pérez 1988–199154th Congress1991Julio Gómez Herrera 1991–199455th Congress1994Raúl Ramírez Chávez 1994–199756th Congress1997Anastasio Solís Lezo 1997–200057th Congress2000Gumercindo Álvarez Sotelo 2000–200358th Congress2003Rodolfo Esquivel Landa 2003–200659th Congress2006Demetrio Román Isidoro 2006–200960th Congress2009José Manuel Agüero Tovar 2009–201261st Congress2012Javier Orihuela García 2012–201562nd Congress2015Héctor Javier García Chávez 2015–201863rd Congress2018Alejandra Pani Barragán 2018–202164th Congress2021Alejandra Pani Barragán 2021–202465th Congress2024Ariadna Barrera Vázquez 2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Morelos's 2nd district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 62.98332024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 61.8391
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