The 2nd federal electoral district of Oaxaca () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 10 such districts in the state of Oaxaca.
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, re-elected in the 2024 general election, is Irma Juan Carlos 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 251 precincts () across 74 of the state's municipalities in the Cañada region and neighbouring areas. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Teotitlán de Flores Magón. The district reported a population of 386,221 in the 2020 census and, with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 73% of that total, it is classified by the INE as an indigenous district.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Oaxaca 9 10 11 11 10 10 Chamber of Deputies 196 300Sources:
2005–2017 Under the scheme in force from 2017 to 2022, the 2nd district had its head town at Teotitlán de Flores Magón and it covered 76 municipalities. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered.
2005–2017 Between 2005 and 2017, the district's head town was at Teotitlán de Flores Magón and it comprised 51 municipalities. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered. The link contains comparative maps of the 2005 and 1996 schemes.
1996–2005 Between 1996 and 2017, Oaxaca's seat allocation was increased to 11. Under the 1996 districting plan, the head town was at Teotitlán de Flores Magón and it covered 68 municipalities. The link provides a complete 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, Oaxaca's seat allocation rose from nine to ten. The 2nd district had its head town at Ixtlán de Juárez in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Oaxaca's 2nd district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureIsrael del Castillo1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro ...1940Manuel Rueda Magro1940–194338th Congress1943Election annulled1943–19461946Francisco Eli Sigüenza1946–194940th Congress1949Ernesto Meixueiro Hernández1949–195241st Congress1952Eustorgio Cruz Aguilar1952–195542nd Congress1955Graciano Federico Hernández López1955–195843rd Congress1958Jenaro Maldonado Matías1958–196144th Congress1961Manuel Orozco Mendoza1961–196445th Congress1964Eliseo Jiménez Ruiz1964–196746th Congress1967Juvencio Molina Valera1967–197047th Congress1970Rodolfo Alavez Flores1970–197348th Congress1973Jorge Reyna Toledo 1973–197649th Congress1976Gustavo Santaella Cortés1976–197950th Congress1979 Leandro Martínez Machuca 1979–198251st Congress 1982 Demetrio Meixueiro Sigüenza 1982–1985 52nd Congress 1985 Mauro Rodríguez Cruz 1985–198853rd Congress 1988 Artemio Meixueiro Sigüenza 1988–199154th Congress 1991 1991–199455th Congress 1994 Blas Fortino Figueroa Montes 1994–1997 56th Congress 1997 Emilia García Guzmán 1997–2000 57th Congress 2000 María Lilia Mendoza Cruz 2000–2003 58th Congress 2003 Elpidio Concha Arellano 2003–2006 59th Congress 2006 Patricia Villanueva AbrajánVíctor Manuel Virgen Carrera2006–2009 60th Congress 2009 Elpidio Concha Arellano 2009–2012 61st Congress 2012 Juan Luis Martínez Martínez 2012–2015 62nd Congress 2015 Álvaro Rafael Rubio 2015–2018 63rd Congress 2018 Irma Juan Carlos2018–2021 64th Congress 2021 Irma Juan Carlos2021–2024 65th Congress 2024Irma Juan Carlos2024–2027 66th Congress
Presidential elections + Oaxaca's 2nd district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 58.70172024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 70.1484
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