The 6th 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, elected in the 2024 general election, is José Alejandro López Sánchez 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 6th district covers 307 precincts () across 85 of the state's municipalities. 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 Tlaxiaco in the Mixteca region. The district reported a population of 390,384 in the 2020 census and, with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 79% 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:
2017–2022 Oaxaca's 11th district was dissolved in the 2017 redistricting process. Under the 2017 to 2022 scheme, the 6th district had its head town at Tlaxiaco and it covered 82 municipalities. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered.
2005–2017 Between 2005 and 2017, the district's head town was at Tlaxiaco and it comprised 73 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 Tlaxiaco and it covered 79 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 6th district had its head town at Huajuapan de León in the Mixteca region. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Oaxaca's 6th district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1976 Heladio Ramírez López1976–197950th Congress 1979 Alicio Rafael Ordoño González1979–198251st Congress 1982 Jorge Luis Chávez Zárate1982–1985 52nd Congress 1985 Ricardo Hernández Casanova1985–198853rd Congress 1988 Eloy Argos García Aguilar1988–199154th Congress 1991 Rafael Sergio Vera Cervantes1991–199455th Congress 1994 Baruc Efraín Alavez Mendoza1994–1997 56th Congress 1997 Ulises Ernesto Ruiz Ortiz1997–2000 57th Congress 2000 Irma Piñeyro Arias2000–2003 58th Congress 2003 Heliodoro Díaz EscárragaRené Ruiz Quiroz2003–2006 59th Congress 2006 Rosa Elia Romero Guzmán2006–2009 60th Congress 2009 Heliodoro Díaz Escárraga2009–2012 61st Congress 2012 Rosa Elia Romero Guzmán2012–2015 62nd Congress 2015 Sergio López Sánchez2015–2018 63rd Congress 20182018–2021 64th Congress 20212021–2024 65th Congress 2024 José Alejandro López Sánchez2024–2027 66th Congress
Presidential elections + Oaxaca's 6th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 66.03192024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 82.3405
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