The 7th 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 Gloria Sánchez López 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 7th district covers 224 precincts () across 22 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 Ciudad Ixtepec in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. The district reported a population of 354,789 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:
2017–2022 Oaxaca's 11th district was dissolved in the 2017 redistricting process. Under the 2017 to 2022 scheme, the 7th district had its head town at Ciudad Ixtepec and it covered 24 municipalities. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered.
2005–2017 Between 2005 and 2017, the district's head town was at Juchitán de Zaragoza and it comprised 22 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 Juchitán de Zaragoza and it covered 22 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 7th district had its head town at Tlaxiaco in the Mixteca region. The link provides a complete list of the municipalities covered.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Oaxaca's 7th district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1973José Murat Casab1973–197649th Congress19761976–197950th Congress1979Aurelio Mora Contreras1979–198251st Congress1982Antonio Fabila Meléndez1982–198552nd Congress1985Patricia Villanueva Abrajam1985–198853rd Congress1988María Teresa Chagoya Méndez1988–199154th Congress1991Antonia Irma Piñeyra Arias1991–199455th Congress1994Francisco Andrés Bolaños Bolaños1994–199756th Congress1997Vicente de la Cruz Santiago1997–200057th Congress2000Abel Trejo González2000–200358th Congress2003José Guzmán Santos2003–200659th Congress2006Jorge Toledo LuisDaniel Gurrión Matías2006–2009200960th Congress2009Emilio Mendoza Kaplan2009–201261st Congress2012Samuel Gurrión Matías2012–201562nd Congress2015Yarith Tannos Cruz2015–201863rd Congress20182018–202164th Congress2021José Antonio Estefan Gillessen2021–202465th Congress2024Gloria Sánchez López2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Oaxaca's 7th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 65.66142024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 83.8016
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