The 3rd federal electoral district of Puebla () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 16 such districts in the state of Puebla.
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 elected from the fourth region.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is María de los Ángeles "Marilyn" Ballesteros García 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, Puebla's congressional seat allocation rose from 15 to 16. The 3rd district is in the Sierra Norte region in the extreme north of the state and covers 199 electoral precincts () across 17 of the state's municipalities:
Acateno, Atempan, Ayotoxco de Guerrero, Cuetzalan del Progreso, Hueyapan, Hueytamalco, Jonotla, Nauzontla, Tenampulco, Teteles de Ávila Castillo, Teziutlán, Tlatlauquitepec, Tuzamapan de Galeana, Yaonahuac, Zacapoaxtla, Zaragoza and Zoquiapan.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Teziutlán. The district reported a population of 406,801 in the 2020 census and, with Indigenous and Afrodescendent inhabitants accounting for over 57% 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 Puebla 10 14 15 16 15 16 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources:
2017–2022 From 2017 to 2022, when Puebla was assigned 15 congressional seats, the district's head town was at Teziutlán and it covered 14 municipalities. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 plan, the district was one of 16 in Puebla. Its head town was at Teziutlán and it covered 14 municipalities. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered. The link contains maps of the 1996 and 2005 schemes.
1996–2005 Between 1996 and 2005, Puebla had 15 districts. The 3rd covered 16 municipalities, with its head town at Teziutlán. The link contains a 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, Puebla's seat allocation rose from 10 to 14. The district's head town was at San Pedro Cholula and it covered 13 municipalities. The link contains a list of the municipalities covered.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Puebla's 3rd district Election Deputy Party Term LegislatureMiguel Rosales1916–1917Constituent Congressof Querétaro ...1979Melitón Morales Sánchez1979–198251st Congress1982Efrain Trujeque Martínez1982–198552nd Congress19851985–198853rd Congress1988César Alfonso Neri Ávila1988–199154th Congress1991Julieta Mendívil Blanco1991–199455th Congress1994Adrián Víctor Hugo Islas Hernández1994–199756th Congress1997José Luis Flores Hernández1997–200057th Congress2000Concepción González Molina2000–200358th Congress2003José Luis Flores Hernández2003–200659th Congress2006José Guillermo Fuentes Ortiz2006–200960th Congress2009Jorge Alberto Juraidini Rumilla2009–201261st Congress2012Víctor Emanuel Díaz Palacios2012–201562nd Congress20152015–201863rd Congress2018Claudia Báez Ruiz2018–202164th Congress2021Esther Martínez Romano2021–202465th Congress2024María de los Ángeles Ballesteros García2024–202766th Congress
Presidential elections + Puebla's 3rd district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 50.78152024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 69.3616
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