The 6th federal electoral district of Tabasco () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of six such districts in the state of Tabasco.
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 third region.
Tabasco's 6th was created by the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) in its 1996 redistricting process to accommodate shifting demographics. The new district elected its first deputy in the 1997 mid-terms.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is 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, Tabasco's 6th district is in the centre-south of Tabasco and covers 159 electoral precincts () across four of the state's municipalities:
Jalapa, Tacotalpa and Teapa in their entirety, and the south-western portion of Centro.
The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the Ranchería Ixtacomitán neighbourhood on the outskirts of the state capital, Villahermosa. The district reported a population of 414,187 in the 2020 census.
Previous districting schemes + Evolution of electoral district numbers 1974 1978 1996 2005 2017 2023 Tabasco 3 5 6 6 6 6 Chamber of Deputies 196 300 Sources:
2017–2022 From 2017 to 2022, as in the 2023 plan, the district covered the municipalities of Jalapa, Tacotalpa and Teapa, together with a south-western portion of Centro. The head town was at Villahermosa.
2005–2017 Under the 2005 plan, the district had the same composition as in the 2017 and 2023 schemes. The link contains maps of the 1996 and 2005 schemes.
1996–2005 Tabasco's 6th was created in the 1996 redistricting process. The new district covered the south-western portion of Centro, with its head town at Villahermosa.
Deputies returned to Congress
+ Tabasco's 6th district Election Deputy Party Term Legislature1997Arturo Núñez Jiménez1997–200057th Congress2000Jesús Adelfo Taracena Martínez2000–200358th Congress2003Amalin Yabur Elías2003–200659th Congress2006Mónica Fernández Balboa2006–200960th Congress2009José del Pilar Córdova Hernández2009–201261st Congress2012Antonio Sansores Sastré2012–201562nd Congress2015José del Pilar Córdova Hernández2015–201863rd Congress2018Ricardo de la Peña Marshall2018–202164th Congress20212021–202465th Congress20242024–202766th Congress
Results The corresponding page on the Spanish-language Wikipedia contains results of the congressional elections since 2006.
Presidential elections + Tabasco's 6th district Election District won by Party or coalition % 2018Andrés Manuel López Obrador Juntos Haremos Historia 80.23412024Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Sigamos Haciendo Historia 81.5713
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