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Eighth federal electoral district of Chiapas

Coordinates: 16°15′N 92°08′W / 16.250°N 92.133°W / 16.250; -92.133
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Federal electoral districts of Chiapas since 2022
District Chis-VIII (2005) shaded blue

The eighth federal electoral district of Chiapas (Distrito electoral federal 08 de Chiapas) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 13 such districts in the state of Chiapas.

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.

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Comitán de Domínguez.[1]

District territory[edit]

In 2005–2017 the eighth district of Chiapas covered eight municipalities near the Guatemalan border: Bella Vista, Chicomuselo, Comitán de Domínguez, Frontera Comalapa, La Independencia, La Trinitaria, Socoltenango and Tzimol.[2]

The head town was the city of Comitán.

Previous districting schemes[edit]

1996–2005 district[edit]

Between 1996 and 2005, the Eighth District had a slightly different configuration. Still in the same broad region and centred on Comitán, it covered the following municipalities:

The Eighth District of Chiapas was created in 1977. Prior to that year, Chiapas only had six federal electoral districts. The Eighth District elected its first deputy, to the 51st Congress, in 1979.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district[edit]

Mexico Parties
PAN
PRI
PRD
PT
PVEM
MC
PANAL
PSD
Morena

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Distrito 8. Comitán de Domínguez". Cómputos Distritales 2024. INE. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. ^ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

16°15′N 92°08′W / 16.250°N 92.133°W / 16.250; -92.133