Fifth federal electoral district of Durango

The fifth federal electoral district of Durango (Distrito electoral federal 05 de Durango) is a defunct Mexican electoral district. During its existence, it returned one deputy to the Chamber of Deputies for each three-year legislative session by means of the first-past-the-post system. Votes cast in the district also counted towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the country's electoral regions.[1][2]

Suspended in 1930,[a] Durango's fifth district was re-established as part of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under the reforms, Durango's seat allocation rose from four to six.[6] It was dissolved in 2005, when the state's population no longer warranted five districts.[7] The re-established fifth district was therefore first contested in the 1979 mid-term election and it elected its last deputy in the 2003 mid-terms.

## District territory

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Between its restoration and its dissolution, the fifth district comprised the southern half of the municipality of Durango, including a part of the state capital, Victoria de Durango. The city also served as its head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations were gathered together and tallied.[8][9]

## Deputies returned to Congress

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National parties

Current
| PAN
| PRI
| PT
| PVEM
| MC
| Morena
Defunct or local only
| PLM
| PNR
| PRM
| PP
| PPS
| PARM
| PFCRN
| Convergencia
| PANAL
| PSD
| PES
| PRD
Fifth electoral district of Durango  Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature

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The fifth district was suspended between 1930 and 1977
1979 | Gonzalo Salas Rodríguez[10] |  | 1979–1982  | 51st Congress
1982 | Juan Arizmendi Hernández[11] |  | 1982–1985  | 52nd Congress
1985 | Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier[12] |  | 1985–1988  | 53rd Congress
1988 | Leodegario Soto Cesaretti[13] |  | 1988–1991  | 54th Congress
1991 | Gabriela Irma Avelar Villegas[14] |  | 1991–1994  | 55th Congress
1994 | José Roberto Arreola Arreola[15] |  | 1994–1997  | 56th Congress
1997 | Alejandro González Yáñez[16][b]
Santiago Pedro Cortés[18] |  | 1997–1998
1998–2000  | 57th Congress
2000 | Rodolfo Dorador Pérez Gavilán[19] |  | 2000–2003  | 58th Congress
2003 | Pedro Ávila Nevárez[20] |  | 2003–2006  | 59th Congress

## Notes

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1. ^ An amendment to Article 52 of the Constitution in 1928 changed the original provision of "one deputy per 60,000 inhabitants" to "one deputy per 100,000";[3][4] as a result, the size of the Chamber of Deputies fell from 281 in the 1928 election to 171 in 1934.[5]
2. ^ González Yáñez resigned his seat in March 1998 to contend (unsuccessfully) for the governorship of Durango. He was replaced by his substitute, Pedro Cortés.[17]

## References

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1. ^ "How Mexico Elects Its Leaders — The Rules". Mexico Solidarity Project. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. ^ "Circunscripciones" (PDF). ayuda.ine.mx. Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
3. ^ "Diario Oficial de la Federación, 20 de agosto de 1928" (PDF). Diario Oficial de la Federación. 20 August 1928. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
4. ^ "Artículo 52, reformas" (PDF). Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
5. ^ Godoy, Luis. "Reelección en la Cámara de Diputados, 1917–1934" (PDF). Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
6. ^ González Casanova, Pablo (1993). Las Elecciones en México: evolución y perspectivas (3 ed.). Siglo XXI. p. 219\. ISBN 9789682313219. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
7. ^ "Acuerdo del Consejo General del Instituto Federal Electoral por el que se establece la demarcación territorial de los trescientos distritos electorales federales uninominales". Diario Oficial de la Federación. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2024. "Durango: el estado se integra con 4 distritos electorales federales"
8. ^ "Durango". División del Territorio de la República en 300 Distritos Electorales Uninominales para Elecciones Federales. Diario Oficial de la Federación. 29 May 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
9. ^ "Distritación 1996 de Durango" (PDF). Instituto Federal Electoral. 30 June 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016..
10. ^ "Legislatura 51" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
11. ^ "Legislatura 52" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
12. ^ "Legislatura 53" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
13. ^ "Legislatura 54" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
14. ^ "Legislatura 55" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
15. ^ "Legislatura 56" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
16. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Alejandro González Yáñez, LVII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
17. ^ Ayala Carmona, Silvia (4 April 2016). "Por el PT contiende ex fundador del partido". Milenio. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
18. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Santiago Gustavo Pedro Cortés, LVII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
19. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Rodolfo Dorador Pérez Gavilán, LVIII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
20. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Pedro Ávila Nevárez, LIX Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

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Federal electoral districts of Durango

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* First
* Second
* Third
* Fourth

Defunct:

* Fifth
* Sixth
* Seventh
* Eighth

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