2nd federal electoral district of Morelos

The 2nd federal electoral district of Morelos () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of five such districts in the state of Morelos.

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 fourth region.

The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Ariadna Barrera VÃÂ¡zquez 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 2nd district comprises 145 precincts () in the municipalities of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Temixco, together with the exclave of the municipality of Cuernavaca known as ' that is surrounded by Temixco.

The head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Jiutepec. The district reported a population of 446,815 in the 2020 Census.

Previous districting schemes

2017Ã¢ÂÂ2022

Under the scheme in force from 2017 to 2022, the 2nd district comprised the whole of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Xochitepec, plus Cuernavaca's two exclave precincts. The head town was at Jiutepec.

2005Ã¢ÂÂ2017

Under the 2005 plan, which gave Morelos its fifth congressional seat, the district covered the whole of Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec and Temixco, plus Cuernavaca's two exclave precincts. The head town was at Jiutepec.

1996Ã¢ÂÂ2005

In the 1996 scheme, the district's head town was at Yautepec and it comprised nine municipalities:

*Atlatlahucan, Emiliano Zapata, Jiutepec, Temixco, TepoztlÃÂ¡n, Tlalnepantla, Tlayacapan, Totolapan and Yautepec.

1978Ã¢ÂÂ1996

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, Morelos's seat allocation rose from two to four. The 2nd district covered eight municipalities:

*Axochiapan, Ayala, Cuautla, Jantetelco, Jonacatepec, Temoac, Tepalcingo and Zacualpan de Amilpas.

Deputies returned to Congress

Presidential elections

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