The 3rd federal electoral district of Coahuila () is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of eight such districts in the state of Coahuila.
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 second region.
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Theodoros Kalionchiz de la Fuente of the National Action Party (PAN).
District territory
In its 2023 districting plan, which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the National Electoral Institute (INE) assigned Coahuila an additional district. The reconfigured 3rd district comprises 268 electoral precincts () across 13 municipalities in the central-eastern portion of the state:
- Abasolo, Allende, Candela, Castaños, Escobedo, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Juárez, Monclova, Progreso, Sabinas, San Juan de Sabinas and Villa Unión.
The district's head town (), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the city of Monclova. The district reported a population of 417,078 in the 2020 Census.
Previous districting schemes
2017âÂÂ2022
Between 2017 and 2022, the district covered 12 municipalities: Abasolo, Allende, Candela, Escobedo, Frontera, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Juárez, Monclova, Progreso, Sabinas and Villa Unión. The head town was at Monclova.
2005âÂÂ2017
Between 2005 and 2017, the district was located in the central-eastern portion of the state and covered 12 municipalities: Abasolo, Arteaga, Candela, Castaños, Escobedo, General Cepeda, Juárez, Monclova, Progreso, Ramos Arizpe, Sabinas and Sacramento. The head town was the city of Monclova.
1996âÂÂ2005
Between 1996 and 2005, the district's territory was in the north and north-east region of the state and covered 10 municipalities: Abasolo, Candela, Castaños, Escobedo, Juárez, Monclova, Progreso, Sabinas, San Buenaventura and San Juan de Sabinas. The head town was at Monclova.
1978âÂÂ1996
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, Coahuila's seat allocation rose from 4 to 7. The 3rd district had its head town at Monclova and it comprised the municipalities of Abasolo, Allende, Candela, Escobedo, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Juárez, Monclova, Nadadores, Progreso, San Buenaventura and Villa Unión.
Deputies returned to Congress
Presidential elections
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