| Baja California's 1st | |
|---|---|
 Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Member | Alma Laura Ruiz López |
| Party | ▌Morena |
| Congress | 66th (2024–2027) |
| District | |
| State | Baja California |
| Head town | Mexicali |
| Coordinates | 32°39′48″N115°28′04″W / 32.66333°N 115.46778°W /32.66333; -115.46778 |
| Covers | Municipality of Mexicali (part) |
| PR region | First |
| Precincts | 203 |
| Population | 393,457 (2020 Census) |
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The1st federal electoral district of Baja California (Spanish:Distrito electoral federal 01 de Baja California) is one of the300 electoral districts into whichMexico is divided for elections to the federalChamber of Deputies and one of nine such districts in thestate ofBaja California.[1]
It elects onedeputy to the lower house ofCongress for each three-year legislative session by means of thefirst-past-the-post system. Votes cast in the district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from thefirst region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the2024 general election, isAlma Laura Ruiz López of theNational Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
Under the 2023 districting plan adopted by theNational Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the2024,2027 and2030 federal elections,[6] the first district covers 203precincts (secciones electorales) in the eastern urban portion of themunicipality of Mexicali.[7][a]
The head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is the state capital, the city ofMexicali. The district reported a population of 393,457 in the 2020 Census.[1]
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baja California | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
| Sources:[1][8][9][10] | ||||||
2005–2017
1996–2005
 National parties | |
|---|---|
| Current | |
.svg){kind=logo} | PAN |
.svg){kind=logo} | PRI |
.svg){kind=logo} | PT |
.svg){kind=logo} | PVEM |
.svg) | MC |
.svg){kind=logo} | Morena |
| Defunct or local only | |
 | PLM |
 | PNR |
 | PRM |
 | PNM |
.png) | PP |
 | PPS |
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 | PFCRN |
.svg){kind=logo} | Convergencia |
.svg) | PANAL |
.svg){kind=logo} | PSD |
.svg) | PES |
 | PES |
.svg){kind=logo} | PRD |
| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Ricardo Eguía Valderrama[12] |  | 1976–1979 | 50th Congress |
| 1979 | José Luis Andrade Ibarra[13] | | 1979–1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | José Ignacio Monge Rangel[14] | | 1982–1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | Luis I. López Moctezuma y Torres[15] | | 1985–1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | Jesús Armando Hernández Montaño[16] | | 1988–1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | José Ramírez Román[17] | | 1991–1994 | 55th Congress |
| 1994 | Martina Montenegro Espinoza[18] | | 1994–1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | Roberto Pérez de Alva[19] | | 1997–2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Juvenal Vidrio Rodríguez[20] |  | 2000–2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Hidalgo Contreras Covarrubias[21] | | 2003–2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | Francisco Rueda Gómez[22] | | 2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Sergio Tolento Hernández[23] | | 2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Benjamín Castillo Valdez[24] | | 2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Exaltación González Ceceña[25] | | 2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018 | Jesús Salvador Minor Mora[26] |  | 2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021 | Yesenia Olúa González[27] | | 2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[4] | Alma Laura Ruiz López[5] |  | 2024–2027 | 66th Congress |
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[28] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |   Juntos Haremos Historia | 61.0677 |
| 2024[29] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia | 54.9470 |
