V Federal Electoral District Of Chihuahua
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.
District territory
Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the district covers the state's eastern municipalities: Aldama, Aquiles Serdán, Camargo, Coyame del Sotol, Delicias, La Cruz, Jiménez, Julimes, Manuel Benavides, Meoqui, Ojinaga, Rosales, San Francisco de Conchos and Saucillo. Its head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Delicias.
Previous districting schemes
2017–2022
Between 2017 and 2022 the fifth district comprised the same municipalities as in the 2022 plan, with its head town at Delicias.
2005–2017
Under the 2005 districting scheme, the fifth district was located in the east of the state, but its configuration was slightly different. It covered the municipalities of Aldama, Allende, Aquiles Serdán, Camargo, Coronado, Coyame del Sotol, Delicias, Jiménez, Julimes, La Cruz, López, Manuel Benavides, Meoqui, Ojinaga, Rosales, San Francisco de Conchos and Saucillo. The head town was the city of Delicias.
1996–2005
Between 1996 and 2005, the fifth district was located in the same region of the state, with a slightly different configuration. It covered the municipalities of Aldama, Aquiles Serdán, Camargo, Coyame del Sotol, Delicias, Julimes, La Cruz, Manuel Benavides, Meoqui, Ojinaga, Rosales, San Francisco de Conchos and Saucillo.
1979–1996
Between 1979 and 1996, the district was located in the west of the state, covering a large area of the Sierra Madre Occidental. It was centred on the city of Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua.
Deputies returned to Congress from this district
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- 50th Congress
- 1976–1979: Artemio Iglesias (PRI)
- 51st Congress
- 1979–1982: Enrique Pérez González (PRI)
- 52nd Congress
- 1982–1985: Samuel Díaz Olguín (PRI)
- 53rd Congress
- 1985–1988: Alonso Aguirre Ramos (PRI)
- 54th Congress
- 1988–1991: Jorge Esteban Sandoval (PRI)
- 55th Congress
- 1991–1994: Pablo Israel Esparza Natividad (PRI)
- 56th Congress
- 1994–1997: Saúl González Herrera (PRI)
- 57th Congress
- 1997–2000: Ignacio Arrieta Aragón (PRI)
- 58th Congress
- 2000–2003: César Reyes Roel (PAN)
- 59th Congress
- 2003–2006: Fernando Álvarez Monje (PAN)
- 60th Congress
- 2006–2009: Felipe González Ruiz (PAN)
- 61st Congress
- 2009–2012: Guillermo Márquez Lizalde (PRI)
- 62nd Congress
- 2012–2015: Abraham Montes Alvarado (PRI)
- 63rd Congress
- 2015–2018: Juan Antonio Meléndez Ortega (PRI)
- 64th Congress
- 2018–2021: Mario Mata Carrasco (PAN)
- 65th Congress
- 2021–2022: Mario Mata Carrasco (PAN)
- 2022–2023: Salvador Alcántar Ortega (PAN)
- 66th Congress
- 2024–2027: Juan Antonio Meléndez Ortega (PAN/PRI/PRD)