# 5th federal electoral district of the State of Mexico

The 5th federal electoral district of the State of Mexico (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 05 del Estado de México) is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 40 such districts in the State of Mexico.
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 fifth region.

## District territory

Under the National Electoral Institute's 2022 districting plan, which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections, the 5th district covers three municipalities in the north-east of the state:
* Teotihuacán, Temascalapa and the northern portion of Tecámac.
The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and tallied, is Teotihuacán de Arista. In the 2020 Census, the district reported a total population of 365,329.

## Previous districting schemes

Evolution of electoral district numbers :
| | 1972 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2022 |
| State of Mexico | 15 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 40 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
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Under the previous districting plans enacted by the INE and its predecessors, the 5th district was situated as follows:

### 2017–2022

    The municipalities of Acolman, Axapusco, Chiautla, Nopaltepec, Papalotla, Otumba, San Martín de las Pirámides, Temascalapa, Teotihuacán and Tepetlaoxtoc. The head town was at Teotihuacán de Arista.

### 2005–2017

    The municipalities of Acolman, Atenco, Axapusco, Chiautla, Chiconcuac, Nopaltepec, Otumba, Papalotla, San Martín de las Pirámides, Temascalapa, Teotihuacán and Tepetlaoxtoc. The head town was at Teotihuacán de Arista.

### 1996–2005

    The municipalities of Acolman, Axapusco, Nopaltepec, Otumba, San Martín de las Pirámides, Tecámac, Temascalapa, Teotihuacán, Tepetlaoxtoc and Tezoyuca. The head town was at Teotihuacán de Arista.

### 1978–1996

    The municipalities of Acambay, Aculco, Atlacomulco, Chapa de Mota, El Oro, Jilotepec, Jocotitlán, Morelos, Polotitlán, Soyaniquilpan de Juárez, Temascalcingo and Timilpan, with its head town at Atlacomulco.

## Deputies returned to Congress

Fifth federal electoral district of the State of Mexico :
| Election | Deputy | Term | Legislature |
| 1979 | Antonio Huitrón Huitrón | 1979–1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | Antonio Vélez Torres | 1982–1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | Regina Reyes Retana | 1985–1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | Jaime Almazán Delgado | 1988–1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | Crescencio Pérez Garduño | 1991–1994 | 55th Congress |
| 1994 | Regina Reyes Retana | 1994–1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | Eduardo Guadalupe Bernal Martínez | 1997–2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Tereso Martínez Aldana | 2000–2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | Gaspar Ávila Rodríguez | 2003–2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | José Antonio Saavedra Coronel | 2006–2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Felipe Borja Texocotitla | 2009–2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Darío Zacarías Capuchino | 2012–2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Cristina Sánchez Coronel | 2015–2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018 | Francisco Favela Peñuñuri | 2018–2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021 | Francisco Favela Peñuñuri | 2021–2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024 | Patricia Galindo Alarcón | 2024–2027 | 66th Congress |