| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Congreso de la Unión / Congress of the Union |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Cámara de Diputados / Chamber of Deputies |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Cámara de Senadores / Senate
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
1 July 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which had ruled the country between 1929 and 2000, regained power after 12 years in opposition. It remained the largest party in both chambers but failed to win an outright majority. It took 212 of the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 52 of the 128 seats in the Senate. Outgoing President Felipe Calderón's National Action Party (PAN) came in second, taking 114 and 38 seats respectively.
Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto, who led a coalition of the PRI and the Green Party of Mexico, won the presidential elections, promising to revive the economy and reduce drug violence. He is due to succeed President Calderón in December 2012. |
Date of previous elections: 5 July 2009
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: July 2015
Number of seats at stake: 500 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: N/A
Percentage of women candidates: N/A
Number of parties contesting the election: 9
Number of parties winning seats: 7
Alternation of power: N/A (presidential system)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 1 September 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Jesús Murillo Karam (PRI) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 1 July 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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Number of women |
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| Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
212
|
80 |
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| National Action Party (PAN) |
114
|
36 |
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| Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) |
104
|
39 |
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| Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) |
29
|
12 |
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| Citizens' Movement (MC) |
16
|
6 |
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| Labour Party (PT) |
15
|
6 |
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| New Alliance Party (NA) |
10
|
5 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
316
184
36.80%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
Congress of the Union (06.09.2012, 01.01.2014, 01.01.2015)
http://sitl.diputados.gob.mx/LXII_leg/cuadro_genero.php |
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