| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Congreso de la Unión / Congress of the Union |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Cámara de Senadores / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Cámara de Diputados / Chamber of Deputies
|
| 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: 2 July 2006
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: July 2018
Number of seats at stake: 128 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: Not available
Percentage of women candidates: Not available
Number of parties contesting the election: 7
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. Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo (PAN) |
| 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
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Number of women |
|
|
|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
52
|
18 |
|
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| National Action Party (PAN) |
38
|
11 |
|
|
|
| Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) |
22
|
6 |
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|
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| Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) |
9
|
3 |
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|
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| Labour Party (PT) |
5
|
2 |
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|
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| Others |
2
|
2 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
86
42
32.81%
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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 |
Note: "Others" refer to the members of the Citizens' Movement (MC) and the New Alliance Party (NA) who do not belong to any parliamentary groups.
Sources:
Senate (06.09.2012, 01.01.2014, 01.01.2015, 01.01.2017)
http://www.senado.gob.mx/?ver=int&mn=9&sm=2&str=T |
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