Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)

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House of Representatives

Cámara de Diputados
President
Marcela Guerra Castillo (PRI)
since 1 September 2023
Structure
Seats500
Political groups
Government (276)

Opposition (224)

Length of term
3 years
Elections
San Lázaro Legislative Building
Mexico City
Mexico
Website
Official website
Footnotes
Deputies information

The House of Representatives (

constitution
.

History

Bicameral legislature, including the House of Representatives, was established on 4 October 1824. Unicameral Congress was in place from 7 September 1857 to 13 November 1874.[2]

After being drafted, one copy of the

Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire was given to the Provisional Governmental Board, which was later put on display in the s until 1909, when fire destroyed the location.[3]

Composition

The House of Representatives is composed of one federal representative (in Spanish: diputado federal) for every 200,000 citizens. The House has 500 members, elected using the parallel voting system. Elections are every 3 years.

Of these, 300 "majority deputies" are directly elected by

special elections
are rare.

From 1917 to 2015, deputies were barred from serving consecutive terms in accordance with the Constitution's ban on immediate re-election to the legislature. Thus, the House of Representatives was one of the few legislative bodies in the world that was completely renewed at an election. However, this changed with the 2018 elections, and deputies are now permitted to run for re-election three times consecutively. A Representative who has served two terms may serve again after sitting out one term. Congressional elections held halfway into the president's six-year mandate are known as mid-term elections.

The current composition of the House of Representatives is as follows:

Party Single-member
districts
Proportional
representation
Total seats
125
77
202
73
41
114
30
38
68
27
12
39
28
7
35
10
18
28
6
8
14
No party
Total
300
200
500

Last election

2021

Party District Proportional Total

seats

+/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
MORENA–PT–PVEM 12,802,391 26.19 65 21,025,742 42.77 214 279
PAN–PRI–PRD 12,575,879 25.73 63 19,477,887 39.62 153 216
National Regeneration Movement
6,571,127 13.45 64 16,759,917 34.10 133 197 +8
National Action Party 3,828,228 7.83 33 8,969,288 18.25 78 111 +28
Institutional Revolutionary Party 2,715,123 5.56 11 8,715,899 17.73 58 69 +24
Party of the Democratic Revolution 248,505 0.51 0 1,792,700 3.64 17 17 -4
Ecologist Green Party 992,320 2.03 1 2,670,997 5.43 43 44 +28
Citizens' Movement 3,430,507 7.02 7 3,449,982 7.02 18 25 -2
Labor Party 538,832 1.10 0 1,594,828 3.24 38 38 -23
Solidarity Encounter Party 1,345,858 2.75 0 1,352,544 2.75 0 0 -8
Progressive Social Networks 865,215 1.77 0 868,515 1.77 0 0 0
Force for Mexico 1,211,824 2.48 0 1,217,084 2.48 0 0 0
Independents 44,311 0.09 0 44,311 0.09 0 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 1,662,323 3.40
Total 48,874,040 100 300 100 200 500 0
Registered voters/turnout
Source: INE

a Of the 210 seats won by the MORENA-PT–PES alliance, 97 were taken by MORENA, 57 by the PT, and 56 by the PES

b Of the 63 seats won by the PAN–PRD–MC alliance, 37 were taken by the PAN, 17 by the MC, and 9 by the PRD

c Of the 13 seats won by the PRI–PVEM–PNA alliance, 6 were taken by the PRI, 5 by the PVEM, and 2 by the PNA

Popular Vote - District
MORENA
13.44%
PAN
7.83%
MC
7.01%
PRI
5.55%
PES
2.75%
PVEM
2.03%
RSP
1.77%
PT
1.10%
PRD
0.50%
Independents
0.09%
Popular Vote (alliances) - District
JHH
26.19%
VPM
25.73%
Independents
0.09%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mexico: Democratization Through Electoral Reform". aceproject.org. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Cāmara" (PDF). September 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Celebra SEGOB los 187 años de la firma del acta de Independencia". Presidencia de la Republica. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

External links

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