At stake
in this election:
- Seats in
the Senate: 128
- Seats in the Lower
Chamber: 500
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Description
of government structure:
- Legislature: Mexico
has a bicameral National Congress composed of the Senate (Camara
de Senadores) and the Lower Chamber (Cámara de Diputados)
- The Senate consists
of 128 members.
- The Lower Chamber
consists of 500 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is
elected by popular vote for a six-year term.
- In the Senate,
64 members are elected by simply majority (2 per state, including Mexico
City) and 32 seats are accorded to the first minority party. The remaining
32 seats are distributed by proportional representation. All members
serve six-year terms.
- In the Lower Chamber,
300 members are elected by simple majority vote and 200 members are
elected by a party list proportional representation system. All members
serve three-year terms.
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Results
of the electoral races:
- Party: Alliance
for Change
Leader: Luis Felipe BRACO
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 51
Seats inthis election to the Lower Chamber: 221
Seats in last Senate: 30
Seats in last Lower Chamber: 122
- Party: Institutional
Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Leader: Dulce María SAURI
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 61
Seats inthis election to the Lower Chamber: 211
Seats in last Senate: 73
Seats in last Lower Chamber: 245
- Party: Alliance
for Mexico
Leader: Amalia GARCÍA
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 17
Seats inthis election to the Lower Chamber: 68
Seats in last Senate: 16
Seats in last Lower Chamber: 128
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When was
the last election? Number of seats decided in
the last election?
- Legislative elections
to the Senate and Lower Chamber last held: July 6, 1997
- Seats decided in
the last election to the Senate: 32
- Seats decided in
the last election to the Lower Chamber: 500
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 100,294,036 (July 1999 est.)
- Number of registered voters: 58,789,209
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Of Interest:
- The July 6, 1997
legislative elections were the first in which the Institutional Revolutionary
Party (PRI) failed to capture a majority of seats in the Lower Chamber.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
