1991 Mexican legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 18 August 1991.[1] The Institutional Revolutionary Party won 320 of the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 61 of the 64 seats in the Senate.[2] Voter turnout was 61% in the Chamber election and 62% in the Senate election.[3]

1991 Mexican legislative election

18 August 1991 (1991-08-18)

All 500 seats of the Chamber of Deputies
251 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Luis Donaldo Colosio Luis H. Álvarez Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Party PRI PAN PRD
Leader since 3 September 1988 9 March 1987 5 May 1989
Last election 260 seats, 52.1% 101 seats, 20.2%
Seats won 320 89 41
Seat change 60 12 41
Popular vote 14,145,234 4,068,712 1,913,174

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Rafael Aguilar Talamantes Carlos Cantú Rosas Indalecio Sáyago Herrera
Party PFCRN PARM PPS
Leader since 1987 1983 1989
Last election 38 seats, 7.6% 30 seats, 6% 37 seats, 7.4%
Seats won 23 15 12
Seat change 15 15 25
Popular vote 998,158 492,514 414,780
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Results

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party14,256,44761.561+1
National Action Party4,100,28717.71+1
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction1,202,4255.200
Party of the Democratic Revolution878,1153.82New
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution487,2582.100
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico326,2511.40New
Mexican Democratic Party276,6611.200
Labor Party258,5101.100
Revolutionary Workers' Party156,9180.700
Popular Socialist Party97,7800.400
Non-registered candidates14,2840.100
Invalid/blank votes1,138,260
Total24,302,640100640
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party Mayoria Partido Seats +/-
Votes % Votes %
Institutional Revolutionary Party14,051,34961.414,145,23461.4320+60
National Action Party4,024,31617.74,068,71217.789-12
Party of the Democratic Revolution1,900,7508.31,913,1748.341New
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction990,4404.3998,1584.323-15
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution489,7322.1492,5142.115-15
Popular Socialist Party411,8481.8414,7801.812-25
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico329,7141.4332,6031.40New
Labor Party258,5951.1260,2661.10New
Mexican Democratic Party248,4311.1249,9151.100
Revolutionary Workers' Party135,3600.6136,3410.600
Non-registered candidates13,8970.113,9110.10New
Invalid/blank votes1,160,0501,168,631
Total24,032,48210024,194,2391005000
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, pp469-470
  3. Nohlen, pp462-466
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