Mexican legislative election, 1979
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Legislative elections were held in Mexico
on 1 July 1979. The Institutional Revolutionary Party
won 296 of the 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 49%.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on 1 July 1979. The Institutional Revolutionary Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
won 296 of the 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 49%.
Results
| Party | Mayoria | Partido | Seats | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Institutional Revolutionary Party Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few... |
8,714,151 | 74.1 | 9,418,178 | 72.8 | 296 | |
| National Action Party National Action Party (Mexico) The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the... |
1,485,593 | 11.3 | 1,525,111 | 11.8 | 43 | |
| Mexican Communist Party Mexican Communist Party The Mexican Communist Party was a communist party in Mexico. It was founded in 1911 as the Socialist Workers' Party by Manabendra Nath Roy, a left-wing Indian intellectual. The PSO changed its name to the Mexican Communist Party in November 1919 following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia... |
691,229 | 5.3 | 703,068 | 5.4 | 18 | New |
| Popular Socialist Party Popular Socialist Party (Mexico) The Popular Socialist Party is a communist party in Mexico. It was founded in 1948 as the Popular Party by Vicente Lombardo Toledano.... |
380,719 | 2.9 | 389,590 | 3.0 | 11 | |
| Mexican Democratic Party Mexican Democratic Party The Mexican Democratic Party was an ultra-Catholic social conservative political party in Mexico that existed between 1979 and 1997.-Origins:... |
296,623 | 2.3 | 293,540 | 2.3 | 10 | New |
| Socialist Party of the Workers | 294,727 | 2.3 | 311,913 | 2.4 | 10 | New |
| Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution The Authentic Party of Mexican Revolution is a Mexican political party, that existed from 1955 to 2000. PARM was generally considered a satellite party of the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party .... |
238,892 | 1.8 | 298,183 | 2.3 | 12 | |
| Non-registered candidates | 10,748 | 0.1 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 683,728 | – | 833,146 | – | – | – |
| Total | 13,796,410 | 100 | 13,772,729 | 100 | 400 | +163 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||