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The Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora ( es, Honorable Congreso del Estado de Sonora) is the
legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...
branch of the government of the
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of
Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
. The Congress is the governmental
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of Sonora, which is equal to, and independent of, the
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. The Congress is
unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...
and consists of 33
deputies A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...
. 21 deputies are elected on a
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basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided, while 12 are elected through a system of
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. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term. Since its installation the congress has been renewed 63 times, hence the current session of the Congress of Sonora (whose term lasts from 2021 to 2024) is known as the LXIII Legislature.


Electoral Districts of the State of Sonora, Mexico


Legislatures of the State of Sonora, Mexico


Composition

The LXIII Legislature of the Congress of Sonora consists of 33 deputies.


History

Since 1917 the Congress has been composed as follows: *From 1917 to 1931 it was composed of 15 deputies. *From 1931 to 1970 it was composed of 9 deputies. *From 1970 to 1979 it was composed of 11 deputies. *From 1979 to 1982 it was composed of 19 deputies (15 elected by the
first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
(FPP) system and 4 by the
proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
system (PR). *From 1982 to 1988 it was composed of 24 deputies (18 elected by the FPP system and 6 by the PR system). *From 1988 to 1994 it was composed of 27 deputies (18 elected by the FPP system and 9 by the PR system. *Since 1994 the Congress is composed of 33 deputies (21 elected by the FPP system and 12 by the PR system. *The LVII Legislature (2003-2006) was composed of 31 deputies. *The current session is composed of 33 deputies (21 elected by the FPP system and 12 by the PR system.


See also

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List of Mexican state congresses The congresses of the federal entities of Mexico are the depositary bodies of the legislative power in the thirty-one states and Mexico City. Conformed as unicameral assemblies, they are composed of deputies elected under the principles of rela ...


External links


Congress of Sonora website
Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
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