The LXI Legislature of the
Congress of Mexico
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met from September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2012. Members of the
upper house of the Congress were selected in the
elections of July 2006 while members of the
lower house of the Congress were selected in the
elections of July 2009.
Composition
Out of 128 Senate seats, the
Institutional Revolutionary Party
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(known as the PRI) controlled 50; the conservative
National Action Party (PAN) controlled 33; while the left-wing
Party of the Democratic Revolution
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(PRD) controlled 23. Additionally, the
Green Party of Mexico controlled eight seats, the
Labor Party and the
New Alliance Party
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each controlled five, and the
Citizens' Movement four.
Out of 500 seats of the Chamber of Deputies, the
PRI had 239; the PAN had 142; and the PRD controlled 69. Among smaller parties, the Green Party controlled 23, the Labor Party controlled 13, the New Alliance controlled seven, and the Citizens' Movement controlled 6. Additionally there was one
independent
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* Independ ...
.
Senators
By state
Plurinominal Senators
Deputies
By relative majority election
Plurinominal Deputies
Substitute Deputies
References
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Congress of Mexico by session
2012 in Mexico