The LXI Legislature of the

Congress of Mexico The Congress of the Union ( es, Congreso de la Unión, ), formally known as the General Congress of the United Mexican States (''Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos''), is the legislature of the federal government of Mexico cons ...

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

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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 The Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD, es, Partido de la Revolución Democrática, ) is a social democratic political party in Mexico. The PRD originated from the Democratic Current, a political faction formed in 1986 from the Institut ...

(PRD) controlled 23. Additionally, the Green Party of Mexico controlled eight seats, the Labor Party and the

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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

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Senators

By state

Plurinominal Senators

Deputies

By relative majority election

Plurinominal Deputies

Substitute Deputies

References

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