Mexican general election, 1982
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General elections were held in Mexico
on 4 July 1982. The presidential elections were won by Miguel de la Madrid
, who received 74.3% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party
won 299 of the 372 seats, as well as winning 63 of the 64 seats in the Senate election. Voter turnout was 74.8% in the presidential election and 72.6% and 66.4% for the two parts of the Chamber elections.
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 4 July 1982. The presidential elections were won by Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.-Biography:...
, who received 74.3% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, 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 299 of the 372 seats, as well as winning 63 of the 64 seats in the Senate election. Voter turnout was 74.8% in the presidential election and 72.6% and 66.4% for the two parts of the Chamber elections.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.-Biography:... |
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... |
16,748,006 | 74.3 |
| Pablo Emilio Madero Pablo Emilio Madero Pablo Emilio Madero Belden was a Mexican politician. He was the 13th president of the National Action Party and former presidential candidate who represented both the PAN and the extinct Mexican Democratic Party .Pablo Emilio Madero... |
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... |
3,700,045 | 16.4 |
| Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo is a Mexican socialist politician and democracy activist. A long-standing leader of the Mexican Communist Party and the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico , Martínez promoted political self-criticism, refused to support regional guerrilla movements, condemned the Soviet... |
Unified Socialist Party of Mexico Unified Socialist Party of Mexico The Unified Socialist Party of Mexico was a far-left political party in Mexico. It later became the Mexican Socialist Party in 1988... |
821,995 | 3.7 |
| Ignacio González Gollaz | 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:... |
433,886 | 1.9 |
| Rosario Ybarra Rosario Ybarra Rosario Ybarra de la Piedra is an activist and prominent figure in the politics of Mexico. She has been a presidential candidate and is currently the president of Comité Eureka.... |
Revolutionary Workers' Party | 416,448 | 1.9 |
| Cándido Díaz Cerecedo | Socialist Party of the Workers | 342,005 | 1.5 |
| Manuel Moreno Sánchez | Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party (Mexico) The Social Democratic Party was a short-lived Mexican political party.The party's first name was Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party but on May 2007 changed its name to Social Democratic Alternative Party, and in 2008 changed once again to simply Socialdemocratic... |
48,413 | 0.2 |
| Non-registered candidates | 28,474 | 0.1 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,053,616 | – | |
| Total | 23,592,888 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
63 | |||
| 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.... |
1 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 64 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| 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... |
14,501,988 | 69.4 | 14,289,793 | 65.7 | 299 | |
| 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... |
3,663,846 | 17.5 | 3,786,348 | 17.4 | 51 | |
| Unified Socialist Party of Mexico Unified Socialist Party of Mexico The Unified Socialist Party of Mexico was a far-left political party in Mexico. It later became the Mexican Socialist Party in 1988... |
914,365 | 4.4 | 932,214 | 4.3 | 0 | 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.... |
395,006 | 1.9 | 459,303 | 2.1 | 10 | |
| 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:... |
475,099 | 2.3 | 534,122 | 2.1 | 12 | |
| Socialist Party of the Workers | 372,679 | 1.8 | 428,153 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 .... |
282,971 | 1.4 | 282,004 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Workers' Party | 264,632 | 1.3 | 308,099 | 1.4 | 0 | New |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party (Mexico) The Social Democratic Party was a short-lived Mexican political party.The party's first name was Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party but on May 2007 changed its name to Social Democratic Alternative Party, and in 2008 changed once again to simply Socialdemocratic... |
38,994 | 0.2 | 53,306 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Non-registered candidates | 108 | 0.0 | 671,999 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,192 | – | 1,121,378 | – | – | – |
| Total | 20,919,880 | 100 | 22,866,719 | 100 | 372 | -28 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||