Mexican general election, 1994
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General elections were held in Mexico
on 21 August 1994. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for Ernesto Zedillo
of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
, whilst the PRI won 300 of the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 95 of the 128 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout ranged from 77.4% in the proportional representation section of the Chamber elections to 75.9% in the constituency section.
on 1 January that year and the murder of the original PRI candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio
on 23 March in Tijuana
. Although tension did not reach the level it did around the 1988 election
, most political analysts agree that voters opted for continuity by returning the PRI to power, fearful the country might otherwise be destabilized.
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 21 August 1994. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
of 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...
, whilst the PRI won 300 of the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 95 of the 128 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout ranged from 77.4% in the proportional representation section of the Chamber elections to 75.9% in the constituency section.
Presidential election
The 1994 election took place in an atmosphere of political instability after the rise of the Zapatista Army of National LiberationZapatista Army of National Liberation
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a revolutionary leftist group based in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico....
on 1 January that year and the murder of the original PRI candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio
Luis Donaldo Colosio
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta was a Mexican politician, and PRI presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican Presidential campaign of 1994.-Political history:...
on 23 March in Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
. Although tension did not reach the level it did around the 1988 election
Mexican general election, 1988
General elections were held in Mexico on July 6, 1988. The presidential elections were won by Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who received 50.7% of the vote, the lowest for a winning candidate since direct elections were introduced for the presidency in 1917...
, most political analysts agree that voters opted for continuity by returning the PRI to power, fearful the country might otherwise be destabilized.
Results
The candidates who participated in the presidential election of 1994 and the results which they obtained were as follows:Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party... |
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... |
17,181,651 | 48.69 | ||
Diego Fernández de Cevallos Diego Fernández de Cevallos Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos is a Mexican politician affiliated to the conservative National Action Party . He was a presidential candidate in the 1994 election and President of the Mexican Senate.-Life and career:... |
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... |
9,146,841 | 25.92 | ||
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano | Party of the Democratic Revolution Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International... |
5,852,134 | 16.59 | ||
Cecilia Soto González | Labor Party Labor Party (Mexico) The Labor Party is a nationally recognized political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya.... |
970,121 | 2.75 | ||
Jorge González Torres Jorge González Torres Jorge González Torres is a Mexican politician, founder of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico. He was also the co-president of the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas.-References:... |
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico Ecologist Green Party of Mexico The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico is one of the six political parties to have representation in the Mexican Congress. The party's congressional strength currently stands at 17 deputies and five senators .-Elections 2000:... |
327,313 | 0.93 | ||
Rafael Aguilar Talamantes Rafael Aguilar Talamantes Rafael Aguilar Talamantes is a Mexican politician.Talamantes graduated from the National School of Economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1962 where he attended from 1958... |
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction The Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction was a Mexican political party that existed from 1987 to 1997.Known in its infancy as the Socialist Workers' Party , The PFCRN arose in 1987 and followed the political and ideological thought of former Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas del... |
297,901 | 0.84 | ||
Álvaro Pérez Treviño Álvaro Pérez Treviño Álvaro Pérez Treviño is a Mexican politician, former member of the extinct Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution, of which he was presidential candidate in 1994 election, in which he obtained 0.55% of the votes.-References:... |
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 .... |
192,795 | 0.55 | ||
Marcela Lombardo Otero Marcela Lombardo Otero Marcela Lombardo Otero is a Mexican politician, daughter of the leftist Vicente Lombardo Toledano, founder of the Popular Socialist Party. She was a deputy during the L and LIV Legislatures, from 1976 to 1979 and 1988 to 1991... |
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.... |
166,594 | 0.47 | ||
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... |
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:... |
97,935 | 0.28 | ||
Write in | 43,715 | 0.12 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,008,291 | 2.86 | |||
Total | 35,285,291 | 100 | |||
Source: Instituto Federal Electoral |
Results by state
Based on the official results of the Federal Electoral InstituteFederal Electoral Institute
The Federal Electoral Institute is an autonomous, public organization responsible for organizing federal elections in Mexico, that is, those related to the election of the President of the United Mexican States and to the election of the members of the Lower and Upper Chambers that constitute the ...
State States of Mexico The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress... |
Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party... |
Cevallos Diego Fernández de Cevallos Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos is a Mexican politician affiliated to the conservative National Action Party . He was a presidential candidate in the 1994 election and President of the Mexican Senate.-Life and career:... |
Cárdenas Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano is a prominent Mexican politician. He was a former Head of Government of the Federal District and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution .-Biography:... |
Soto Cecilia Soto Cecilia Soto González is a Mexican politician and candidate of Labor Party to the Presidency of Mexico in the year 1994.- Biography :... |
González Jorge González Torres Jorge González Torres is a Mexican politician, founder of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico. He was also the co-president of the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas.-References:... |
Aguilar Rafael Aguilar Talamantes Rafael Aguilar Talamantes is a Mexican politician.Talamantes graduated from the National School of Economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1962 where he attended from 1958... |
Pérez Álvaro Pérez Treviño Álvaro Pérez Treviño is a Mexican politician, former member of the extinct Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution, of which he was presidential candidate in 1994 election, in which he obtained 0.55% of the votes.-References:... |
Lombardo Marcela Lombardo Otero Marcela Lombardo Otero is a Mexican politician, daughter of the leftist Vicente Lombardo Toledano, founder of the Popular Socialist Party. She was a deputy during the L and LIV Legislatures, from 1976 to 1979 and 1988 to 1991... |
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... |
Write-in | None |
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Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes.... |
157,736 | 124,484 | 29,236 | 6,518 | 3,794 | 6,610 | 1,320 | 1,271 | 1,048 | 136 | 7,463 |
Baja California Baja California Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North... |
402,332 | 297,565 | 68,669 | 15,953 | 7,853 | 3,399 | 2,044 | 3,088 | 1,310 | 1,882 | 18,393 |
Baja California Sur Baja California Sur Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises... |
80,097 | 46,907 | 9,463 | 3,905 | 786 | 564 | 386 | 324 | 242 | 35 | 2,580 |
Campeche Campeche Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west... |
123,225 | 41,910 | 47,640 | 2,935 | 720 | 1,139 | 3,241 | 1,051 | 384 | 433 | 6,328 |
Chiapas Chiapas Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las... |
493,135 | 126,266 | 347,981 | 19,381 | 4,274 | 17,404 | 7,255 | 6,183 | 1,348 | 3,495 | 63,987 |
Chihuahua | 660,874 | 308,590 | 68,251 | 39,901 | 5,102 | 3,615 | 2,702 | 3,300 | 1,424 | 640 | 28,751 |
Coahuila Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico... |
359,168 | 226,621 | 97,121 | 17,954 | 3,157 | 14,760 | 5,088 | 2,355 | 816 | 420 | 15,582 |
Colima Colima Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.... |
102,903 | 60,338 | 24,157 | 2,882 | 1,316 | 3,448 | 424 | 627 | 1,247 | 548 | 5,354 |
Distrito Federal | 1,873,059 | 1,172,438 | 902,199 | 185,903 | 91,839 | 37,370 | 15,402 | 19,084 | 12,246 | 7,157 | 98,706 |
Durango Durango Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja... |
266,837 | 141,818 | 49,793 | 43,351 | 2,466 | 2,712 | 1,950 | 2,181 | 545 | 602 | 13,833 |
Guanajuato Guanajuato Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato.... |
945,088 | 513,865 | 149,268 | 32,763 | 10,906 | 13,838 | 10,031 | 6,691 | 14,685 | 2,873 | 57,808 |
Guerrero Guerrero Guerrero officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo.... |
385,590 | 74,198 | 266,818 | 9,168 | 2,951 | 13,485 | 7,037 | 4,300 | 2,634 | 1,057 | 25,973 |
Hidalgo | 450,800 | 134,171 | 115,693 | 14,988 | 4,992 | 8,668 | 7,253 | 3,442 | 1,107 | 794 | 29,754 |
Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states... |
1,050,815 | 1,008,234 | 166,226 | 47,854 | 20,023 | 17,464 | 11,566 | 9,528 | 11,289 | 3,181 | 59,081 |
México Mexico (state) México , officially: Estado Libre y Soberano de México is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States. It is divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Toluca de Lerdo.... |
2,143,122 | 1,179,422 | 835,135 | 150,186 | 82,171 | 45,385 | 22,075 | 26,053 | 14,193 | 4,481 | 114,214 |
Michoacán Michoacán Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia... |
612,040 | 212,921 | 493,236 | 17,729 | 7,606 | 8,542 | 8,584 | 4,293 | 6,160 | 1,130 | 36,124 |
Morelos Morelos Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca.... |
282,821 | 128,942 | 109,560 | 14,399 | 6,509 | 5,845 | 3,249 | 2,073 | 1,305 | 1,075 | 14,063 |
Nayarit Nayarit Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico... |
179,411 | 59,925 | 50,717 | 8,862 | 1,243 | 1,758 | 1,661 | 2,394 | 310 | 775 | 9,031 |
Nuevo León Nuevo León Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S... |
723,629 | 596,820 | 44,413 | 89,387 | 5,860 | 2,917 | 2,874 | 2,409 | 2,144 | 2,193 | 31,091 |
Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions... |
509,776 | 131,225 | 276,758 | 17,221 | 5,044 | 9,665 | 12,803 | 10,816 | 1,445 | 891 | 44,163 |
Puebla Puebla Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla.... |
787,493 | 399,942 | 216,200 | 37,141 | 13,263 | 11,750 | 10,850 | 9,493 | 2,885 | 1,196 | 61,865 |
Querétaro Querétaro Querétaro officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro.... |
275,788 | 149,540 | 26,969 | 11,077 | 2,937 | 3,122 | 1,572 | 2,127 | 1,554 | 231 | 14,419 |
Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal.... |
112,546 | 62,006 | 26,301 | 2,665 | 1,304 | 1,550 | 902 | 1,026 | 174 | 80 | 5,522 |
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí.... |
440,601 | 196,351 | 73,523 | 19,705 | 4,546 | 2,980 | 3,701 | 2,537 | 3,192 | 996 | 26,783 |
Sinaloa Sinaloa Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.... |
474,882 | 285,207 | 129,025 | 12,059 | 3,982 | 2,973 | 4,383 | 4,098 | 580 | 835 | 20,680 |
Sonora Sonora Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo.... |
361,835 | 330,272 | 111,978 | 33,118 | 2,778 | 2,698 | 1,646 | 1,741 | 961 | 1,066 | 17,745 |
Tabasco Tabasco Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa.... |
335,851 | 44,763 | 196,100 | 5,832 | 1,583 | 3,158 | 1,645 | 1,563 | 399 | 293 | 22,427 |
Tamaulipas Tamaulipas Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the... |
481,595 | 275,989 | 192,900 | 23,916 | 5,155 | 5,307 | 20,502 | 3,301 | 1,604 | 1,357 | 30,058 |
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala.... |
186,126 | 84,582 | 54,029 | 7,799 | 2,862 | 2,120 | 1,819 | 2,138 | 1,887 | 114 | 9,681 |
Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is... |
1,360,540 | 419,109 | 612,354 | 50,492 | 16,342 | 40,825 | 16,127 | 23,508 | 7,810 | 3,115 | 93,331 |
Yucatán Yucatán Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida.... |
251,699 | 195,986 | 15,009 | 3,583 | 2,102 | 1,127 | 799 | 867 | 330 | 84 | 10,429 |
Zacatecas Zacatecas Zacatecas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas.... |
310,237 | 116,434 | 45,412 | 21,494 | 1,847 | 1,703 | 1,904 | 2,732 | 677 | 550 | 13,072 |
Total | 17,181,651 | 9,146,841 | 5,852,134 | 970,121 | 327,313 | 297,901 | 192,795 | 166,594 | 97,935 | 43,715 | 1,008,291 |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | ||
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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... |
17,195,536 | 50.2 | 95 | |||
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... |
8,805,038 | 25.7 | 25 | |||
Party of the Democratic Revolution Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International... |
5,579,949 | 16.8 | 8 | |||
Labor Party Labor Party (Mexico) The Labor Party is a nationally recognized political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya.... |
977,072 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction The Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction was a Mexican political party that existed from 1987 to 1997.Known in its infancy as the Socialist Workers' Party , The PFCRN arose in 1987 and followed the political and ideological thought of former Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas del... |
400,019 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico Ecologist Green Party of Mexico The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico is one of the six political parties to have representation in the Mexican Congress. The party's congressional strength currently stands at 17 deputies and five senators .-Elections 2000:... |
438,941 | 1.3 | 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 .... |
269,735 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
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.... |
215,673 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
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:... |
120,419 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independents | 42,251 | 0.1 | 0 | – | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,078,198 | – | – | – | ||
Total | 35,302,831 | 100 | 128 | +64 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Constituency | PR Proportional representation Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular... |
Seats | +/- | ||
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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... |
16,851,082 | 50.2 | 17,236,836 | 50.3 | 300 | |
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... |
8,664,834 | 25.8 | 8,833,468 | 25.8 | 119 | |
Party of the Democratic Revolution Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International... |
5,590,391 | 16.7 | 5,728,733 | 16.7 | 71 | |
Labor Party Labor Party (Mexico) The Labor Party is a nationally recognized political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya.... |
896,426 | 2.7 | 909,251 | 2.7 | 10 | |
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico Ecologist Green Party of Mexico The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico is one of the six political parties to have representation in the Mexican Congress. The party's congressional strength currently stands at 17 deputies and five senators .-Elections 2000:... |
470,951 | 1.4 | 479,594 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction The Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction was a Mexican political party that existed from 1987 to 1997.Known in its infancy as the Socialist Workers' Party , The PFCRN arose in 1987 and followed the political and ideological thought of former Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas del... |
379,960 | 1.1 | 390,402 | 1.1 | 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 .... |
285,526 | 0.9 | 290,489 | 0.9 | 0 | |
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.... |
231,162 | 0.7 | 239,371 | 0.7 | 0 | |
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:... |
148,279 | 0.4 | 151,100 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
Independents | 47,749 | 0.1 | 21,059 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,121,006 | – | 1,126,381 | – | – | – |
Total | 34,686,916 | 100 | 35,406,684 | 100 | 500 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen |
External links
- The elections: Good and bad news for North American relations by Andrew Reding of the World Policy Institute
- The 1994 Elections in Mexico: Still Neither Fully Free Nor Fair by Andrew Reding of the World Policy Institute