Mexican legislative election, 1991

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Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 18 August 1991.^[1] The Institutional Revolutionary Party won 320 of the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 61 of the 64 seats in the Senate.^[2] Voter turnout was 61% in the Chamber election and 62% in the Senate election.^[3]

Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party	14,256,447	61.5	61	+1
National Action Party	4,100,287	17.7	1	+1
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction	1,202,425	5.2	0	0
Party of the Democratic Revolution	878,115	3.8	2	New
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	487,258	2.1	0	0
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico	326,251	1.4	0	New
Mexican Democratic Party	276,661	1.2	0	0
Labor Party	258,510	1.1	0	0
Revolutionary Workers' Party	156,918	0.7	0	0
Popular Socialist Party	97,780	0.4	0	0
Non-registered candidates	14,284	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,138,260	–	–	–
Total	24,302,640	100	64	0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Mayoria		Partido		Seats	+/-
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Institutional Revolutionary Party	14,051,349	61.4	14,145,234	61.4	320	+60
National Action Party	4,024,316	17.7	4,068,712	17.7	89	-12
Party of the Democratic Revolution	1,900,750	8.3	1,913,174	8.3	41	New
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction	990,440	4.3	998,158	4.3	23	-15
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	489,732	2.1	492,514	2.1	15	-15
Popular Socialist Party	411,848	1.8	414,780	1.8	12	-25
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico	329,714	1.4	332,603	1.4	0	New
Labor Party	258,595	1.1	260,266	1.1	0	New
Mexican Democratic Party	248,431	1.1	249,915	1.1	0	0
Revolutionary Workers' Party	135,360	0.6	136,341	0.6	0	0
Non-registered candidates	13,897	0.1	13,911	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	1,160,050	–	1,168,631	–	–	–
Total	24,032,482	100	24,194,239	100	500	0
Source: Nohlen

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 9780199283576
2. ^ Nohlen, pp469-470
3. ^ Nohlen, pp462-466