- Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Chamber of Deputies
Cámara de DiputadosLXI Legislature 
Type Founded September 28, 1821 Type Lower house Leadership President of
the Chamber
of DeputiesEmilio Chuayffet, (PRI)
since September 1, 2011Structure Members 500 
Political groups 
IndependentMeeting place 
Chamber of Deputies
San Lázaro Legislative Palace
Mexico City
MexicoWebsite Official Website of the Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico's bicameral legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.
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Composition
The Chamber of Deputies is composed of one federal representative (in Spanish: diputado federal) for every 200,000 citizens. Currently (as of 2006 election) there are 500 deputies.
Of these, 300 "majority deputies" are directly elected by plurality from single-member districts (Federal Electoral Districts). The remaining 200 "party deputies" are assigned through rules of proportional representation. These seats are not tied to districts; rather, they are allocated to parties based on each party's share of the national vote. The 200 party deputies are intended to counterbalance the sectional interests of the district-based representatives. Substitutes are elected at the same time as each deputy.
The Chamber of Deputies is completely replaced every three years since all seats are subject to reelection and deputies are not permitted to serve consecutive terms. Congressional elections held halfway into the president's six year mandate are known as mid-term elections.
Current Representatives
- See Main article: LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress
Last election
Summary of the 5 July 2009 Mexican Chamber of Deputies election results Party Votes % (of
all votes)Seats +/− % Institutional Revolutionary Party 12,591,855 36.68% 241 +135 48.2% National Action Party 9,549,798 27.98% 147 −59 29.4% Party of the Democratic Revolution 4,164,393 12.20% 72 −54 14.4% Ecologist Green Party of Mexico 2,291,298 6.71% 17 ±0 3.4% Labor Party 1,258,341 3.68% 9 −2 1.8% New Alliance Party 1,164,999 3.41% 8 −1 1.6% Convergence 850,777 2.49% 6 −12 1.2% Social Democratic Party 353,261 1.03% 0 −5 — Independents 62,101 0.18% 0 −2 — Valid votes 32,286,823 94.61% 500 — 100.0% Invalid votes 1,839,971 5.39% Total votes (turnout: %) 34,126,794 100.0% Sources: El Universal, IFE PREP 2009 See also
- President of the Chamber of Deputies Directive Board
- Congress of Mexico
- Senate of Mexico
- Politics of Mexico
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
Landmarks and historic buildings of Mexico City Centro Zócalo
and immediate vicinitySchools and colleges Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana · Academia Mexicana de la Historia · Academy of San Carlos · Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas · Antigua Escuela de Economía · Colegio Nacional · Colegio de Minería
Government buildings Old Customs Building · Chamber of Deputies · Departamento de Estadistica Nacional · Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters · Senate building · Supreme Court building · Palace of the Marqués del Apartado · Library of the Congress of Mexico
Religious buildings Nuestra Señora de Loreto Church · Church of San Francisco · Church of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera · Church of San Bernardo · Ex Temple of Corpus Christi · La Enseñanza Church · La Merced Cloister · La Santisima Church · Temple and Ex-convent of Jesus Maria · Church of San Juan de Dios · Santa VeraCruz Church · Regina Coeli Church · Santa Teresa la Antigua · Temple of San Pablo el Nuevo · Church of Santo Domingo · Temple of Saint Augustine · Temple of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa" · Church of La Soledad
Museums San Ildefonso College · Caricature Museum · Franz Mayer Museum · Museum of the City of Mexico · Interactive Museum of Economics · Museo de Arte Popular · José Luis Cuevas Museum · Palace of the Inquisition (Museum of Mexican Medicine) · Mexican Army Museum · Museo Nacional de Arte · Museo de Charrería · Museo de la Estampa · Museo de Estanquillo · Museum Archive of Photography · Museum of Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público · San Pedro y San Pablo College (Museum of Light) · House of the First Print Shop in the Americas · National Museum of Cultures · Borda House, Mexico City
Palaces Castillo de Chapultepec · Palace of Iturbide · Palacio de Bellas Artes · Palacio de Correos de Mexico · Casa de los Azulejos · Houses of the Mayorazgo de Guerrero · Palace of the Marqués del Apartado · Palacio de la Autónomia
Historic houses Tlaxcala House · House of Count de la Torre de Cossio · House of the Marquis of Uluapa · House of the Count de la Torre Cosío y la Cortina
Other Plaza Garibaldi · Antigua Escuela de Jurisprudencia · Chinatown (Barrio Chino) · Tlaxcala House · Garden of the Triple Alliance · Centro Cultural de España (Mexico City) · INAH Building · Abelardo L. Rodriguez Market · La Merced Market · Lirico Theatre · Alameda Park · Plaza Santo Domingo · Teatro Hidalgo · Teatro de la Ciudad · Torre Latinoamericana · Hospital de Jesús Nazareno · Tlaxcoaque
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- National lower houses
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