Mexican legislative election, 1979

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Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 1 July 1979.^[1] The Institutional Revolutionary Party won 296 of the 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[2] Voter turnout was 49%.^[3]

Results

Party	Mayoria		Partido		Seats	+/-
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Institutional Revolutionary Party	8,714,151	74.1	9,418,178	72.8	296	+101
National Action Party	1,485,593	11.3	1,525,111	11.8	43	+23
Mexican Communist Party	691,229	5.3	703,068	5.4	18	New
Popular Socialist Party	380,719	2.9	389,590	3.0	11	-1
Mexican Democratic Party	296,623	2.3	293,540	2.3	10	New
Socialist Party of the Workers	294,727	2.3	311,913	2.4	10	New
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	238,892	1.8	298,183	2.3	12	+2
Non-registered candidates	10,748	0.1	–	–	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	683,728	–	833,146	–	–	–
Total	13,796,410	100	13,772,729	100	400	+163
Source: Nohlen

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 9780199283576
2. ^ Nohlen, p469
3. ^ Nohlen, p460