LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress
| LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Congress of the Union | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Mexico | ||||
| Term | 1 September 2012 – 31 August 2015 | ||||
| Senate of the Republic | |||||
| Members | Mixed: 96 by plurality (3 per state), 32 by proportional representation | ||||
| Senate President | Ernesto Cordero Arroyo (2012-2013) Raúl Cervantes Andrade (2013-2014) Miguel Barbosa Huerta (2014-2015) | ||||
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Members | Mixed: 300 by plurality (single-member districts), 200 by proportional representation | ||||
| Chamber President | Jesús Murillo Karam (2012) Francisco Arroyo Vieyra (2012-2013) Ricardo Anaya (2013-2014) José González Morfin (2014) Silvano Aureoles Conejo (2014-2015) Tomás Torres Mercado (2015) Julio César Moreno Rivera (2015) | ||||
The LXII Legislature of the Congress of the Union, the 62nd session of the Congress of Mexico, met from September 1, 2012, to August 31, 2015. It consisted of Senators and Deputies in their respective chambers. All members of both the lower and upper houses of the Congress were elected in the elections of July 2012.
Senators were elected for a six-year term during the 2012 elections, allowing them to serve in both the LXII and subsequent legislatures. Deputies, also elected in the 2012 elections, served exclusively during the LXII Legislature.
The composition of the LXII Legislature was as follows:
Senate of the Republic
Members of the Senate of the Republic are elected for a term of six years. Each of the states elects three senators, complemented by an additional 32 senators selected from a national list, totaling 128 senators.
The composition of the Senate in the LXII Legislature is as follows:
Number of Senators by Political Party
For the internal governance of the Senate, senators are organized by the political party through which they were elected into parliamentary groups. Each group is led by a coordinator. The coordinators from all groups collectively form the Political Coordination Board of the Senate.
| Party | Senators
Plurality |
Senators
First minority[1] |
Senators[2]
Proportional Rep. |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAN | 16 | 13 | 9 | 38 | |
| PRI | 30 | 11 | 11 | 52 | |
| PRD | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
| PT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| PVEM | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| MC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PANAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 32 | 32 | 128 | |
| Source: Instituto Federal Electoral. [3] | |||||
Senate elections
The Institutional Revolutionary Party & the allied Green Party failed to gain a simple majority in either house. As a result, the PRI had to form crossparty coalitions in order to pass key reforms, particularly those requiring constitutional amendments.[4] In the July 2012 elections the PRI gained 2 seats, ending with 52. The PAN gained 5 seats, ending with 38. The PRD lost 1 seat, ending with 22. The PVEM gained 1 seat, ending with 9. The Labor Party lost 1 seat, ending with 4. The PANAL lost 3, ending with 2 seats. The MC lost 3 seats, ending with 1.[4]
By federal entity
Plurinominal Senators
Presidents of the Senate during the LXII Legislature
- First year of session (2012–2013):
- Second year of session (2013–2014):
- Third year of session (2014–2015):
Parliamentary coordinators
- National Action Party:
- (2012–2013): Ernesto Cordero Arroyo[11]
- (2013–2015): Jorge Luis Preciado Rodríguez[12]
- (2015– ): Fernando Herrera Ávila[13]
- Institutional Revolutionary Party:
- Party of the Democratic Revolution:
- Ecologist Green Party of Mexico:
- Labor Party:
Chamber of Deputies elections
The Chamber of Deputies is composed of 500 legislators elected for a three-year term and not eligible for immediate reelection. 300 deputies are elected by direct vote in each of the federal electoral districts of the country, and the other 200 through a list system voted in each of the electoral constituencies.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party lost 32 seats, ending with 207. The PAN lost 28 seats, ending with 114. The PRD gained 31 seats, ending with 100. The Green Party gained 11 seats, ending with 34. The PT gained 6 seats, ending with 19. The New Alliance gained 3 seats, ending with 10. The Citizens Movement gained 10 seats, ending with 16. 1 independent seat was lost, and now there are none in the Chamber of Deputies.[4]
Number of Deputies by political party
| Party | Deputies
Relative majority |
Deputies[2]
Proportional representation |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAN | 52 | 62 | 114 | ||
| PRI | 163 | 49 | 212[18] | ||
| PRD | 60 | 44 | 104[18] | ||
| PT | 5 | 10 | 15[18] | ||
| PVEM | 14 | 15 | 29[18] | ||
| MC | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
| PANAL | 0 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Total | 300 | 200 | 500 | ||
| Source: Federal Electoral Institute. [19] | |||||
Deputies
Deputies by single-member district (relative majority)
Deputies by proportional representation
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies during the LXII Legislature
- (2012): Jesús Murillo Karam [35]
- (2012–2013): Francisco Arroyo Vieyra
- (2013–2014): Ricardo Anaya Cortés
- (2014): José González Morfín [36]
- (2014–2015): Silvano Aureoles Conejo [37]
- (2015): Tomás Torres Mercado
- (2015): Julio César Moreno Rivera [38]
Parliamentary coordinators
- National Action Party:
- (2012–2014): Luis Alberto Villarreal García[11][39]
- (2014–2015): José Isabel Trejo Reyes[40]
- (2015): Ricardo Anaya Cortés[41]
- (2015– ): Marcelo Torres Cofiño[42]
- Institutional Revolutionary Party:
- Party of the Democratic Revolution:
- (2012–2014): Silvano Aureoles Conejo[15]
- (2014– ): Miguel Alonso Raya[43]
- Ecologist Green Party of Mexico:
- Labor Party:
- Citizens' Movement:
- (2012–2014): Ricardo Monreal Ávila[44]
- (2014– ): Juan Ignacio Samperio Montaño[45]
- New Alliance:
See also
References
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- ^ "Nombran a Fernando Herrera como coordinador del PAN en el Senado" [Fernando Herrera appointed as PAN coordinator in the Senate]. Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
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