Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)

Chamber of Deputies Cámara de Diputados
LXIII Legislature

Type
Type	Lower house of the Congress of Mexico
History
Founded	September 28, 1821 (1821-09-28)
Leadership
President of the Chamber of Deputies^[1]	Javier Bolaños Aguilar (PAN) Since September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)
Structure
Seats	500

Political groups	PRI (205) PAN (109) PRD (61) PVEM (40) MORENA (39) MC (21) PANAL (12) PES (9) Independent (4)
Elections
Last election	June 7, 2015
Meeting place

Chamber of Deputies San Lázaro Legislative Palace Mexico City Mexico
Website
Official Website of the Chamber of Deputies

The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, the bicameral legislature of Mexico. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.

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, the 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, so special elections are rare.

From 1917 to 2015, deputies were barred from serving consecutive terms in accordance with the Constitution's ban on immediate reelection to the legislature. Thus, the Chamber of Deputies was one of the few legislative bodies in the world that was completely renewed at an election. However, this will change at the 2018 elections; deputies are now permitted to run for reelection. Congressional elections held halfway into the president's six year mandate are known as mid-term elections.

Current Representatives

Last election

Party	District			Proportional			Total seats	+/–
Party	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats	+/–
Institutional Revolutionary Party	11,604,665	34.24	156	11,638,556	29.18	47	203	9
National Action Party	8,346,846	22.06	55	8,379,270	21.01	53	108	6
Party of the Democratic Revolution	1,941,105	5.13	28	4,335,731	10.87	28	56	48
National Regeneration Movement	3,327,793	8.80	14	3,346,303	8.39	21	35	35
Ecologist Green Party	385,433	1.02	29	2,758,138	6.91	18	47	18
Citizens' Movement	2,421,164	6.40	10	2,431,908	6.09	16	26	10
New Alliance Party	1,480,090	3.91	1	1,486,935	3.72	9	10	0
Social Encounter Party	1,319,203	3.49	0	1,325,335	3.32	8	8	8
Labor Party	665,597	1.76	0	1,134,439	2.84	0	6	9
Humanist Party	852,925	2.25	0	856,887	2.14	0	0	0
Independents	225,500	0.60	1	225,500	0.56	0	1	1
Unregistered candidates	51,886	0.14	0	52,384	0.13	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,892,038	–	–	1,900,860	–	–	–	–
Total	39,722,969	100	300	39,782,246	100	200	500	0
Registered voters/turnout			–			–	–	–
Source: INE

References

↑ "Cámara de Diputados". Camara de Diputados. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

Landmarks and historic buildings of the Historic center of Mexico City
Zócalo and immediate vicinity	Federal District buildings Madero street Mexico City Cathedral Nacional Monte de Piedad National Palace Old Portal de Mercaderes Templo Mayor Zócalo
Schools and colleges	Academia Mexicana de la Historia Academy of San Carlos Antigua Escuela de Economía Colegio de Minería Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas Colegio Nacional University of the Cloister of Sor Juana
Government buildings	Chamber of Deputies Departamento de Estadistica Nacional Library of the Congress of Mexico Old Customs Building Palace of the Marqués del Apartado Secretariat of Public Education Senate Supreme Court
Religious buildings	Ex Temple of Corpus Christi Jesús Nazareno La Enseñanza La Merced Cloister La Santísima La Soledad Nuestra Señora de Loreto Nuestra Señora de Valvanera Regina Coeli San Bernardo San Francisco Convent of San Jerónimo San Juan de Dios San Lorenzo Santa María la Redonda Santa Teresa la Antigua Santa Veracruz Santo Domingo Temple and Ex-convent of Jesus Maria Temple of Saint Augustine Temple of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa" Temple of San Pablo el Viejo Temple of San Pablo el Nuevo Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71
Museums	Caricature Museum Franz Mayer Museum House of the First Print Shop in the Americas Interactive Museum of Economics José Luis Cuevas Museum Museo de Arte Popular Museo de Charrería Museo del Estanquillo Museo de la Estampa Museo Nacional de Arte Museum Archive of Photography Museum of Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público Museum of the City of Mexico National Museum of Cultures Palace of the Inquisition (Museum of Mexican Medicine) Colegio de San Ildefonso Colegio de San Pedro y San Pablo, now Mexico City (Museum of the Constitutions) Casa Talavera Cultural Center
Palaces	Borda House, Mexico City Casa de los Azulejos Chapultepec Castle Houses of the Mayorazgo de Guerrero Palace of Iturbide Palace of the Marqués del Apartado Palacio de Bellas Artes Palacio de Correos de Mexico Palace of the Counts of San Mateo de Valparaiso Palacio de la Autónomia Legislative Palace of Donceles
Historic houses	House of the Count de la Torre Cosío y la Cortina House of the Marquis of Uluapa Tlaxcala House
Traditional markets	Abelardo L. Rodriguez Market La Merced Market Ciudadela Market San Juan Market, Mexico City
Other	Alameda Central Antigua Escuela de Jurisprudencia Barrio Chino Centro Cultural de España Chapultepec aqueduct Edificio Miguel E. Abed Garden of the Triple Alliance Hospital de Jesús Nazareno Hospital San Hipólito INAH Building Lirico Theatre Plaza Garibaldi Plaza Santo Domingo Teatro de la Ciudad Teatro Fru Fru Teatro Hidalgo Tlaxcala House Tlaxcoaque Torre Latinoamericana

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Coordinates: 19°25′48″N 99°07′04″W / 19.43000°N 99.11778°W / 19.43000; -99.11778

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