Mexico
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections
Background
Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
06.06.2021
Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
500
Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
Full renewal
Candidates
Number of parties contesting the election
This field may include either the number of parties contesting the election, or the number of coalitions/electoral alliance.
12
Voter turnout
Registration
Number of people registered to vote
93,328,771
Votes
Number of people who actually voted
49,151,320
Voter turnout
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote
52.66%
Results
About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
The ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA, founded by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador) and its allies (see note 1) won a majority, taking 278 seats in the 500-member Chamber of Deputies. The opposition coalition (see note 2) took a total of 199 seats. In all, 250 women were elected, thereby achieving gender parity in the legislature.
The mid-term elections followed the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a huge death toll and devastated the country’s economy. They were also marred by violence. Cases of threats and robbery were reported across several states during polling day. The major electoral issues in 2021 included public security amid violence related to drug-trafficking and mass migration from Central America.
Note 1:
The ruling coalition, “Together We Make History”, comprises the MORENA (led by Mr. Mario Martín Delgado), the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM, led by Ms. Karen Castrejón Trujillo) and the Labour Party (PT, led by Mr. Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez). The MORENA itself lost the majority, taking 198 seats (down from 255) but both its allies increased their share of seats. The PVEM nearly quadrupled its share to win 43 seats, thereby becoming the fourth largest party in the new legislature.
Note 2:
The “Go for Mexico” coalition comprises the National Action Party (PAN, led by Mr. Marko Cortés Mendoza), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI, led by Mr. Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD, led by Mr. Jesús Zambrano Grijalva). Both the PAN and the former ruling party, the PRI, increased their share of seats, while the PRD won a lower share and became the smallest party in the new legislature.
The mid-term elections followed the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a huge death toll and devastated the country’s economy. They were also marred by violence. Cases of threats and robbery were reported across several states during polling day. The major electoral issues in 2021 included public security amid violence related to drug-trafficking and mass migration from Central America.
Note 1:
The ruling coalition, “Together We Make History”, comprises the MORENA (led by Mr. Mario Martín Delgado), the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM, led by Ms. Karen Castrejón Trujillo) and the Labour Party (PT, led by Mr. Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez). The MORENA itself lost the majority, taking 198 seats (down from 255) but both its allies increased their share of seats. The PVEM nearly quadrupled its share to win 43 seats, thereby becoming the fourth largest party in the new legislature.
Note 2:
The “Go for Mexico” coalition comprises the National Action Party (PAN, led by Mr. Marko Cortés Mendoza), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI, led by Mr. Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD, led by Mr. Jesús Zambrano Grijalva). Both the PAN and the former ruling party, the PRI, increased their share of seats, while the PRD won a lower share and became the smallest party in the new legislature.
Number of parties winning seats
The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.
7
Percentage of parties winning seats
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of parties which won parliamentary representation by the number of parties contesting the election.
58.33%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.
39.6%
Alternation of power after elections
The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.
No
Note on the alternation of power
Presidential system
Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group | Total | Majority | Proportional |
---|---|---|---|
National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) | 198 | 122 | 76 |
National Action Party (PAN) | 114 | 73 | 41 |
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) | 70 | 30 | 40 |
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) | 43 | 31 | 12 |
Labour Party (PT) | 37 | 30 | 7 |
Citizens' Movement (MC) | 23 | 7 | 16 |
Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
250
Number of women elected
250
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
50%
Sources
IPU Group (23.08.2021, 01.09.2021)
https://computos2021.ine.mx/
https://centralelectoral.ine.mx/2021/08/21/alista-ine-asignacion-de-diputaciones-de-representacion-p...
BBC Monitoring
Reuters
https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx
https://www.npr.org
https://www.partidoverde.org.mx
https://computos2021.ine.mx/
https://centralelectoral.ine.mx/2021/08/21/alista-ine-asignacion-de-diputaciones-de-representacion-p...
BBC Monitoring
Reuters
https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx
https://www.npr.org
https://www.partidoverde.org.mx
Women Directly Elected
250
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
250
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
250
Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
01.09.2021
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Sergio Carlos
Gutiérrez Luna
(Male)
Political party
National Regeneration Movement (MORENA)
Date of election
01.09.2021