Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
lower house of the parliament of Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, the bicameral legislature of Mexico. The other chamber is the Senate. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.
Chamber of Deputies Cámara de Diputados | |
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LXIV Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | of the Congress of Mexico |
History | |
Founded | September 28, 1821 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 500 |
Political groups | Government (314)
Opposition (186) |
Elections | |
Parallel voting 300 Seats elected by first-past-the-post 200 seats elected by largest remainder method[1] | |
Last election | July 1, 2018 |
Meeting place | |
Chamber of Deputies San Lázaro Legislative Palace Mexico City Mexico | |
Website | |
Official Website of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Footnotes | |
"Diputadas y Diputados por Entidad Federativa" http://sitl.diputados.gob.mx/LXIV_leg/info_diputados.php |
References
change- ↑ "Mexico: Democratization Through Electoral Reform —". aceproject.org. Retrieved 6 July 2019.