Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 2 July 1961.[1] The Institutional Revolutionary Party won 172 of the 178 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 6,178,434 | 90.25 | 172 | +19 | |
| National Action Party | 518,652 | 7.58 | 5 | –1 | |
| Popular Socialist Party | 65,143 | 0.95 | 1 | 0 | |
| Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution | 33,671 | 0.49 | 0 | –1 | |
| Mexican National Party | 19,082 | 0.28 | 0 | –1 | |
| Non-registered candidates | 30,844 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,845,826 | 100.00 | 178 | +16 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,004,696 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p468