1961 Mexican legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 2 July 1961. ^[1] The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won 172 of the 178 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)	6,178,434	90.25	172	+19
	National Action Party (PAN)	518,652	7.58	5	–1
	Popular Socialist Party (PPS)	65,143	0.95	1	0
	Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (PARM)	33,671	0.49	0	–1
	Nationalist Party of Mexico (PNM)	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

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p468