Congress of Sonora

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Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora

Honorable Congreso del Estado de Sonora
LXIV Legislature
Coat of arms of Sonora.svg
Coat of arms of the Sonora Congress.svg
Type
Type
History
FoundedSeptember 12, 1824 (1824-09-12)
Leadership
President
María Eduwiges Espinoza Tapia [1] , Morena
Vice President
Azalia Guevara Espinoza [1] , PVEM
1st Secretary
René Edmundo García Rojo [1] , PT
2nd Secretary
María Karina Olivares Rábago [1] , PES
Substitute Secretary
Raúl González De La Vega [1] , Independent
Structure
Seats33
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Political groups
   Morena (11)
   PT (4)
   PVEM (4)
   PANAL (3)
   PES (3)
   Independent (2)
   MC (2)
   PRI (2)
   PAN (1)
   PRD (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post for 21 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 12 proportional representation seats
Last election
 2 June 2024
Next election
2027
Meeting place
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Legislative Palace
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Website
Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora

The Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora (Spanish : Honorable Congreso del Estado de Sonora) is the legislative branch of the government of the Mexican state of Sonora. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Sonora, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.

Contents

The Congress is unicameral and consists of 33 deputies. 21 deputies are elected on a first-past-the-post basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided, while 12 are elected through a system of proportional representation. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term.

Since its installation the congress has been renewed 63 times, hence the current session of the Congress of Sonora (whose term lasts from 2021 to 2024) is known as the LXIII Legislature.

Electoral districts of Sonora

Electoral DistrictGeographical AreaElectoral DistrictGeographical Area
District I San Luis Río Colorado District XII South Hermosillo
District II Puerto Peñasco District XIII Guaymas
District III Caborca District XIV Empalme
District IV North Nogales District XV South Ciudad Obregón
District V South Nogales District XVI Southeast Ciudad Obregón
District VI Cananea District XVII Central Ciudad Obregón
District VII Agua Prieta District XVIII North Ciudad Obregón
District VIII Northwest Hermosillo District XIX North Navojoa
District IX Central Hermosillo District XX Etchojoa
District X Northeast Hermosillo District XXI Huatabampo
District XI Hermosillo Coast

Legislatures of Sonora

Legislature NumberPeriodLegislature NumberPeriodLegislature NumberPeriodLegislature NumberPeriod
I Legislature 1861-1863XVI Legislature 1897-1899XXXIII Legislature 1935XLIX Legislature 1979-1982
II Legislature 1863-1864XVII Legislature 1899-1901XXXIII bis Legislature 1936-1937L Legislature 1982-1985
III Legislature 1867-1869XVIII Legislature 1901-1903XXXIV Legislature 1937-1939LI Legislature 1985-1988
IV Legislature 1869-1871XIX Legislature 1903-1905XXXV Legislature 1939-1941LII Legislature 1988-1991
V Legislature 1871-1873XX Legislature 1905-1907XXXVI Legislature 1941-1943LIII Legislature 1991-1994
VI Legislature 1873-1875XXI Legislature 1907-1909XXXVII Legislature 1943-1946LIV Legislature 1994-1997
VII Legislature 1875-1876XXII Legislature 1909-1911XXXVIII Legislature 1946-1949LV Legislature 1997-2000
VII Legislature 1877-1879XXIII Legislature 1911-1913XXXIX Legislature 1949-1952LVI Legislature 2000-2003
VII Legislature 1879-1881XXIV Legislature 1917-1919XL Legislature 1952-1955LVII Legislature 2003-2006
VIII Legislature 1881-1883XXV Legislature 1919-1921XLI Legislature 1955-1958LVIII Legislature 2006-2009
IX Legislature 1883-1885XXVI Legislature 1921-1923XLII Legislature 1958-1961LIX Legislature 2009-2012
X Legislature 1885-1887XXVII Legislature 1923-1925XLIII Legislature 1961-1964LX Legislature 2012-2015
XI Legislature 1887-1889XXVIII Legislature 1925-1927XLIV Legislature 1964-1967LXI Legislature 2015-2018
XII Legislature 1889-1891XXIX Legislature 1927-1929XLV Legislature 1967-1970LXII Legislature 2018-2021
XIII Legislature 1891-1893XXX Legislature 1929-1931XLVI Legislature 1970-1973LXIII Legislature 2021-2024
XIV Legislature 1893-1895XXXI Legislature 1931-1933XLVII Legislature 1973-1976LXIV Legislature 2024-2027
XV Legislature 1895-1897XXXII Legislature 1933-1935XLVIII Legislature 1976-1979
Sonora State Deputy Flor Ayala with children visiting her office Farlninios01.jpg
Sonora State Deputy Flor Ayala with children visiting her office

History

Since 1917 the Congress has been composed as follows:

María Jesús Guirado Ibarra  ( es ) was elected the first female member of the Congress of Sonora in 1955, which was the first election after the passage of women's suffrage in Mexico. [2] The LXIII Legislature  ( es ), elected in 2021, became the first women-majority legislature in state history. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mesa Directiva - Congreso del Estado de Sonora" (in Spanish). n.d. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  2. ↑ "María Jesús Guirado será la primera mujer en la pared histórica del Congreso de Sonora". Uniradio Informa Sonora (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Romo, Yoanna (12 July 2021). "Históricas: Mujeres serán mayoría en el Congreso de Sonora". El Sol de Hermosillo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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