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Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora Honorable Congreso del Estado de Sonora | |
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LXIII Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | September 12, 1824 |
Leadership | |
President | Jacobo Mendoza Ruiz, MORENA |
Vice President | Karina Teresita Zárate Félix, PRI |
Secretary | |
Secretary | Diana Karina Barreras, PT |
Substitute Secretary | Rosa Elena Trujillo, MC |
Structure | |
Seats | 33 |
Political groups | |
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 |
Meeting place | |
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.
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 District | Geographical Area | Electoral District | Geographical Area |
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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 |
Legislature Number | Period | Legislature Number | Period | Legislature Number | Period | Legislature Number | Period |
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I Legislature | 1861-1863 | XV Legislature | 1895-1897 | XXXI Legislature | 1931-1933 | XLVI Legislature | 1970-1973 |
II Legislature | 1863-1864 | XVI Legislature | 1897-1899 | XXXII Legislature | 1933-1935 | XLVII Legislature | 1973-1976 |
III Legislature | 1867-1869 | XVII Legislature | 1899-1901 | XXXIII Legislature | 1935 | XLVIII Legislature | 1976-1979 |
IV Legislature | 1869-1871 | XVIII Legislature | 1901-1903 | XXXIII bis Legislature | 1936-1937 | XLIX Legislature | 1979-1982 |
V Legislature | 1871-1873 | XIX Legislature | 1903-1905 | XXXIV Legislature | 1937-1939 | L Legislature | 1982-1985 |
VI Legislature | 1873-1875 | XX Legislature | 1905-1907 | XXXV Legislature | 1939-1941 | LI Legislature | 1985-1988 |
VII Legislature | 1875-1876 | XXI Legislature | 1907-1909 | XXXVI Legislature | 1941-1943 | LII Legislature | 1988-1991 |
VII Legislature | 1877-1879 | XXII Legislature | 1909-1911 | XXXVII Legislature | 1943-1946 | LIII Legislature | 1991-1994 |
VII Legislature | 1879-1881 | XXIII Legislature | 1911-1913 | XXXVIII Legislature | 1946-1949 | LIV Legislature | 1994-1997 |
VIII Legislature | 1881-1883 | XXIV Legislature | 1917-1919 | XXXIX Legislature | 1949-1952 | LV Legislature | 1997-2000 |
IX Legislature | 1883-1885 | XXV Legislature | 1919-1921 | XL Legislature | 1952-1955 | LVI Legislature | 2000-2003 |
X Legislature | 1885-1887 | XXVI Legislature | 1921-1923 | XLI Legislature | 1955-1958 | LVII Legislature | 2003-2006 |
XI Legislature | 1887-1889 | XXVII Legislature | 1923-1925 | XLII Legislature | 1958-1961 | LVIII Legislature | 2006-2009 |
XII Legislature | 1889-1891 | XXVIII Legislature | 1925-1927 | XLIII Legislature | 1961-1964 | LIX Legislature | 2009-2012 |
XIII Legislature | 1891-1893 | XXIX Legislature | 1927-1929 | XLIV Legislature | 1964-1967 | ||
XIV Legislature | 1893-1895 | XXX Legislature | 1929-1931 | XLV Legislature | 1967-1970 |
The LXIII Legislature of the Congress of Sonora consists of 33 deputies.
Since 1917 the Congress has been composed as follows:
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