The LXII Legislature of the Congress of the Union, the 62nd session of the Congress of Mexico, met from September 1, 2012, to August 31, 2015. It consisted of Senators and Deputies in their respective chambers. All members of both the lower and upper houses of the Congress were elected in the elections of July 2012.
Senators were elected for a six-year term during the 2012 elections, allowing them to serve in both the LXII and subsequent legislatures. Deputies, also elected in the 2012 elections, served exclusively during the LXII Legislature.
The composition of the LXII Legislature was as follows:
Composition of the Senate of Mexico, LXII Legislature
Members of the Senate of the Republic are elected for a term of six years. Each of the states elects three senators, complemented by an additional 32 senators selected from a national list, totaling 128 senators.
The composition of the Senate in the LXII Legislature is as follows:
Number of Senators by Political Party
For the internal governance of the Senate, senators are organized by the political party through which they were elected into parliamentary groups. Each group is led by a coordinator. The coordinators from all groups collectively form the Political Coordination Board of the Senate.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party & the allied Green Party failed to gain a simple majority in either house. As a result, the PRI had to form crossparty coalitions in order to pass key reforms, particularly those requiring constitutional amendments.[4] In the July 2012 elections the PRI gained 2 seats, ending with 52. The PAN gained 5 seats, ending with 38. The PRD lost 1 seat, ending with 22. The PVEM gained 1 seat, ending with 9. The Labor Party lost 1 seat, ending with 4. The PANAL lost 3, ending with 2 seats. The MC lost 3 seats, ending with 1.[4]
The Chamber of Deputies is composed of 500 legislators elected for a three-year term and not eligible for immediate reelection. 300 deputies are elected by direct vote in each of the federal electoral districts of the country, and the other 200 through a list system voted in each of the electoral constituencies.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party lost 32 seats, ending with 207. The PAN lost 28 seats, ending with 114. The PRD gained 31 seats, ending with 100. The Green Party gained 11 seats, ending with 34. The PT gained 6 seats, ending with 19. The New Alliance gained 3 seats, ending with 10. The Citizens Movement gained 10 seats, ending with 16. 1 independent seat was lost, and now there are none in the Chamber of Deputies.[4]
↑Alberto Curi Naime requested leave on November 20, 2014 to become Undersecretary of Basic Education of the Secretariat of Public Education. Chamber of Deputies. "Bulletin No. 4657"[Bulletin No. 4657] (in Spanish).
↑María Elvia Amaya Araujo died while serving as deputy on September 8, 2012. Carolina Rivera, Leticia Meza and Milenio.com (September 8, 2012). "Wife of Jorge Hank Rhon dies". Milenio Diario. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
↑Israel Navarro and Fernando Damián (November 20, 2012). "Diputados dan licencia a Batres"[Deputies grant leave to Batres]. Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 22, 2012.
↑Javier Treviño Cantú requested leave on November 20, 2014 to become Undersecretary of Planning and Evaluation at the Secretariat of Public Education. Chamber of Deputies. "Boletín No. 4657"[Bulletin No. 4657] (in Spanish). Retrieved November 21, 2014.
↑Jesús Murillo Karam requested leave on December 4, 2012 upon being nominated for Attorney General of the Republic. Enrique Méndez and Roberto Garduño (December 4, 2012). "Aprueba el pleno de San Lázaro licencia a Murillo Karam para ocupar PGR"[Plenary of San Lázaro approves leave for Murillo Karam to take PGR position]. La Jornada. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
↑Israel Navarro and Fernando Damián (March 6, 2014). "Asume González Morfín presidencia de San Lázaro"[González Morfín assumes presidency of San Lázaro]. Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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