Mexican general election, 1970
Mexican general election, 1970
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General elections were held in Mexico on 5 July 1970.[1] The presidential elections were won by Luis Echeverría Álvarez, who received 86.0% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 178 of the 213 seats,[1] as well as winning all 64 seats in the Senate election.[2] Voter turnout in the legislative elections was 64.4%.[3]
Results
President
Senate
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 11,154,003 | 84.4 | 64 | 0 |
| National Action Party | 1,889,157 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Popular Socialist Party | 143,648 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution | 3,476 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-registered candidates | 33,568 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 717,010 | – | – | – |
| Total | 13,940,862 | 100 | 64 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 11,125,770 | 83.3 | 178 | +1 |
| National Action Party | 1,893,289 | 14.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Popular Socialist Party | 188,854 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution | 111,883 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Non-registered candidates | 35,192 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 585,874 | – | – | – |
| Total | 13,940,862 | 100 | 213 | +1 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- 1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p470
- ↑ Nohlen, p454
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