Mexican legislative election, 1985

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Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 7 July 1985.^[1] The Institutional Revolutionary Party won 292 of the 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[2] Voter turnout was 51-52%.^[3]

Results

Party	Mayoria		Partido		Seats	+/-
Party	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Institutional Revolutionary Party	11,588,230	68.0	10,981,938	63.3	292	-7
National Action Party	2,787,218	16.4	2,831,248	16.3	38	-13
Unified Socialist Party of Mexico	575,121	3.4	602,530	3.5	¹	–
Mexican Democratic Party	489,025	2.9	507,710	2.9	12	0
Socialist Party of the Workers	440,751	2.6	593,022	3.4	12	+12
Popular Socialist Party	349,680	2.1	441,567	2.6	11	+1
Revolutionary Workers' Party	225,636	1.3	289,626	1.7	6	+6
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution	295,434	1.7	416,780	2.4	11	+11
Mexican Workers' Party	276,712	1.6	291,127	1.7	¹	New
Others	11,922	0.1	395,955	2.3	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	840,195	–	930,348	–	–	–
Total	17,879,924	100	18,281,851	100	400	0
Source: Nohlen

¹ Between them, the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico and the Mexican Workers' Party won 18 seats.^[2]

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
1 2 Nohlen, p469
↑ Nohlen, p461

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