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List of Mexican state congresses

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Donceles Legislative Palace, seat of the Congress of Mexico City, the youngest local congress of all (created on September 17, 2018).

The congresses of the federal entities of Mexico are the depositary bodies of the legislative power in the thirty-one states and Mexico City. Conformed as unicameral assemblies, they are composed of deputies elected under the principles of relative majority and by proportional representation, in accordance with the specific regulations of local laws, but following the general bases of the federal constitution. All states, including Mexico City, use the presidential system form of government.

Its members are elected by universal vote under the two principles already mentioned; the former directly and the others according to the multi-member list system established by federal law. The term of office is three years with the option of immediate reelection, as long as it is representing the party or coalition that originally nominated the deputy.

For each titular deputy, an alternate is elected; This being the one who will make up for the temporary or permanent absences of his running mate. Its characteristics and general bases are supported by section II of article 116 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.

The legislative powers and capacities of these institutions are framed in those policies in which the states are autonomous (internal regime, budget, income, social development, public security, prosecution and administration of justice) that are not contemplated in the federal order and that are not exclusively awarded to the Congress of the Union, so that each state has their own legislature whereby laws affecting the state are made.[1]

List of congresses

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Congress Deputies Creation date
FPTP PR Total
Congress of Aguascalientes 18 (67%) 9 (33%) 27 November 8, 1846
Congress of Baja California 17 (68%) 8 (32%) 25 November 30, 1953
Congress of Baja California Sur 16 (76%) 5 (24%) 21 November 25, 1974
Congress of Campeche 21 (60%) 14 (40%) 35 March 2, 1861
Congress of Chiapas 24 (60%) 16 (40%) 40 January 5, 1865
Congress of Chihuahua 22 (67%) 11 (33%) 33 September 4, 1823
Congress of Mexico City 33 (50%) 33 (50%) 66 September 17, 2018
Congress of Coahuila 16 (64%) 9 (36%) 25 August 15, 1824
Congress of Colima 16 (64%) 9 (36%) 25 July 19, 1857
Congress of Durango 15 (60%) 10 (40%) 25 July 20, 1827
Congress of Guanajuato 22 (61%) 14 (39%) 36 March 25, 1824
Congress of Guerrero 28 (61%) 18 (39%) 46 January 30, 1850
Congress of Hidalgo 18 (60%) 12 (40%) 30 May 16, 1869
Congress of Jalisco 20 (53%) 18 (47%) 38 September 8, 1823
Congress of the State of Mexico 45 (60%) 30 (40%) 75 March 2, 1824
Congress of Michoacán 24 (60%) 16 (40%) 40 April 6, 1824
Congress of Morelos 12 (60%) 8 (40%) 20 July 28, 1869
Congress of Nayarit 18 (60%) 12 (40%) 30 December 25, 1917
Congress of Nuevo León 26 (62%) 16 (38%) 42 August 1, 1824
Congress of Oaxaca 25 (60%) 17 (40%) 42 July 1, 1823
Congress of Puebla 26 (63%) 15 (37%) 41 March 19, 1824
Legislature of Querétaro 15 (60%) 10 (40%) 25 February 12, 1824
Congress of Quintana Roo 15 (60%) 10 (40%) 25 November 25, 1974
Congress of San Luis Potosí 15 (56%) 12 (44%) 27 April 21, 1824
Congress of Sinaloa 24 (60%) 16 (40%) 40 March 13, 1831
Congress of Sonora 21 (64%) 12 (36%) 33 September 19, 1824
Congress of Tabasco 21 (60%) 14 (40%) 35 May 3, 1824
Congress of Tamaulipas 22 (61%) 14 (39%) 36 May 7, 1824
Congress of Tlaxcala 15 (60%) 10 (40%) 25 June 1, 1857
Congress of Veracruz 30 (60%) 20 (40%) 50 May 9, 1824
Congress of Yucatán 21 (60%) 14 (40%) 35 August 20, 1823
Congress of Zacatecas 18 (60%) 12 (40%) 30 October 19, 1823
Total 679 444 1123

Composition by political parties

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Composition of state congresses as of 2025
State Legislative term Local
parties
Total
Independent
or no party
Aguascalientes 2024−2027 15 1 2 - 1 1 7 - 27
Baja California 2024−2027 3 1 - 1 2 1 14 2 1 25
Baja California Sur 2024−2027 1 1 - 7 1 9 2 21
Campeche 2024−2027 2 3 - 2 2 10 16 - 35
Chiapas 2024−2027 1 3 - 6 9 1 17 3 40
Chihuahua 2024−2027 12 4 - 1 1 2 12 - 1 33
Mexico City 2024−2027 15 2 2 4 10 3 24 - 6 66
Coahuila 2024−2026 5 10 2 1 1 - 5 1 25
Colima 2024−2027 2 3 - 3 3 2 11 1 - 25
Durango 2024−2027 5 7 - - 2 1 10 25
Guanajuato 2024−2027 16 3 1 1 2 2 11 - 36
Guerrero 2024−2027 1 6 4 4 6 2 23 - 46
Hidalgo 2024−2027 1 2 1 2 2 2 16 4 - 30
Jalisco 2024−2027 5 3 - 2 2 11 9 5 1 38
State of Mexico 2024−2027 7 7 2 9 9 4 36 - 1 75
Michoacán 2024−2027 4 2 3 5 6 2 14 4 40
Morelos 2024−2027 4 1 - 2 1 1 10 1 - 20
Nayarit 2024−2027 3 1 - 4 4 15 3 - 30
Nuevo León 2024−2027 10 10 1 1 1 9 9 - 1 42
Oaxaca 2024−2027 - 1 - 3 3 1 28 3 3 42
Puebla 2024−2027 5 1 - 6 7 1 17 4 41
Querétaro 2024−2027 7 1 - 1 2 2 10 2 25
Quintana Roo 2024−2027 2 1 - 3 5 1 13 25
San Luis Potosí 2024−2027 4 2 - 4 9 1 6 1 - 27
Sinaloa 2024−2027 2 3 - 1 6 2 24 2 40
Sonora 2024−2027 1 2 1 4 4 2 11 6 2 33
Tabasco 2024−2027 - 1 4 3 3 3 21 35
Tamaulipas 2024−2027 7 1 - 1 1 2 24 36
Tlaxcala 2024−2027 1 1 2 2 3 - 11 5 - 25
Veracruz 2024−2027 4 - - 2 5 2 34 - 3 50
Yucatán 2024−2027 12 2 - 1 1 2 17 - 35
Zacatecas 2024−2027 4 4 3 2 3 2 11 1 - 30
Total 161 90 28 88 117 75 495 44 25 1123
Totals by political parties (2025)
Party Number of state legislators
Morena 495 495
 
PAN 161 161
 
PVEM 117 117
 
PRI 90 90
 
PT 88 88
 
MC 75 75
 
Local parties 44 44
 
PRD 28 28
 
Independent or no party 25 25
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Article 116 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States" (PDF). Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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