1949 Mexican Legislative Election
3 July 1949 · Midterms under the hegemonic party · 147 seats
Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 3 July 1949. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), a dominant party that ruled the nation under an authoritarian regime, won 142 of the 147 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
A midterm held under the hegemonic-party system: the official majority was not in genuine doubt.
President before
Miguel Alemán
PRI
President (continued)
Miguel Alemán
PRI
Largest force
Institutional Revolutionary Party
142 of 147 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Revolutionary Party | — | 142 | +1 | 2,031,783 | 93.9% | — | |
| National Action Party | — | 4 | 0 | 121,061 | 5.6% | — | |
| Popular Party | — | 1 | — | 10,738 | 0.5% | — |