1955 Mexican Legislative Election
4 July 1955 · Midterms under the hegemonic party · 162 seats
Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 4 July 1955. They were first federal elections in which women were able to vote after President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines introduced unrestricted citizenship for women on 17 October 1953, meeting one of his main campaign promises.
A midterm held under the hegemonic-party system: the official majority was not in genuine doubt.
President before
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
PRI
President (continued)
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
PRI
Largest force
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
153 of 162 seats
Turnout
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The result
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
89.9% of votes · +2 seats
153
seats
National Action Party (PAN)
9.2% of votes · +1 seats
6
seats
Popular Party (PP)
0.7% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats
Nationalist Party of Mexico (PNM)
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats