1961 Mexican Legislative Election
1961 · Midterms under the hegemonic party · 178 seats
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) finished first with 172 of 178 seats on 90.2% of the vote. Adolfo López Mateos stayed in office.
A midterm held under the hegemonic-party system: the official majority was not in genuine doubt.
President before
Adolfo López Mateos
PRI
President (continued)
Adolfo López Mateos
PRI
Largest force
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
172 of 178 seats
Turnout
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The result
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
90.3% of votes · +19 seats
172
seats
National Action Party (PAN)
7.6% of votes · +1 seats
5
seats
Popular Socialist Party (PPS)
0.9% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats