Mexican general election, 1982
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General elections were held in Mexico on 4 July 1982.[1] The presidential elections were won by Miguel de la Madrid, who received 74.3% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 299 of the 372 seats,[2] as well as winning 63 of the 64 seats in the Senate election.[3] Voter turnout was 74.8% in the presidential election and 72.6% and 66.4% for the two parts of the Chamber elections.[4]
Results
President
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Miguel de la Madrid |
Institutional Revolutionary Party |
16,748,006 |
74.3 |
Pablo Emilio Madero |
National Action Party |
3,700,045 |
16.4 |
Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo |
Unified Socialist Party of Mexico |
821,995 |
3.7 |
Ignacio González Gollaz |
Mexican Democratic Party |
433,886 |
1.9 |
Rosario Ybarra |
Revolutionary Workers' Party |
416,448 |
1.9 |
Cándido Díaz Cerecedo |
Socialist Party of the Workers |
342,005 |
1.5 |
Manuel Moreno Sánchez |
Social Democratic Party |
48,413 |
0.2 |
Non-registered candidates |
28,474 |
0.1 |
Invalid/blank votes |
1,053,616 |
– |
Total |
23,592,888 |
100 |
Source: Nohlen |
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Party |
Mayoria |
Partido |
Seats |
+/- |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Institutional Revolutionary Party |
14,501,988 |
69.4 |
14,289,793 |
65.7 |
299 |
+3 |
National Action Party |
3,663,846 |
17.5 |
3,786,348 |
17.4 |
51 |
+8 |
Unified Socialist Party of Mexico |
914,365 |
4.4 |
932,214 |
4.3 |
17 |
New |
Popular Socialist Party |
395,006 |
1.9 |
459,303 |
2.1 |
10 |
-1 |
Mexican Democratic Party |
475,099 |
2.3 |
534,122 |
2.1 |
12 |
+2 |
Socialist Party of the Workers |
372,679 |
1.8 |
428,153 |
2.0 |
11 |
+11 |
Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution |
282,971 |
1.4 |
282,004 |
1.3 |
0 |
-12 |
Revolutionary Workers' Party |
264,632 |
1.3 |
308,099 |
1.4 |
0 |
New |
Social Democratic Party |
38,994 |
0.2 |
53,306 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
Non-registered candidates |
108 |
0.0 |
671,999 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
Invalid/blank votes |
10,192 |
– |
1,121,378 |
– |
– |
– |
Total |
20,919,880 |
100 |
22,866,719 |
100 |
400 |
0 |
Source: Nohlen |
References