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LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress

The LXII Legislature of the Congress of the Union, the 62nd session of the Congress of Mexico, met from September 1, 2012, to August 31, 2015. It consisted of Senators and Deputies in their respective chambers. All members of both the lower and upper houses of the Congress were elected in the elections of July 2012.

Senate of the Republic
Members of the Senate of the Republic are elected for a term of six years. Each of the states elects three senators, complemented by an additional 32 senators selected from a national list, totaling 128 senators. The composition of the Senate in the LXII Legislature is as follows: Number of Senators by Political Party For the internal governance of the Senate, senators are organized by the political party through which they were elected into parliamentary groups. Each group is led by a coordinator. The coordinators from all groups collectively form the Political Coordination Board of the Senate. ==Senate elections==
Senate elections
The Institutional Revolutionary Party & the allied Green Party failed to gain a simple majority in either house. As a result, the PRI had to form crossparty coalitions in order to pass key reforms, particularly those requiring constitutional amendments. In the July 2012 elections the PRI gained 2 seats, ending with 52. The PAN gained 5 seats, ending with 38. The PRD lost 1 seat, ending with 22. The PVEM gained 1 seat, ending with 9. The Labor Party lost 1 seat, ending with 4. The PANAL lost 3, ending with 2 seats. The MC lost 3 seats, ending with 1. • (2013–2015): Jorge Luis Preciado Rodríguez • (2015– ): Fernando Herrera ÁvilaInstitutional Revolutionary Party:Emilio Gamboa PatrónParty of the Democratic Revolution:Miguel Barbosa HuertaEcologist Green Party of Mexico:Jorge Emilio González MartínezLabor Party:Manuel Bartlett Díaz ==Chamber of Deputies elections==
Chamber of Deputies elections
. The Chamber of Deputies is composed of 500 legislators elected for a three-year term and not eligible for immediate reelection. 300 deputies are elected by direct vote in each of the federal electoral districts of the country, and the other 200 through a list system voted in each of the electoral constituencies. The Institutional Revolutionary Party lost 32 seats, ending with 207. The PAN lost 28 seats, ending with 114. The PRD gained 31 seats, ending with 100. The Green Party gained 11 seats, ending with 34. The PT gained 6 seats, ending with 19. The New Alliance gained 3 seats, ending with 10. The Citizens Movement gained 10 seats, ending with 16. 1 independent seat was lost, and now there are none in the Chamber of Deputies. Number of Deputies by political party ==Deputies==
Deputies
Deputies by single-member district (relative majority) Deputies by proportional representation Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies during the LXII Legislature • (2012): Jesús Murillo Karam • (2012–2013): Francisco Arroyo Vieyra • (2013–2014): Ricardo Anaya Cortés • (2014): José González Morfín • (2014–2015): Silvano Aureoles Conejo • (2015): Tomás Torres Mercado • (2015): Julio César Moreno Rivera Parliamentary coordinators National Action Party: • (2012–2014): Luis Alberto Villarreal García • (2014–2015): José Isabel Trejo Reyes • (2015): Ricardo Anaya Cortés • (2015– ): Marcelo Torres CofiñoInstitutional Revolutionary Party:Manlio Fabio BeltronesEcologist Green Party of Mexico:Arturo Escobar y Vega • (2014– ): Juan Ignacio Samperio MontañoNew Alliance:Lucila Garfias Gutiérrez == See also ==
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