1958 Mexican general election
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General elections were held in Mexico on 6 July 1958.[1] The presidential elections were won by Adolfo López Mateos, who received 90.4% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 153 of the 162 seats.[2] These were the first Mexican presidential elections in which women were allowed to vote.
Campaign
During a campaign stop at the municipality of Jalpa, the presidential candidate of the National Action Party, Luis H. Álvarez, was arrested and imprisoned for a couple of hours; according to Álvarez, the charge that was brought against him was "being a member of the opposition".[3][4]
Results
President
Chamber of Deputies
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Institutional Revolutionary Party | 6,467,493 | 88.20 | 153 | 0 |
| National Action Party | 749,519 | 10.22 | 6 | 0 |
| Popular Socialist Party | 50,145 | 0.68 | 1 | –1 |
| Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution | 32,464 | 0.44 | 1 | New |
| Mexican National Party | 22,499 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 |
| Non-registered candidates | 10,309 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
Total | 7,332,429 | 100.00 | 162 | 0 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 10,443,465 | – | |
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Source: Nohlen, UNAM |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p453 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p468
- ^ Villegas, Paulina (25 May 2016). "Luis Álvarez, Leading Figure in Mexico's National Action Party, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Nombran huésped distinguido de Jalpa a Luis H. Álvarez". Zacatecas Online. Retrieved 17 July 2020.