Congress of Sonora

The Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora (Spanish: Honorable Congreso del Estado de Sonora) is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Sonora. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Sonora, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.

Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora
LXII Legislature
Type
Type
History
FoundedSeptember 12, 1824 (1824-09-12)
Leadership
President
Jesús Alonzo Montes Piña, PES
Vice President
Miroslava Luján López, MORENA
Secretary
María Magdalena Uribe Peña, PT
Secretary
Rosa Icela Martínez Espinoza, PRI
Substitute Secretary
Gricelda Lorena Soto Almada, MORENA
Structure
Seats33
Political groups
  MORENA (12)
  PES (5)
  PT (4)
  PRI (5)
  PAN (3)
  PANAL (2)
  MC (1)
  PVEM (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post for 21 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 12 proportional representation seats
Last election
July 1, 2018
Meeting place
Legislative Palace
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Website
Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora

The Congress is unicameral and consists of 33 deputies. 21 deputies are elected on a first-past-the-post basis, one for each district in which the entity is divided, while 12 are elected through a system of proportional representation. Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term.

Since its installation the congress has been renewed 61 times, hence the current session of the Congress of Sonora (whose term lasts from 2018 to 2021) is known as the LXII Legislature.

Electoral Districts of the State of Sonora, Mexico

Electoral DistrictGeographical AreaElectoral DistrictGeographical Area
District ISan Luis Río ColoradoDistrict XIISouth Hermosillo
District IIPuerto PeñascoDistrict XIIIGuaymas
District IIICaborcaDistrict XIVEmpalme
District IVNorth NogalesDistrict XVSouth Ciudad Obregón
District VSouth NogalesDistrict XVISoutheast Ciudad Obregón
District VICananeaDistrict XVIICentral Ciudad Obregón
District VIIAgua PrietaDistrict XVIIINorth Ciudad Obregón
District VIIINorthwest HermosilloDistrict XIXNorth Navojoa
District IXCentral HermosilloDistrict XXEtchojoa
District XNortheast HermosilloDistrict XXIHuatabampo
District XI Hermosillo Coast

Legislatures of the State of Sonora, Mexico

Legislature NumberPeriodLegislature NumberPeriodLegislature NumberPeriodLegislature NumberPeriod
I Legislature1861-1863XV Legislature1895-1897XXXI Legislature1931-1933XLVI Legislature1970-1973
II Legislature1863-1864XVI Legislature1897-1899XXXII Legislature1933-1935XLVII Legislature1973-1976
III Legislature1867-1869XVII Legislature1899-1901XXXIII Legislature1935XLVIII Legislature1976-1979
IV Legislature1869-1871XVIII Legislature1901-1903XXXIII bis Legislature1936-1937XLIX Legislature1979-1982
V Legislature1871-1873XIX Legislature1903-1905XXXIV Legislature1937-1939L Legislature1982-1985
VI Legislature1873-1875XX Legislature1905-1907XXXV Legislature1939-1941LI Legislature1985-1988
VII Legislature1875-1876XXI Legislature1907-1909XXXVI Legislature1941-1943LII Legislature1988-1991
VII Legislature1877-1879XXII Legislature1909-1911XXXVII Legislature1943-1946LIII Legislature1991-1994
VII Legislature1879-1881XXIII Legislature1911-1913XXXVIII Legislature1946-1949LIV Legislature1994-1997
VIII Legislature1881-1883XXIV Legislature1917-1919XXXIX Legislature1949-1952LV Legislature1997-2000
IX Legislature1883-1885XXV Legislature1919-1921XL Legislature1952-1955LVI Legislature2000-2003
X Legislature1885-1887XXVI Legislature1921-1923XLI Legislature1955-1958LVII Legislature2003-2006
XI Legislature1887-1889XXVII Legislature1923-1925XLII Legislature1958-1961LVIII Legislature2006-2009
XII Legislature1889-1891XXVIII Legislature1925-1927XLIII Legislature1961-1964LIX Legislature2009-2012
XIII Legislature1891-1893XXIX Legislature1927-1929XLIV Legislature1964-1967
XIV Legislature1893-1895XXX Legislature1929-1931XLV Legislature1967-1970
Sonora State Deputy Flor Ayala with children visiting her office

Composition

Party Deputies
MORENA 12
Social Encounter Party 5
Institutional Revolutionary Party 5
Labor Party 4
National Action Party 3
New Alliance Party 2
Party of the Democratic Revolution 1
Citizens' Movement 1
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico 1

The LXII Legislature of the Congress of Sonora consists of 33 deputies.

History

Since 1917 the Congress has been composed as follows:

  • From 1917 to 1931 it was composed of 15 deputies.
  • From 1931 to 1970 it was composed of 9 deputies.
  • From 1970 to 1979 it was composed of 11 deputies.
  • From 1979 to 1982 it was composed of 19 deputies (15 elected by the first-past-the-post (FPP) system and 4 by the proportional representation system (PR).
  • From 1982 to 1988 it was composed of 24 deputies (18 elected by the FPP system and 6 by the PR system).
  • From 1988 to 1994 it was composed of 27 deputies (18 elected by the FPP system and 9 by the PR system.
  • Since 1994 the Congress is composed of 33 deputies (21 elected by the FPP system and 12 by the PR' system.
  • The LVII Legislature (2003-2006) was composed of 31 deputies.
  • The current session is composed of 33 deputies (21 elected by the FPP system and 12 by the PR system.


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