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Honorable Congress of the State of Sonora

Honorable Congreso del Estado de Sonora
LXIII Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
History
FoundedSeptember 12, 1824 (1824-09-12)
Leadership
President
Jacobo Mendoza Ruiz, MORENA
Vice President
Karina Teresita Zárate Félix, PRI
Secretary
Secretary
Diana Karina Barreras, PT
Substitute Secretary
Rosa Elena Trujillo, MC
Structure
Seats33
Political groups
  MORENA (14)
  PRI (4)
  PAN (4)
  PT (3)
  MC (2)
  PANAL (2)
  PVEM (2)
  PRD (1)
  PES (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post for 21 electoral district seats and Mixed-member proportional representation for 12 proportional representation seats
Last election
2 June 2024
Meeting place
Legislative Palace
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Website
Honorable Congress of the State 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 Mexican state of Sonora. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Sonora, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive.

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 63 times, hence the current session of the Congress of Sonora (whose term lasts from 2021 to 2024) is known as the LXIII Legislature.

Electoral districts of Sonora

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Electoral District Geographical Area Electoral District Geographical Area
District I San Luis Río Colorado District XII South Hermosillo
District II Puerto Peñasco District XIII Guaymas
District III Caborca District XIV Empalme
District IV North Nogales District XV South Ciudad Obregón
District V South Nogales District XVI Southeast Ciudad Obregón
District VI Cananea District XVII Central Ciudad Obregón
District VII Agua Prieta District XVIII North Ciudad Obregón
District VIII Northwest Hermosillo District XIX North Navojoa
District IX Central Hermosillo District XX Etchojoa
District X Northeast Hermosillo District XXI Huatabampo
District XI Hermosillo Coast

Legislatures of Sonora

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Legislature Number Period Legislature Number Period Legislature Number Period Legislature Number Period
I Legislature 1861-1863 XV Legislature 1895-1897 XXXI Legislature 1931-1933 XLVI Legislature 1970-1973
II Legislature 1863-1864 XVI Legislature 1897-1899 XXXII Legislature 1933-1935 XLVII Legislature 1973-1976
III Legislature 1867-1869 XVII Legislature 1899-1901 XXXIII Legislature 1935 XLVIII Legislature 1976-1979
IV Legislature 1869-1871 XVIII Legislature 1901-1903 XXXIII bis Legislature 1936-1937 XLIX Legislature 1979-1982
V Legislature 1871-1873 XIX Legislature 1903-1905 XXXIV Legislature 1937-1939 L Legislature 1982-1985
VI Legislature 1873-1875 XX Legislature 1905-1907 XXXV Legislature 1939-1941 LI Legislature 1985-1988
VII Legislature 1875-1876 XXI Legislature 1907-1909 XXXVI Legislature 1941-1943 LII Legislature 1988-1991
VII Legislature 1877-1879 XXII Legislature 1909-1911 XXXVII Legislature 1943-1946 LIII Legislature 1991-1994
VII Legislature 1879-1881 XXIII Legislature 1911-1913 XXXVIII Legislature 1946-1949 LIV Legislature 1994-1997
VIII Legislature 1881-1883 XXIV Legislature 1917-1919 XXXIX Legislature 1949-1952 LV Legislature 1997-2000
IX Legislature 1883-1885 XXV Legislature 1919-1921 XL Legislature 1952-1955 LVI Legislature 2000-2003
X Legislature 1885-1887 XXVI Legislature 1921-1923 XLI Legislature 1955-1958 LVII Legislature 2003-2006
XI Legislature 1887-1889 XXVII Legislature 1923-1925 XLII Legislature 1958-1961 LVIII Legislature 2006-2009
XII Legislature 1889-1891 XXVIII Legislature 1925-1927 XLIII Legislature 1961-1964 LIX Legislature 2009-2012
XIII Legislature 1891-1893 XXIX Legislature 1927-1929 XLIV Legislature 1964-1967
XIV Legislature 1893-1895 XXX Legislature 1929-1931 XLV Legislature 1967-1970
Sonora State Deputy Flor Ayala with children visiting her office

Composition

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Party Deputies
MORENA 14
Institutional Revolutionary Party 4
National Action Party 4
Labor Party 3
Citizens' Movement 2
New Alliance Party 2
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico 2
Party of the Democratic Revolution 1
Social Encounter Party 1

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

History

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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.

María Jesús Guirado Ibarra [es] was elected the first female member of the Congress of Sonora in 1955, which was the first election after the passage of women's suffrage in Mexico.[1] The LXIII Legislature [es], elected in 2021, became the first women-majority legislature in state history.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "María Jesús Guirado será la primera mujer en la pared histórica del Congreso de Sonora". Uniradio Informa Sonora (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ Romo, Yoanna (12 July 2021). "Históricas: Mujeres serán mayoría en el Congreso de Sonora". El Sol de Hermosillo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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