- Congress of Sonora
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The Congress of the State of Sonora (aka Congress of 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. The Congress of Sonora is an unicameral legislature.
The current session of the Congress consist of 33 local deputies (21 were elected by the first-past-the-post system and 12 by proportional representation). Deputies are elected to serve for a three-year term. Since its installation the congress has been renewed 58 times, hence the current session of the Congress of Sonora (whose term lasts form 2009 to 2012) is known as the LIX Legislature.
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Electoral Districts of the State of Sonora, Mexico
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 the State of Sonora, Mexico
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 Composition
- See Main Article: LVIII Legislature
Party Deputies (2006-2009) Deputies (2003-2006) Diff Institutional Revolutionary Party 14 17 -3 National Action Party 13 12 +1 Party of the Democratic Revolution 3 2 +1 New Alliance 2 0 +2 Labor Party 1 0 +1 Note: The LVII Legislature consisted of 31 deputies; the LVIII Legislature consists of 33.
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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- Unicameral legislatures
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