Impact of Electoral Systems on Indigenous Political Representation

• In Event: The Selection and Retention of Politicians of and by Underrepresented Groups

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to see the extent to which Mexico’s political institutions affect the indigenous political representation in the national representation body, participation in legislation, and actual indigenous policy production in the period from 1960 to 2023. The hypothesis is that electoral system reforms improved indigenous people’s representation in the national legislative body. As a result, we assume that the indigenous people’s presence in legislation increased, as well as the production of indigenous policies (policies benefiting the indigenous population). If all this is confirmed, we expect some improvement in the socioeconomic conditions of the indigenous people. To test these hypotheses, I will use quantitative and qualitative methods. Data will come from the Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) or Electoral National Institute of Mexico, and the Base-de Datos CIIR.

Author

• CLEMENTE QUINONES, Georgia Gwinnett College