The Constituent Assembly of Mexico City (<span lang="es-mx">Asamblea Constituyente de la Ciudad de México</span>) is a body formed to create a new constitution for Mexico City in the wake of the 2016 political reforms that convert Mexico City into a federative entity comparable to the 31 states; with "autonomy in all matters concerning its internal regime and its political and administrative organisation." It will be installed on September 15, 2016, and must create the new constitution by January 31, 2017.
The Constituent Assembly is based at the <span lang="es-mx">Casona de Xicoténcatl</span>, the former home of the Senate of the Republic, under an agreement between the government of Mexico City and the Senate.
The Constituent Assembly consists of 100 members, which were allocated as follows in the decree of political reform of Mexico City published on January 29, 2016, in the <span lang="es-mx">Diario Oficial de la Federación</span>:
The elections for 60 of the 100 seats in the Constituent Assembly were held on June 5, 2016. The 100 members are as follows:
The winning independent candidate â the only one of 21 to pass the 32,000-vote threshold â was Ismael Figueroa Flores.