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Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay
Lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Chamber of Representatives | |
| native_name | Cámara de Representantes | |
| coa_pic | Coat of arms of Uruguay.svg | |
| house_type | Lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay | |
| leader1_type | President of the Chamber | |
| leader1 | Sebastián Valdomir | |
| party1 | Broad Front | |
| election1 | 15 February 2025 | |
| structure1 | Uruguay Chambres des députés 2024.svg | |
| structure1_res | 250px | |
| foundation | 19 October 1830 | |
| members | 99 | |
| last_election1 | 27 October 2024 | |
| voting_system1 | Party-list proportional representation | |
| D'Hondt method | ||
| session_room | Palacio_Legislativo_2025.jpg | |
| meeting_place | Chamber of Representatives, Legislative Palace, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| website | Official website | |
| legislature | 50th Legislature | |
| party2 | Broad Front | |
| election2 | 7 March 2022 | |
| party3 | election3=15 March 2022 | |
| next_election1 | 27 October 2029 |
| coa-pic = Government (48)
- Broad Front (48) Opposition (51)
- Republican Coalition (49)
- National Party (29)
- Colorado Party (17)
- Open Cabildo (2)
- Independent Party (1)
- Sovereign Identity (2) D'Hondt method The Chamber of Representatives () is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General de Uruguay). The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with at least two members per department.
The composition and powers of the Chamber of Representatives are established by Article Ninety of the Uruguayan Constitution. It also requires that members must be aged at least 25 and have been a citizen of Uruguay for five years. It is the competence of the Chamber of Representatives to accuse in the Senate members of both houses, the President and Vice President of the Republic, the Ministers of State, the members of the Supreme Court, the Administrative Litigation Court, the Court of Accounts and the Electoral Court, either for violating the Constitution or other serious crimes.
Latest elections
Main article: 2024 Uruguayan general election
| Party | Senate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Front (Uruguay)}}" | Broad Front | 1,071,826 | 43.86 | 16 | +3 | |
| National Party (Uruguay)}}" | National Party | 655,426 | 26.82 | 9 | –1 | |
| Colorado Party (Uruguay)}}" | Colorado Party | 392,592 | 16.07 | 5 | +1 | |
| Sovereign Identity}}" | Sovereign Identity | 65,796 | 2.69 | 0 | New | |
| Open Cabildo | 60,549 | 2.48 | 0 | –3 | ||
| Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente}}" | Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente | 33,461 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Constitutional Environmentalist Party | 11 865 | 0.49 | 0 | New | ||
| Independent Party (Uruguay)}}" | Independent Party | 41,618 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Popular Unity-Workers' Party | 10 102 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | ||
| For Necessary Changes Party | 3,183 | 0.14 | 0 | New | ||
| Republican Advance Party | 1,909 | 0.08 | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 85,106 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 2,443,901 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Source: Corte Electoral |
Representatives
Main article: 50th Legislature of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
President
Main article: List of presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
The Presidency of the Chamber is renewed at the beginning of each session. Every year, a Representative is elected by the rest of the members as its President. The current officeholder of the Chamber of Representatives is Sebastián Andújar, who took office on March 1, 2023.
Historical seat division
1989–1994
| National Party | Colorado Party | PDC | PP |
|---|
1994–1999
| Colorado Party | National Party | Broad Front | NS |
|---|
1999–2004
| Broad Front | Colorado Party | National Party | NS |
|---|
2004–2009
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado | IP |
|---|
2009–2014
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | IP |
|---|
2014–2019
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | IP | PA |
|---|
2019–2024
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | Open Cabildo | IP | PG | PERI |
|---|
2025–2029
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | SI | Open Cabildo | IP |
|---|
References
References
- Presidencia De La Asamblea General Y Del Senado Presidencia De La Camara De Representantes. (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005".
- "Uruguay Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives)". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- "Cámara de Representantes {{!}} Parlamento".
- "Cámara de Representantes {{!}} Parlamento".
- "Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay".
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