Chamber of Representatives Cámara de Representantes | |
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| 49th Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower House of the General Assembly of Uruguay |
| History | |
| Founded | 19 October 1830[1] |
| Leadership | |
1st Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 99 |
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Political groups | Government (56)
Opposition (43)
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| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 27 October 2019 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Chamber of Representatives, Legislative Palace, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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 Uruguay portal |
The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes)[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
