Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay explained
The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish; Castilian: Cámara de Representantes)[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Latest elections
See main article: 2019 Uruguayan general election.
Party | Chamber of Representatives |
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Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Broad Front | 949,376 | 40.49 | 42 | –8 |
| National Party | 696,452 | 29.70 | 30 | –2 |
| Colorado Party | 300,177 | 12.80 | 13 | 0 |
| Open Cabildo | 268,736 | 11.46 | 11 | New |
| Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente | 33,461 | 1.43 | 1 | +1 |
| Party of the Folk | 26,313 | 1.12 | 1 | +1 |
| Independent Party | 23,580 | 1.01 | 1 | –2 |
| Popular Unity | 19,728 | 0.84 | 0 | –1 |
| Green Animalist Party | 19,392 | 0.83 | 0 | New |
| Digital Party | 6,363 | 0.27 | 0 | New |
| Workers' Party | 1,387 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 88,399 | – | – | – |
Total | 2,433,364 | 100 | 99 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,699,978 | 90.13 | – | – |
Source: Corte Electoral; El País | |
Representatives
See main article: 49th Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay.
President
See 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
1994–1999
1999–2004
2004–2009
2009–2014
2014–2019
2019–
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204334/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/htmlstat/PL/OtrosDocumentos/ParlamentariosUruguayos.pdf. dead. October 29, 2013. October 29, 2013. Presidencia De La Asamblea General Y Del Senado Presidencia De La Camara De Representantes. www.parlamento.gub.uy.
- Web site: Uruguay Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives). Inter-Parliamentary Union. September 24, 2011.
- Web site: Cámara de Representantes Parlamento. parlamento.gub.uy. 2020-03-30.
- Web site: Cámara de Representantes Parlamento. parlamento.gub.uy. 2020-03-27.
- Web site: Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay. www.impo.com.uy. 2020-03-27.