Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Chamber of Representatives Cámara de Representantes | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 99 |
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Political groups | Government coalition
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| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 26 October 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palacio Legislativo, seat of the General Assembly | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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 Uruguay portal |
The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes)[1] is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General). The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with at least two members per department. As of the last election, the Broad Front has retained its majority with 50 Deputies with the National Party receiving 31, the Colorado Party receiving 17, and the Independent Party electing two.[2]
Latest elections
Template:Uruguayan general election, 2014
Historical seat division
1989–1994
| style="background:Template:National Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:39.39%; color:white" | 39 | style="background:Template:Colorado Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:30.30%; color:white" | 30 | 21 | 9 |
| National Party | Colorado Party | PE | PP |
1994–1999
| style="background:Template:Colorado Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:32.32%; color:white" | 32 | style="background:Template:National Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:31.31%; color:white" | 31 | 31 | 5 |
| Colorado Party | National Party | PE | NS |
1999–2004
| 40 | style="background:Template:Colorado Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:33.33%; color:white" | 33 | style="background:Template:National Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:22.22%; color:white" | 22 | 4 |
| PE | Colorado Party | National Party | NS |
2004–2009
| style="background:Template:Broad Front (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:52.53%; color:white" | 52 | style="background:Template:National Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:36.36%; color:white" | 36 | style="background:Template:Colorado Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:10.10%; color:white" | 10 | style="background:Template:Independent Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:1.01%; color:white" | 1 |
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado | IP |
2009–2014
| style="background:Template:Broad Front (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:50.50%; color:white" | 50 | style="background:Template:National Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:30.31%; color:white" | 30 | style="background:Template:Colorado Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:17.17%; color:white" | 17 | style="background:Template:Independent Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:2.02%; color:white" | 2 |
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | IP |
2014–
| style="background:Template:Broad Front (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:50.41%; color:white" | 50 | style="background:Template:National Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:32.32%; color:white" | 32 | style="background:Template:Colorado Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:13.03%; color:white" | 13 | style="background:Template:Independent Party (Uruguay)/meta/color; width:3.03%; color:white" | 3 | style="background:Template:Popular Assembly/meta/color; width:1.01%; color:white" | 1 |
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | IP | PA |
See also
References
- ^ "Uruguay Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ http://en.mercopress.com/2009/10/27/uruguayan-ruling-coalition-retains-majority-in-next-parliament
External links
- Official website House of Representatives of Uruguay (Spanish)
- Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School - Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
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