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The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: 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

Main article: 2024 Uruguayan general election
Party Senate
Votes % Seats +/–
Broad Front 1,071,826 43.86 16 +3
National Party 655,426 26.82 9 –1
Colorado Party 392,592 16.07 5 +1
Sovereign Identity 65,796 2.69 0 New
Open Cabildo 60,549 2.48 0 –3
Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente 33,461 1.43 0 0
Constitutional Environmentalist Party 11 865 0.49 0 New
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

39 30 21 9
National Party Colorado Party PDC PP

1994–1999

32 31 31 5
Colorado Party National Party Broad Front NS

1999–2004

40 33 22 4
Broad Front Colorado Party National Party NS

2004–2009

52 36 10 1
Broad Front National Party Colorado IP

2009–2014

50 30 17 2
Broad Front National Party Colorado Party IP

2014–2019

50 32 13 3 1
Broad Front National Party Colorado Party IP PA

2019–2024

42 30 13 11 1 1 1
Broad Front National Party Colorado Party Open Cabildo IP PG PERI

2025-2029

48 29 17 2 2 1
Broad Front National Party Colorado Party SI Open Cabildo IP

See also

References

  1. ^ Presidencia De La Asamblea General Y Del Senado Presidencia De La Camara De Representantes (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005" (PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "Uruguay Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Cámara de Representantes | Parlamento". parlamento.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. ^ "Cámara de Representantes | Parlamento". parlamento.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. ^ "Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

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