Chamber of Deputies | |
Native Name: | Cámara de Diputados |
Coa Pic: | CamaradediputadosdelParaguay.png |
Coa Res: | 280 |
Foundation: | 1813 |
House Type: | Lower House |
Body: | Congress of Paraguay |
Election1: | 1 July 2023 |
Members: | 80 |
Structure1: | Paraguay_Chamber of Deputies_2023.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 250px |
Political Groups1: | Government
Opposition (32) |
Session Room: | 06.28 總統於巴拉圭國會發表演說 (27868797002).jpg |
Website: | Chamber of Deputies |
The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Paraguay's bicameral legislature, the National Congress. It is made up of 80 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. The other chamber of the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) is the Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores).
Unicameral congress was established in 1813, and replaced with bicameral congress including Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in 1870. In 1940, unicameral Chamber of Representatives was formed, and since 1967 there has been a bicameral legislature.[1]
See main article: 2023 Paraguayan general election.