Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay

Chamber of Representatives Cámara de Representantes
Type
Type	Lower House
Leadership
President of the Chamber	Aníbal Pereyra, FA (MPP) Since 1 March 2014
Structure
Seats	99
Political groups	Government coalition      FA (50) Opposition parties      Nacional (32)      Colorado (13)      Independent (3)      AP (1)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method
Last election	26 October 2014
Meeting place
Palacio Legislativo, seat of the General Assembly
Website
Official website

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

 Summary of the 26 October 2014 General Assembly of Uruguay election
and the 30 November 2014 presidential election run-off.

Party or coalition Presidential candidate		First round (General election)						Second round (Presidential runoff)
		Votes	%	Seats
				Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–	Votes	%
	Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez	1,134,187	49.45	50	0	15	–1	1,226,105	56.63
	National Party Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou	732,601	31.94	32	+2	10	+1	939,074	43.37
	Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry	305,699	13.33	13	–4	4	–1
	Independent Party Pablo Mieres	73,379	3.20	3	+1	1	+1
	Popular Assembly Gonzalo Abella	26,869	1.17	1	+1	0	0
	Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente César Vega	17,835	0.78	0	N/A	0	N/A
	Workers' Party Rafael Fernández	3,218	0.14	0	N/A	0	N/A
Total		2,372,117	100	99	0	30	0	2,321,230	100
Invalid/blank votes		78,329	–	–	–	–	–	156,051	–
Registered voters/turnout		2,620,791	90.51	–	–	–	–	2,620,791	88.57
Source: Corte Electoral, Buenos Aires Herald

Historical seat division

1989–1994

39	30	21	9
National Party	Colorado Party	PE	PP

1994–1999

32	31	31	5
Colorado Party	National Party	PE	NS

1999–2004

40	33	22	4
PE	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–

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

See also

• List of Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay

References

1. "Uruguay Cámara de Representantes (House of Representatives)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
2. 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)

Coordinates: 34°53′28″S 56°11′14″W / 34.89111°S 56.18722°W