Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1822-1910)

Chamber of the Lords Deputies of the Portuguese Nation Câmara dos Câmara dos Senhores Deputados da Nação Portuguesa
Type
Type	Lower house of the Portuguese Cortes
History
Founded	1822
Disbanded	1910
Leadership
First President of the Chamber	Father Francisco de São Luís Saraiva
Last President of the Chamber	José Capelo Franco Frazão, 1st Count of Penha Garcia
Seats	148
Meeting place
São Bento Palace Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal

The Chamber of Deputies of Portugal, alternatively translatable as the House of Commons and formally styled the Chamber of the Lords Deputies of the Portuguese Nation (Portuguese: Camâra dos Deputados or Câmara dos Câmara dos Senhores Deputados da Nação Portuguesa) was the lower house of the Cortes Gerais, the legislature of the Kingdom of Portugal during most of the constitutional monarchy period. The Chamber of Deputies directly represented the Portuguese Nation, elected through direct suffrage of the electoral circuits corresponding to the districts of Portugal.^[1] During the First Republic, the Chamber of Deputies was remodeled after the US House of Representatives.

References

1. Assembly of the Republic, A Monarquia Constitucional (1820-1910) (in Portuguese), Lisbon