The Chamber of Representatives () 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.
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. 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.
Latest elections
PartySenateVotes%Seats+/–Broad Front1,071,82643.8616 +3National Party655,42626.829–1Colorado Party392,59216.075 +1Sovereign Identity65,7962.690NewOpen Cabildo60,5492.480–3Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente33,4611.4300Constitutional Environmentalist Party11 8650.490NewIndependent Party41,6181.7000Popular Unity-Workers' Party10 1020.4100For Necessary Changes Party3,1830.140NewRepublican Advance Party1,9090.080NewInvalid/blank votes85,106–––Total2,443,901100.00300Source: Corte Electoral
Representatives
President
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 PGPERI
2024–2029 48 29 17 2 2 1 Broad Front National Party Colorado Party SI Open Cabildo IP
See also
General Assembly of Uruguay Chamber of Senators of Uruguay Elections in Uruguay
References
External links Official website House of Representatives of Uruguay (Spanish) Politics Data Bank at the Social Sciences School - Universidad de la República (Uruguay)