Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic

The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Dominican Republic.Opposition: (43) The composition and powers of the House are established by Constitution of the Dominican Republic.The Chamber is composed of deputies who are divided in 178 by province, five nationally, and seven overseas.The Chamber is charged with the passage of national legislation, known as laws, which, after concurrence by the Senate, are sent to the President of the Dominican Republic for consideration.In addition to this basic power, the Chamber has certain exclusive powers of which include the power to initiate all laws related to revenue, the Impeachment of officers elected by popular vote, the Senate or the National Council of the Magistracy who are sent to trial the Senate.

Spanishlower houseCongress of the Dominican RepublicSenatelegislatureDominican RepublicPresident of the Chamber of DeputiesAlfredo PachecoALPAÍSVoting systemClosed listproportional representationD'Hondt method19 May 2024Santo DomingoConstitution of the Dominican RepubliclegislationPresident of the Dominican RepublicImpeachmentNational Council of the MagistracyOn 5 July 2020, 190 deputies were electedat-largeDistrito NacionalBahorucoBarahonaDajabónDuarteEl SeiboElías PiñaEspaillatHato MayorHermanas MirabalIndependenciaLa AltagraciaLa RomanaLa VegaMaría Trinidad SánchezMonseñor NouelMonte CristiMonte PlataPedernalesPeraviaPuerto PlataSamanáSan CristóbalSan José de OcoaSan JuanSan Pedro de MacorísSánchez RamírezSantiagoSantiago RodríguezValverdeDominican Revolutionary PartyDominican Liberation PartyModern Revolutionary PartySocial Christian Reformist PartyInstitutional Social Democratic BlocQuisqueyano Christian Democratic PartyCountry AlliancePeople's ForceBroad FrontAlliance for Democracy Revolutionary Social Democratic PartyChristian People's PartyLiberal Reformist PartyCivic Renovation PartyDominican Humanist PartyDominicans for ChangeNational Citizen Will PartyAlliance for DemocracySocial Democratic Institutional BlocAlternative Democratic MovementNational Progressive ForceMovement for Independence, Unity and ChangePolitics of the Dominican RepublicList of political parties in the Dominican RepublicSenate of the Dominican RepublicList of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican RepublicHistoryCacicazgoColonial governorsDevastations of OsorioSlave tradeEra de FranciaSpanish reconquestEspaña BobaSpanish HaitiUnification of HispaniolaLa TrinitariaWar of IndependenceSpanish occupation 1861–1865Restoration WarU.S. occupation 1916–1924RafaelHéctor TrujilloParsley massacreDominican Civil WarDOMREPCOVID-19 pandemicGeographyBorderCitiesCiudad ColonialHispaniolaIslandsMountainsMunicipalitiesProtected areasProvincesRiversPoliticsCabinetCongressChamber of DeputiesConstitutionElectionsForeign relationsLGBTQ rightsenforcementMilitaryPolitical partiesPresidentEconomyPeso (currency)Central BankCompaniesEnergyTelecommunicationsTourismTransportDemographicsEducationLanguagePublic holidaysReligionWater and sanitationCultureAnthemCinemaCoat of armsCuisineLiteraturePeopleLGBTQ peopleSportsOutlineLower houseslegislaturesFederalArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilCanadaEthiopiaGermanyMalaysiaMexicoNigeriaPakistanRussiaSouth SudanSwitzerlandUnited StatesUnitaryAlgeriaAntigua and BarbudaBahrainBarbadosBelarusBelizeBhutanBoliviaBurundiCambodiaCameroonCentral African RepublicColombiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoCzech RepublicEquatorial GuineaEswatiniFranceIndonesiaIrelandIvory CoastJamaicaJordanKazakhstanLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNetherlands