Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia

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The Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia is the lower house of the country’s national legislature, responsible for initiating and debating laws and representing the population through directly elected deputies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
belongsTo central government of Bolivia
can create special investigative commissions
interpellate ministers
constitutionalBasis Bolivian Constitution
surface form: Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
country Bolivia
electoralDistrictsInclude multi-member districts
single-member districts
electoralSystem mixed member proportional representation
establishedInCurrentForm 2009
governingRules internal regulations of the Chamber of Deputies
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasFunction approval of national budget
oversight of executive branch
ratification of international agreements
hasLegislativePeriod plurinational legislative term
hasPower amend laws
approve laws
initiate revenue bills
repeal laws
hasQuorumRequirement absolute majority of members
hasRole debates legislation
initiates legislation
represents population
isChamberOf Plurinational Legislative Assembly
surface form: Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia
isLocatedIn seat of government of Bolivia
languageUsed Spanish
legislatureType bicameral
meetingPlace Legislative Palace of Bolivia
surface form: Legislative Palace, La Paz
meetsIn La Paz
membersAre deputies
membersElectedBy direct popular vote
numberOfMembers 130
officialNameInSpanish Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cámara de Diputados de Bolivia
partOf Plurinational Legislative Assembly
surface form: Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Chamber of Deputies
represents Bolivian population
subjectTo judicial review of constitutionality of laws
supervises public administration through oversight
symbol Bolivian coat of arms
surface form: national coat of arms of Bolivia
termLength 5 years
upperHouse Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
uses plenary sessions
usesCalendar legislative sessions aligned with constitutional provisions
votingSystem first-past-the-post
party-list proportional representation

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Plurinational Legislative Assembly hasComponentChamber Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
Chamber of Senators of Bolivia sharesLegislativePowerWith Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
Legislative Palace of Bolivia usedBy Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
Government of Bolivia lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia officialNameInSpanish Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cámara de Diputados de Bolivia
ALP hasComponentChamber Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
ALP lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
National Congress of Bolivia hasComponent Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia