Chamber of Deputies
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The Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the First Portuguese Republic, responsible for representing the electorate and initiating legislation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| canInitiate |
bills
ⓘ
constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Senate (Portugal, First Republic)
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Republic (First Portuguese Republic)
|
| constitutionalBasis |
Portuguese Constitution of 1911
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of 1911 (Portugal)
|
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | 1926 military coup in Portugal ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
multi-member constituencies
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ |
| endTime | 1926 ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
initiation of legislation
ⓘ
representation of the electorate ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
budget approval
ⓘ
government oversight ⓘ ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | popularly elected chamber ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to approve taxes
ⓘ
to question ministers ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national legislation of Portugal ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | First Portuguese Republic ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lisbon ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding |
São Bento Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Palácio de São Bento
|
| notablePoliticalParties |
Democratic Party (Portugal, First Republic)
ⓘ
Evolutionist Party ⓘ
surface form:
Evolutionist Party (Portugal)
Portuguese Republican Party ⓘ Unionist Party ⓘ
surface form:
Unionist Party (Portugal)
|
| numberOfChambersInParliament | 2 ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
Council of Ministers of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of the First Portuguese Republic
|
| parliamentaryChamberType | lower house ⓘ |
| parliamentarySystem | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Congress of the Republic of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the First Portuguese Republic
|
| politicalEnvironment | chronic governmental instability ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | First Portuguese Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Bureau of the National Assembly (Estado Novo)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly (Estado Novo)
|
| represents |
Portuguese citizens
ⓘ
Portuguese electorate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1911 ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of laws by the government ⓘ |
| termLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation |
party-based representation
ⓘ
territorial representation ⓘ |
| upperHouse |
Senate (Portugal, First Republic)
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Republic (First Portuguese Republic)
|
| votingQualification | male suffrage with restrictions ⓘ |
| votingSystemCharacteristic | frequent electoral instability ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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