Chamber of Deputies

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The Chamber of Deputies is the elected lower house of Jordan’s bicameral National Assembly, responsible for legislating and overseeing the government.

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Chamber of Deputies canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
canBeDissolvedBy King of Jordan NERFINISHED
canInitiate legislative proposals
votes of no confidence
committeeFunction detailed examination of draft laws
oversight of ministries
constitutionalAmendmentRole participates in amending the Constitution of Jordan
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Jordan NERFINISHED
country Jordan
electoralBody Jordanian citizens of voting age
electoralLawRegulates composition and election of members
established 1947
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasReservedSeatsFor Bedouin
Christians
Circassians and Chechens NERFINISHED
women
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies (Jordan) NERFINISHED
houseType elected
languageOfProceedings Arabic
legislationRequiresAssentOf King of Jordan NERFINISHED
legislativeFunction amends laws
enacts laws
repeals laws
meetingPlace Parliament building in Amman NERFINISHED
meetsIn Amman NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 130
otherHouse Senate of Jordan NERFINISHED
oversightFunction can withdraw confidence from the government
oversees the government
questions ministers
partOf National Assembly of Jordan NERFINISHED
passesLegislationWith Senate of Jordan NERFINISHED
predecessor Legislative Council of Transjordan NERFINISHED
publicSessions generally open to the public
relationToMonarch shares legislative power with the King of Jordan
relationToOtherHouse lower house
roleInBudget approves state budget
roleInTreaties approves certain international agreements
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
speakerElectedBy members of the Chamber of Deputies (Jordan)
supervises public policy implementation
termLength 4 years
votingSystem mixed electoral system
votingSystemDetail open list proportional representation
single non-transferable vote elements

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Jordanian Parliament lowerHouseAlsoKnownAs Chamber of Deputies