Chamber of Deputies

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The chamber of deputies is the

unicameral
legislatures.

Description

Historically, French

National Assembly under the nation's current Fifth Republic
.

The term "chamber of deputies" is not widely used by

British colony, where it was the name of the lower house of the country's parliament.[1] It was also the official description of Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Irish parliament) during the period of the Irish Free State
.

In Malta, the House of Representatives is known, in Maltese, as "Kamra tad-Deputati".[2][3] In Lebanon, the literal Arabic name of that country's parliament is Majlis an-Nuwwab, or, "Chamber of Deputies" (although officially used French and English translations are "Assemblée Nationale" and "National Assembly", respectively). Brazil also has a "Chamber of Deputies", known in Brazilian Portuguese as the "Câmara dos Deputados", for a lower house of the legislative body.

A member of a "chamber of deputies" is generally called a "deputy", the definition of which is similar to that of "

States Assembly in Jersey[5] and all but two of the members of the States of Deliberation in Guernsey.[6]

Chamber of Deputies in bicameral legislature

In the following countries, the Chamber of Deputies is part of the bicameral legislature.

Country Article Local name(s)
 Argentina
Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
 Cámara de Diputados
 Bahrain
Chamber of Deputies (Bahrain)
 Majlis an-nuwab
 Bolivia
Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
 Cámara de Diputados
 Brazil Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) Câmara dos Deputados
 Chile Chamber of Deputies of Chile Cámara de Diputados
 Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies (Czech Republic)
 Poslanecká sněmovna
 Dominican Republic
Chamber of Deputies (Dominican Republic)
 Cámara de Diputados
 Equatorial Guinea Chamber of Deputies (Equatorial Guinea) Cámara de los Diputados
 Haiti
Chamber of Deputies of Haiti
 Chambre des Députés
 Italy Chamber of Deputies (Italy) Camera dei Deputati
 Mexico Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Cámara de Diputados
 Paraguay Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay Cámara de Diputados
 Romania Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Camera Deputaților
 Rwanda
Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda
 Umutwe w'Abadepite
Chambre des Députés
 Spain Congress of Deputies Congreso de los Diputados
 Tunisia Chamber of Deputies (Tunisia) Majlis an-Nuwwāb
 Uruguay
Chamber of Deputies (Uruguay)
 Cámara de Representantes

Unicameral legislatures

In the following countries, 'Chamber of Deputies' is the name given to the unicameral parliaments :

Country Article Local Name
 Lebanon Chamber of Deputies (Lebanon) Parlement (Parliament)
مجلس النواب (Majles Nuweb)
 Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Chambre des députés (French)
D'Chamber (Luxembourgish)

Defunct chambers of deputies

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Legislature disbanded
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j New constitution, unicameral system adopted
  3. ^ a b Government abolished, absorbed into another country
  1. ^ The Union of Burma: Background, United States Department of State, Public Services Division, 1955, page 8
  2. ^ "Kamra Tad-Deputati (Maltese Parliament) website". Archived from the original on 2009-03-31.
  3. ^ "Department of Information (Malta - Maltese language only)".
  4. ^ Waste Management, Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2021
  5. ^ Members vote against £12 flat fee for GP visits, Jersey Evening Post, 16 December 2021
  6. ^ ‘Government Work Plan delivering real change’, Guernsey Press, 16 December 2021
  7. ^ Constitution de Luluabourg (1964 constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) (in French)
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