Chamber of Deputies of Chile

Chamber of Deputies

*Cámara de Diputados*
Chamber of Deputies ; Cámara de Diputados
56th National Congress
Type
Type	Lower House of the National Congress of Chile
Leadership
President	Karol Cariola, PCC ; since 24 July 2023
Structure
Seats	155
Political groups	Government (67) Apruebo Dignidad (37) PC (12); CS (10); RD (7); Commons (4); AH (2); FRVS (1); AD Independent (1); ; Democratic Socialism (30) PS (13); PPD (9); PL (5); PR (3); ; Opposition (68) Chile Vamos (49) UDI (23); RN (22); EVÓPOLI (4); ; PLR (12); PSC (3); Independents (4); Others (20) Democrats (6); DC (5); PDG (3); PH (1); AxCh (1); PEV (1); Independents (3);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation through the D'Hondt method with no threshold in multi-seat constituencies
Last election	21 November 2021
Meeting place
	Chamber of Deputies; National Congress of Chile; Valparaíso; Chile
Website
	http://www.camara.cl

33°02′52″S 71°36′21″W

The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados) is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution.

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