Chamber of Deputies (Kingdom of Italy)
The Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Camera dei deputati del Regno d'Italia) was the main legislative body of the Kingdom of Italy descended from the lower house of the Kingdom of Sardinia, but supplemented with deputies from territories captured during the Second Italian War of Independence and the Expedition of the Thousand. Along with the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, it formed the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until 1939.
Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy Camera dei Deputati del Regno d'Italia | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy |
| History | |
| Founded | 4 March 1861 |
| Disbanded | 19 January 1939 2 June 1946 |
| Preceded by | Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Succeeded by | Chamber of Fasces and Corporations Chamber of Deputies |
| Seats | 443 (1861–1867) 493 (1867–1870) 508 (1870–1921) 535 (1921–1929) 400 (1929–1939) |
| Elections | |
| Two-round system (1861–1919) Proportional representation (1919–1924) Strong majority bonus system under the Acerbo Law (1924–1929) Plebiscitary show elections (1929–1939) | |
| Meeting place | |
| Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome | |
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