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.

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Chamber of Deputies canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
canInitiate bills
constitutional amendments
coexistedWith Senate of the Republic (First Portuguese Republic)
constitutionalBasis 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 Palácio de São Bento
linked to: São Bento Palace
notablePoliticalParties Democratic Party (Portugal, First Republic)
Evolutionist Party (Portugal)
linked to: Evolutionist Party

Portuguese Republican Party
Unionist Party (Portugal)
linked to: Unionist Party
numberOfChambersInParliament 2
oversightOf Council of Ministers of the First Portuguese Republic
parliamentaryChamberType lower house
parliamentarySystem parliamentary republic
partOf Parliament of the First Portuguese Republic
politicalEnvironment chronic governmental instability
politicalSystemContext First Portuguese Republic
precededBy Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Portugal
replacedBy 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 of the Republic (First Portuguese Republic)
votingQualification male suffrage with restrictions
votingSystemCharacteristic frequent electoral instability

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First Portuguese Republic legislature Chamber of Deputies
Albertine Statute lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies
Portuguese Constitution of 1911 lowerHouseName Chamber of Deputies