Chamber of Deputies - Definition and Overview

The Chamber of Deputies is the name given to the lower house of the bicameral legislatures of the following states:

• Argentina – Argentine Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)
• Belgium – Chamber of Deputies of Belgium (Chambre des Représentants / Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers)
• Bolivia – Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia (Cámara de Diputados)
• Brazil – Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Cámara dos Deputados)
• Chile – Chamber of Deputies of Chile (Cámara de Diputados)
• Czech Republic – Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
• Dominican Republic – Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic (Cámara de Diputados)
• Haiti – Chamber of Deputies of Haiti (Chambre des Députés)
• Italy – Chamber of Deputies of Italy (Camera dei Deputati)
• Jordan – Chamber of Deputies of Jordan
• Mexico – Chamber of Deputies of Mexico (Cámara de Diputados)
• Paraguay – Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay (Cámara de Diputados)
• Romania – Chamber of Deputies of Romania (Camera Deputaţilor)

It is also the name given to the unicameral parliament of the following countries:

• Luxembourg – Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
• Tunisia – Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia

Historically, the Chamber of Deputies (French: Chambre des députés) was the lower house of parliament in the French Third Republic; the name is still informally used for the Assemblée Nationale under the current Fifth Republic. It was also the official description of Dáil Éireann (the Irish lower house of parliament) during the Irish Free State. Other names for the lower houses of bicameral parliaments include House of Commons, House of Representatives and National Assembly.

See also

• List of national legislatures