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Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house

Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....
of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.

Historically, France's "Chamber of Deputies"

Chamber of Deputies of France

Chamber of Deputies was the name given to several parliamentary bodies in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:* 1814?1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the Lower chamber of the French Parliament, elected by census suffrage....
was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon Restoration

Bourbon Restoration

Following the ousting of Napoleon I of France in 1814, the Allies restored the House of Bourbon to the France throne. The ensuing period is called the Restoration, following French usage, and is characterized by a sharp conservative reaction and the re-establishment of the Roman Catholic Church as a power in French politics....
, the July Monarchy, and the French Third Republic

French Third Republic

The French Third Republic was the political regime of France between the Second French Empire and the Vichy France. It was a republican parliamentary democracy that was created on 4 September 1870 following the collapse of the Empire of Napoleon III of France in the Franco-Prussian War....
; the name is still informally used for the National Assembly under the nation's current Fifth Republic

French Fifth Republic

The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current Republicanism Constitution of France of France, which was introduced on October 5, 1958. The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, replacing a parliamentary government with a semi-presidential system....
.

The term "chamber of deputies" — although it was used as the name of the lower house of parliament in Burma, a former British colony — is not widely used by English-speaking

English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
countries, the more popular equivalent being "House of Representatives

House of Representatives

House of Representatives is the name of any of many legislature in many countries and sub-national states. In some countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameralism legislature, with the corresponding upper house often called a "senate"....
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Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house

Lower house

Chamber of Deputies of France

Bourbon Restoration

French Third Republic

French Fifth Republic

English language

House of Representatives

Dáil Éireann

is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote ....
(the lower house of the Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
parliament

Oireachtas

The Oireachtas is the "national parliament" or legislature of Republic of Ireland, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas ?ireann.The Oireachtas consists of:...
) during the period of the Irish Free State

Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand....
.

In Malta

Malta

Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed country European microstates microstate in the European Union....
, the House of Representatives

Politics of Malta

The politics of Malta take place in a framework of a parliamentary system representative democracy republic, whereby the President of Malta is the constitutional head of state with executive powers remaining with the Prime Minister of Malta who is the head of government and the cabinet....
is known, in Maltese

Maltese language

Maltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official Languages of Malta alongside English language,while also serving as an Languages of the European Union European Union, the only Semitic languages so distinguished....
, as "Kamra tad-Deputati" (although "Kamra tar-Rapprezentanti" has also been used). In Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
, the literal Arabic name of that country's parliament

Parliament of Lebanon

The Parliament of Lebanon is the Lebanon national List of national legislatures. It is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations....
is Majlis an-Nuwwab, or, "Chamber of Deputies" (although officially used French and English translations are "Assemblée Nationale" and "National Assembly", respectively).

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

Congressperson

A Member of Congress, or Congressman, is a politician who is a member of a Congress. In countries with a parliament rather than a congress, Member of Parliament is used instead; however, this can be adapted ....
" or "member of parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
". The term "deputy" may be used to refer to any member of a legislative body or chamber; this usage is particularly common in those French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
- and Spanish-speaking

Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
countries whose parliaments or legislative chambers refer to themselves as "national assemblies

National Assembly

The National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the National Assembly ....
"; the term is also used by Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
's Assembly of the Republic

Assembly of the Republic

The Assembly of the Republic is the Portugal parliament. It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Pal?cio de S?o Bento, the site of an old Benedictine monastery....
, and often in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Dáil Éireann

is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote ....
.

Lower house in bicameral legislature

In the following countries, the Chamber of Deputies is the name of the lower house

Lower house

Bicameralism

In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....
legislature

Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
.

Country	Article	Local name(s)
Argentina Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....	Chamber of Deputies of Argentina	Cámara de Diputados
Bahrain Bahrain The Kingdom of Bahrain, in , , literally Kingdom of the Two Seas).Bahrain is an Arabic island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa regime....	Chamber of Deputies of Bahrain	Majlis an Nuwab
Bolivia Bolivia The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....	Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia	Cámara de Diputados
Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....	Chamber of Deputies of Brazil Chamber of Deputies of Brazil The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms....	Câmara dos Deputados
Chile Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....	Chamber of Deputies of Chile Chamber of Deputies of Chile The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's Bicameralism National Congress of Chile. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current Constitution of Chile....	Cámara de Diputados
Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....	Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; the other is the Senate of the Czech Republic....	Poslanecká snemovna
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....	Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of theDominican Republic's bicameralism Congress of the Dominican Republic. The upper house is the Senate of the Dominican Republic....	Cámara de Diputados
Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Haitian Creole language- and French language-speaking Caribbean country. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago....	Chamber of Deputies of Haiti Chamber of Deputies of Haïti The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Haiti. The upper house of the National Assembly is the Senate of Haiti....	Chambre des Députés
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	Chamber of Deputies of Italy	Camera dei Deputati
Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....	Chamber of Deputies of Jordan Chamber of Deputies of Jordan The lower house of the National Assembly of Jordan of Jordan is Chamber of Deputies . It has 110 members, 104 elected for a four year term in single-seat constituency and 6 female members by a special electoral college....	Majlis al-Nuwaab
Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....	Chamber of Deputies of Mexico Chamber of Deputies of Mexico The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of Mexico, Mexico's Bicameralism legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current 1917 Constitution of Mexico....	Cámara de Diputados
Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....	Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Paraguay's bicameralism legislature, the Congress of Paraguay. It is made up of 80 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation....	Cámara de Diputados
Romania Romania Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....	Chamber of Deputies of Romania Chamber of Deputies of Romania The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house in Romania's bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 315 seats, to which Chamber of Deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms....	Camera Deputatilor
Rwanda Rwanda The Republic of Rwanda is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania....	Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Bicameralism Legislature of Rwanda.It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003....	Umutwe w'Abadepite Chambre des Députés Chamber of Deputies
Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	Congress of Deputies of Spain	Congreso de los Diputados

Unicameral legislatures

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

Unicameralism

Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Many countries with unicameral legislatures are often small and homogeneous unitary states and consider an upper house or second chamber unnecessary....
parliaments :

Country	Article	Local Name
Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....	Parliament of Lebanon Parliament of Lebanon The Parliament of Lebanon is the Lebanon national List of national legislatures. It is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations....	Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly) / ???? ???? (Majles Nuweb)
Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....	Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg The Chamber of Deputies , abbreviated to the Chamber, is the Unicameralism national legislature of Luxembourg. 'Krautmaart' is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the Krautmaart the H?tel de la Chambre is located....	Chambre des députés (French) / D'Chamber (Luxembourgish)
Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian Republic , is a country located in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast....	Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia The 'Chamber of Deputies' is part of the Parliament of Tunisia, the bicameralism legislature of the government of Tunisia.The Chamber of Deputies has 189 seats and its members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms....	Majlis al-Nuwaab

Defunct Chambers of Deputies

Burma¹
Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
²
Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
¹
France
Chamber of Deputies of France

Chamber of Deputies was the name given to several parliamentary bodies in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:* 1814?1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the Lower chamber of the French Parliament, elected by census suffrage....
¹
Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
¹
Libya
Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
¹
Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
²
Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
²
Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
¹
Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
²

1. Legislature disbanded
2. New constitution, unicameral system adopted

Chamber of Deputies

Lower house in bicameral legislature

Unicameral legislatures

Defunct Chambers of Deputies

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