Chamber of Deputies

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The '''chamber of deputies''' is the [[lower house]] in many [[bicameral]] legislatures and the sole house in some [[unicameral]] legislatures.

==Description==
Historically, [[Chamber of Deputies of France|French Chamber of Deputies]] was the lower house of the [[French Parliament]] during the [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Bourbon Restoration]], the [[July Monarchy]], and the [[French Third Republic]]; the name is still informally used for the [[National Assembly of France|National Assembly]] under the nation's current [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]].

The term "chamber of deputies" is not widely used by [[English language|English-speaking]] countries, the more popular equivalent being "[[House of Representatives]]", an exception being [[Union of Burma|Burma]], a former [[British colony]], where it was the name of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Burma)|lower house]] of the country's parliament.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=cmDiK0m6L6cC&dq=%22Chamber+of+Deputies%22+%22Burma%22&pg=PA8 ''The Union of Burma: Background''], United States Department of State, Public Services Division, 1955, page 8</ref> It was also the official description of [[Dáil Éireann]] (the lower house of the [[Oireachtas|Irish parliament]]) during the period of the [[Irish Free State]].

In [[Malta]], the [[Politics of Malta|House of Representatives]] is known, in [[Maltese language|Maltese]], as ''Kamra tad-Deputati''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.mt|title=Kamra Tad-Deputati (Maltese Parliament) website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331132105/http://parliament.gov.mt/|archive-date=2009-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/archive/Historyaudio/text2.asp |title=Department of Information (Malta - Maltese language only) }}</ref>
In [[Lebanon]], the literal [[Arabic]] name of that country's [[Parliament of Lebanon|parliament]] is ''Majlis an-Nuwwab'', or, "Chamber of Deputies"—although officially used French and even 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]]" or "[[member of parliament]]". The term "deputy" may refer to any member of a legislative body or chamber; this usage is particularly common in those [[French language|French-speaking]] countries whose parliaments are called "[[National Assembly|national assemblies]]" and [[Spanish language|Spanish-speaking]] countries with legislative bodies called "[[Congress|congresses]]"; the term is also used by [[Portugal]]'s [[Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)|Assembly of the Republic]]. In [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], it is used as a form of address when referring to members of [[Dáil Éireann]] instead of the Irish language term Teachta Dála,<ref>[https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-12-14/40/#pq_40 Waste Management], Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2021</ref> while in the [[Channel Islands]], "Deputy" is used as the official title of most of the members of the [[States Assembly (Jersey)|States Assembly]] in [[Jersey]]<ref>[https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2021/12/16/members-vote-against-12-flat-fee-for-gp-visits/ Members vote against £12 flat fee for GP visits], ''[[Jersey Evening Post]]'', 16 December 2021</ref> and all but two of the members of the [[States of Guernsey|States of Deliberation]] in [[Guernsey]].<ref>[https://guernseypress.com/news/2021/12/16/government-work-plan-delivering-real-change/ ‘Government Work Plan delivering real change’], ''[[Guernsey Press]]'', 16 December 2021</ref>

== Chamber of Deputies in bicameral legislatures==
In the following countries, the Chamber of Deputies is part of the [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[legislature]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Article !! Local name(s)
|-
| {{flag|Argentina}} || [[Chamber of Deputies of Argentina]] || {{Lang|es|Cámara de Diputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Bahrain}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Bahrain)]] || Majlis an-nuwab
|-
| {{flag|Bolivia}} || [[Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia]] || {{Lang|es|Cámara de Diputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)]] || {{Lang|pt|Câmara dos Deputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Chile}} || [[Chamber of Deputies of Chile]] || {{Lang|es|Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Czech Republic)]] || {{Lang|cs|Poslanecká sněmovna}}
|-
| {{flag|Dominican Republic}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Dominican Republic)]] || {{Lang|es|Cámara de Diputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Equatorial Guinea)]] || {{Lang|es|Cámara de los Diputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Haiti}} || [[Chamber of Deputies of Haiti]] || {{Lang|fr|Chambre des Députés}}
|-
| {{flag|Italy}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)]] || {{Lang|it|Camera dei Deputati}}
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)]] || {{Lang|es|Cámara de Diputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Paraguay}} || [[Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay]] || Cámara de Diputados
|-
| {{flag|Romania}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Romania)]] || {{Lang|ro|Camera Deputaților}}
|-
| {{flag|Rwanda}} || [[Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda]] || {{Lang|rw|Umutwe w'Abadepite}}<br>{{Lang|fr|Chambre des Députés}}
|-
| {{flag|Spain}} || [[Congress of Deputies]]|| {{Lang|es|Congreso de los Diputados}}
|-
| {{flag|Tunisia}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Tunisia)]] || {{Lang|ar-latn|Majlis an-Nuwwāb}}
|-
| {{flag|Uruguay}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Uruguay)]] || {{Lang|es|Cámara de Representantes}}
|}

==Unicameral legislatures==

In the following countries, 'Chamber of Deputies' is the name given to the [[unicameralism|unicameral]] legislative assembly:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Country''' || '''Article''' || '''Local Name'''
|-
| {{flag|Lebanon}} || [[Parliament of Lebanon|Chamber of Deputies (Lebanon)]] || Parlement (Parliament)<br>{{lang|ar|مجلس النواب}} (Majles Nuweb)
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}} || [[Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)]] || Chambre des députés (French)<br>D'Chamber (Luxembourgish)
|}

==Defunct chambers of deputies==

In the following countries and territories, there used to be a legislature known as the Chamber of deputies, now no longer named as such or extant.

* [[Chamber of Deputies (Burma)|Burma]]{{efn|name=disbanded|Legislature disbanded}}
* [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo-Kinshasa]]{{efn|name=disbanded}}<ref>[https://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/RD-Congo/Constitution-1964-RDC-Luluabourg.pdf ''Constitution de Luluabourg''] (1964 constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) {{in lang|fr}}</ref>{{efn|name=note-2|New constitution, unicameral system adopted}}
* [[National Assembly (Czechoslovakia)|Czechoslovakia]]{{efn|name=note-2}}{{efn|name=note-3|Government abolished, absorbed into another country}}
* [[1923 Constitution of Egypt|Egypt]]{{efn|name=note-2}}
* [[Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]{{efn|name=disbanded}}
* [[Chamber of Deputies of France|France]]{{efn|name=disbanded}}
* [[Chamber of Deputies of Iraq|Iraq]]{{efn|name=disbanded}}
* [[Chamber of Deputies (Kingdom of Italy)|Kingdom of Italy]]
* [[Parliament of the Kingdom of Libya|Libya]]{{efn|name=disbanded}}
* [[National Congress of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]]{{efn|name=note-2}}
* [[Chamber of Deputies (Ottoman Empire)|Ottoman Empire]]
* [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Peru]]{{efn|name=note-2}}

*[[Portugal]]: [[Chamber of Deputies of the Portuguese Nation]], lower house of the [[Cortes Gerais]]{{efn|name=disbanded}} and [[Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1910–1926)|Chamber of Deputies of the Portuguese Republic]], lower house of the [[Congress of the Republic (Portugal)|Congress of the Republic]]{{efn|name=disbanded}}

* [[Chamber of Deputies (Kingdom of Sardinia)|Sardinia]]
* [[Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies|Venezuela]]{{efn|name=note-2}}
* [[Republic of Negros]] and [[Republic of Zamboanga]] (now a region of the Philippines){{efn|name=note-3}}
* [[Legislative Assembly of Bahia|Bahia]]{{efn|name=note-2}}
* [[Legislative Assembly of Ceará|Ceará]]{{efn|name=note-2}}
* [[Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco|Pernambuco]]{{efn|name=note-2}}
* [[Legislative Assembly of São Paulo|São Paulo]]{{efn|name=note-2}}

==See also==
*[[List of national legislatures]]
*[[List of legislatures by country]]
*[[House of Representatives]]
*[[National Assembly]]
*[[House of Commons]]

==References==
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[[Category:Legislatures]]

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