Chamber of Deputies (Paraguay)
The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay (span. Cámara de Diputados ) is the lower house in the bicameral system of Paraguay . Together with the Senate, it forms the Congress ( Congreso Nacional ). Its seat is in the capital Asunción .
elections
Department | Number of MPs |
---|---|
Alto Paraguay | 1 |
Alto Paraná | 7th |
Amambay | 2 |
Asunción | 9 |
Boquerón | 1 |
Caaguazú | 6th |
Caazapá | 2 |
Canindeyú | 2 |
Central | 19th |
Concepción | 3 |
Cordillera | 4th |
Guairá | 3 |
Itapua | 6th |
Misiones | 2 |
Ñeembucú | 2 |
Paraguarí | 4th |
Presidente Hayes | 2 |
San Pedro | 5 |
Eighty MPs are elected to the Chamber of Representatives for five years using proportional representation. To be eligible for election, you must have reached the age of 25 on the day of the election.
The MPs are elected in the individual constituencies that correspond to the departments . The number of MPs to be elected depends on the size of the population.
The last election took place on April 22, 2018.