Chamber of Deputies (Paraguay)

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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.

see parliamentary and presidential elections in Paraguay 2018

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