The Chamber of Deputies ( es, Cámara de Diputados) is the

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of the

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. The composition and powers of this house are established in the Political Constitution of the State. The session room is located in the Legislative Palace building in

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Deputies

The Chamber of Deputies comprises 130 seats, elected using the additional member system: 70 deputies are elected to represent single-member

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s, 7 of which are Indigenous or Campesino seats elected by the

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of minority groups, 60 are elected by proportional representation from party lists on a departmental basis. Deputies also serve five-year terms, and must be aged at least 25 on the day of the election. Party lists are required to alternate between men and women, and in the single-member districts, men are required to run with a female alternate, and vice versa. At least 50% of the deputies from single-member districts are required to be women.

Electoral system

The 130 members in the

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(''Cámara de Diputados'') (excluding the seven special seats) are elected using the additional member system. Using

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voting, 63 seats are elected in single-member districts. Another 60 additional seats are elected using

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in districts of varying sizes corresponding to Bolivia's nine departments with a threshold of 3%. The additional seats in each region are awarded proportionally based on the vote for the presidential candidates, subtracting the number of single-member districts won. The remaining seven seats are reserved indigenous seats elected by the ''

'', using first-past-the-post voting. A voter can only vote in one of either the normal constituencies or special constituencies.

Elections

2020 election

Parliamentary parties

References

{{reflist 1831 establishments in Bolivia National lower houses Government of Bolivia