Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
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The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Dominican Republic's bicameral National Congress. The upper house is the Senate.
It currently comprises 150 deputies who are elected for four-year terms. Congressional elections are held in even numbered years not divisible by four, when the entire Chamber and Senate are replaced.
Deputies are elected en bloc by provinces, with one deputy per 50,000 inhabitants or fraction in excess of 25,000, and a guaranteed minimum of two per province.
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[edit] Latest election
The May, 2006 election is still be counted. It is estimated that the PLD will win 22 of 31 districts, and the PRD will win the rest.
However, due to party spin and counting errors, the results will not be confirmed until a later date.
[edit] Party strengths in the Chamber of Deputies
The following table shows the composition of the Chamber of Deputies at the start of the most recent legislative periods.
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| National Progressive Force (FNP) |
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