Chamber of the Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese Nation Câmara dos Senhores Deputados da Nação Portuguesa | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of theCortes Gerais |
| History | |
| Founded | 1822 |
| Disbanded | 1910 |
| Leadership | |
First President of the Chamber | |
Last President of the Chamber | José Capelo Franco Frazão, 1st Count of Penha Garcia |
| Seats | 148 |
| Meeting place | |
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| São Bento Palace Lisbon,Kingdom of Portugal | |
TheChamber of Deputies of Portugal, alternatively translatable as theHouse of Commons and formally styled theChamber of the Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese Nation (Portuguese:Câmara dos Deputados orCâmara dos Senhores Deputados da Nação Portuguesa) was thelower house of theCortes Gerais, the legislature of theKingdom of Portugal during most of theconstitutional monarchy period. The Chamber of Deputies directly represented the Portuguese Nation, elected through direct suffrage of the electoral circuits corresponding to thedistricts of Portugal.[1] During theFirst Republic, the Chamber of Deputies wasremodeled after theUS House of Representatives.
The Chamber was created in 1826 with the Constitutional Charter.
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