Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1910–1926)

For other uses, see Chamber of Deputies.

The Chamber of Deputies of the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados da República Portuguesa), alternatively translatable as the House of Representatives, was the lower house of the Congress of the Republic, the legislature of the First Portuguese Republic. The Chamber of Deputies was elected for a three-year term and had the power to lay taxes, initiate constitutional amendments and legislation regarding the Armed Forces, debate on bills proposed by the Executive, and decide on the extension of the legislative term.^[1]

Chamber of Deputies of the Portuguese Republic Câmara dos Deputados da República Portuguesa
Type
Type	Lower house
History
Founded	1910
Disbanded	1926
Preceded by	Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1822-1910)
Succeeded by	National Assembly (Portugal)
Leadership
(Final) President of the Chamber of Deputies	António Xavier Correia Barreto
Seats	163 (at abolishment)
Meeting place
São Bento Palace Lisbon, Portugal

History