The Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei deputati) is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Senate of the Republic). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform identical functions, but do so separately. The Chamber of Deputies has 400 seats, of which 392 will be elected from Italian constituencies, and 8 from Italian citizens living abroad. Deputies are styled The Honourable (Italian: Onorevole)[1] and meet at Palazzo Montecitorio.
The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is the Palazzo Montecitorio, where it has met since 1871, shortly after the capital of the Kingdom of Italy was moved to Rome at the successful conclusion of the Italian unificationRisorgimento movement.
The Chamber is composed of all members meeting in session at the Montecitorio. The assembly also has the right to attend meetings of the Government and its ministers. If required, the Government is obligated to attend the session. Conversely, the Government has the right to be heard every time it requires.
The term of office of the House (as well as the Senate) is five years, but can be extended in two cases:
The "prorogatio", as provided by art. 61.2 of the Constitution, states that deputies whose terms have expired shall continue to exercise their functions until the first meeting of the new Chamber.
An extension of the term, provided for by art. 60.2, can be enacted only in case of war.
147 in single-member constituencies, by plurality;
245 in multi-member constituencies, by national proportional representation;
8 in multi-member abroad constituencies, by constituency proportional representation.
For Italian residents, each house members are elected by single ballots, including the constituency candidate and his supporting party lists. In each single-member constituency the deputy/senator is elected on a plurality basis, while the seats in multi-member constituencies will be allocated nationally. In order to be calculated in single-member constituency results, parties need to obtain at least 1% of the national vote. In order to receive seats in multi-member constituencies, parties need to obtain at least 3% of the national vote. Elects from multi-member constituencies will come from closed lists.
The single voting paper, containing both first-past-the-post candidates and the party lists, shows the names of the candidates to single-member constituencies and, in close conjunction with them, the symbols of the linked lists for the proportional part, each one with a list of the relative candidates.
The voter can cast his vote in three different ways:
Drawing a sign on the symbol of a list: in this case the vote extends to the candidate in the single-member constituency which is supported by that list.
Drawing a sign on the name of the candidate of the single-member constituency and another one on the symbol of one list that supports them: the result is the same as that described above; it is not allowed, under penalty of annulment, the panachage, so the voter can not vote simultaneously for a candidate in the FPTP constituency and for a list which is not linked to them.
Drawing a sign only on the name of the candidate for the FPTP constituency, without indicating any list: in this case, the vote is valid for the candidate in the single-member constituency and also automatically extended to the list that supports them; if that candidate is however connected to several lists, the vote is divided proportionally between them, based on the votes that each one has obtained in that constituency.
Article 61 of the Italian Constitution maintains that elections for the Chamber of Deputies must take place within 70 days of the dissolution of the house, and that representatives must convene within 20 days of those elections.
The President of the Chamber of Deputies (Presidente della Camera dei Deputati) performs the role of speaker of the house and is elected during the first session after the election. During this time the prerogatives of speaker are assumed by the vice president of Chamber of Deputies[2] of the previous legislature who was elected first. If two were elected simultaneously, the oldest deputy serves as president of Chamber of Deputies.
The President of Chamber of Deputies has also the role of President during the Parliament joint sessions, when the upper and lower houses have to vote together.
Lorenzo Fontana is the current president of the Chamber of Deputies.
The Chamber has 400 members. They were most recently elected at the 2022 general election.
Reform proposalsedit
In 2019, the Italian parliament passed a constitutional law that reduces the number of the deputies from 630 to 400. The law was approved on 21 and 22 September 2020 by a referendum.[3]
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For other uses see Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies Italian Camera dei deputati is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament the other being the Senate of the Republic The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system meaning they perform identical functions but do so separately The Chamber of Deputies has 400 seats of which 392 will be elected from Italian constituencies and 8 from Italian citizens living abroad Deputies are styled The Honourable Italian Onorevole 1 and meet at Palazzo Montecitorio Chamber of Deputies Camera dei Deputati19th legislature list TypeTypeLower house of the Italian ParliamentLeadershipPresidentLorenzo Fontana Lega since 14 October 2022Vice PresidentsFabio Rampelli FdI Giorgio Mule FI Anna Ascani PD Sergio Costa M5S since 19 October 2022StructureSeats400Political groupsGovernment 238 FdI 118 a Lega 66 FI 44 b NM MAIE 10 e Opposition 162 PD IDP 69 f M5S 52 A PER RE 12 g AVS 11 h IV C RE 9 Mixed 9 l ElectionsVoting systemMixed member majoritarian representation 147 FPTP seats 253 PR seats with 3 electoral threshold D Hondt method Last election25 September 2022Next electionno later than 2027Meeting placePalazzo Montecitorio RomeWebsiteen wbr camera wbr it camera wbr itRulesRules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies English Contents 1 Location 2 Normal operation 3 Electoral system 4 President 5 Membership 6 Reform proposals 7 Historical composition 7 1 1861 1924 7 2 Since 1945 8 Predecessors 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksLocation edit nbsp The Palazzo MontecitorioThe seat of the Chamber of Deputies is the Palazzo Montecitorio where it has met since 1871 shortly after the capital of the Kingdom of Italy was moved to Rome at the successful conclusion of the Italian unification Risorgimento movement Previously the seat of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy had been briefly at the Palazzo Carignano in Turin 1861 1865 and the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence 1865 1871 Under the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini the Chamber of Deputies was abolished and replaced by the figurehead Chamber of Fasces and Corporations from 1939 to 1943 during World War II Normal operation editThe Chamber is composed of all members meeting in session at the Montecitorio The assembly also has the right to attend meetings of the Government and its ministers If required the Government is obligated to attend the session Conversely the Government has the right to be heard every time it requires The term of office of the House as well as the Senate is five years but can be extended in two cases The prorogatio as provided by art 61 2 of the Constitution states that deputies whose terms have expired shall continue to exercise their functions until the first meeting of the new Chamber An extension of the term provided for by art 60 2 can be enacted only in case of war Electoral system editMain article Italian electoral law of 2017 The electoral system is a mixed member majoritarian with 37 of seats allocated using first past the post voting FPTP and 63 using proportional representation allocated with the largest remainder method with one round of voting The 400 deputies are elected in 147 in single member constituencies by plurality 245 in multi member constituencies by national proportional representation 8 in multi member abroad constituencies by constituency proportional representation For Italian residents each house members are elected by single ballots including the constituency candidate and his supporting party lists In each single member constituency the deputy senator is elected on a plurality basis while the seats in multi member constituencies will be allocated nationally In order to be calculated in single member constituency results parties need to obtain at least 1 of the national vote In order to receive seats in multi member constituencies parties need to obtain at least 3 of the national vote Elects from multi member constituencies will come from closed lists The single voting paper containing both first past the post candidates and the party lists shows the names of the candidates to single member constituencies and in close conjunction with them the symbols of the linked lists for the proportional part each one with a list of the relative candidates The voter can cast his vote in three different ways Drawing a sign on the symbol of a list in this case the vote extends to the candidate in the single member constituency which is supported by that list Drawing a sign on the name of the candidate of the single member constituency and another one on the symbol of one list that supports them the result is the same as that described above it is not allowed under penalty of annulment the panachage so the voter can not vote simultaneously for a candidate in the FPTP constituency and for a list which is not linked to them Drawing a sign only on the name of the candidate for the FPTP constituency without indicating any list in this case the vote is valid for the candidate in the single member constituency and also automatically extended to the list that supports them if that candidate is however connected to several lists the vote is divided proportionally between them based on the votes that each one has obtained in that constituency Article 61 of the Italian Constitution maintains that elections for the Chamber of Deputies must take place within 70 days of the dissolution of the house and that representatives must convene within 20 days of those elections President editMain article List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies Italy The President of the Chamber of Deputies Presidente della Camera dei Deputati performs the role of speaker of the house and is elected during the first session after the election During this time the prerogatives of speaker are assumed by the vice president of Chamber of Deputies 2 of the previous legislature who was elected first If two were elected simultaneously the oldest deputy serves as president of Chamber of Deputies The President of Chamber of Deputies has also the role of President during the Parliament joint sessions when the upper and lower houses have to vote together Lorenzo Fontana is the current president of the Chamber of Deputies Name Period LegislatureGiovanni Gronchi DC 8 May 1948 29 April 1955 I IIGiovanni Leone DC 10 May 1955 21 June 1963 II III IVBrunetto Bucciarelli Ducci DC 26 June 1963 4 June 1968 IVSandro Pertini PSI 5 June 1968 4 July 1976 V VIPietro Ingrao PCI 5 July 1976 19 June 1979 VIINilde Iotti PCI 20 June 1979 22 April 1992 VIII IX XOscar Luigi Scalfaro DC 24 April 1992 25 May 1992 XIGiorgio Napolitano PDS 3 June 1992 14 April 1994Irene Pivetti LN 16 April 1994 8 May 1996 XIILuciano Violante PDS 10 May 1996 29 May 2001 XIIIPier Ferdinando Casini CCD 31 May 2001 27 April 2006 XIVFausto Bertinotti PRC 29 April 2006 28 April 2008 XVGianfranco Fini PdL 30 April 2008 14 March 2013 XVILaura Boldrini SEL 16 March 2013 22 March 2018 XVIIRoberto Fico M5S 24 March 2018 12 October 2022 XVIIILorenzo Fontana Lega since 14 October 2022 XIXMembership editMain article List of members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 2022 The Chamber has 400 members They were most recently elected at the 2022 general election Reform proposals editIn 2019 the Italian parliament passed a constitutional law that reduces the number of the deputies from 630 to 400 The law was approved on 21 and 22 September 2020 by a referendum 3 Legislature XIX of Italy was the first one in which the number of Deputies was equal to 400 Historical composition edit1861 1924 edit PCI PSI PSU PSdA PRI Far Left PR PSRI PDR Dissident Left Left PD PDC PDSI PLDI Others Independent Vacant SeT PPI UL PLI UECI Right PE PdC CC BN LN1861 14 62 25 3421865 15 156 89 1831867 225 74 43 1511870 195 56 24 2331874 232 2761876 414 941880 119 218 1711882 44 19 289 9 1471886 45 26 292 1451890 42 401 17 481892 56 323 36 931895 15 47 334 8 1041897 15 25 42 327 991900 33 29 34 296 1161904 29 24 37 339 3 761904 29 24 37 339 3 761909 41 24 45 336 10 16 361913 60 17 73 19 11 29 270 20 91919 157 4 12 6 60 96 5 100 41 7 201921 15 124 6 11 29 68 2 9 108 43 5 10 1051924 19 22 24 2 7 10 14 1 4 39 15 374Since 1945 edit DP PdUP PCI PSIUP PSI US PSDI FdV PdA PSdA PR PRI UV VdA SVP MIS Others DC UDN PLI UQ PMP BNI PNM PDIUM MSI1946 104 115 7 2 23 4 7 207 41 30 161948 130 53 33 1 9 3 1 305 14 5 14 61953 143 75 19 5 3 263 13 40 291958 140 84 22 6 1 3 1 273 17 14 11 241963 166 87 33 6 1 3 260 39 8 271968 177 23 62 29 9 3 266 31 6 241972 179 61 29 15 1 3 266 20 561976 6 228 57 15 4 14 3 1 262 5 351979 6 201 62 20 18 16 1 4 1 262 9 301983 7 198 73 23 11 29 1 1 3 1 225 16 421987 8 177 94 17 13 13 21 2 1 3 1 234 11 35 PRC PDS PSI PSDI FdV PR PRI LR VdA SVP Others DC PLI LN MSI1992 35 107 92 16 16 7 27 12 1 3 2 206 17 55 34 PRC PdCI PDS DS PSI FdV NPSI AD SDI LR IdV DL RI PPI UDEUR VdA SVP Others PS CCD CDU UDC FI LN AN1994 38 125 15 11 16 8 33 1 3 1 13 27 111 118 1101996 35 172 14 3 26 69 1 3 2 30 123 59 932001 11 10 136 17 3 83 1 3 3 40 194 30 992006 41 16 123 15 4 18 17 90 10 4 15 39 140 26 72 SEL AVS LeU PD M5S A IV CD IdV SC VdA SVP Others UdC NM MpA PdL FI LN LSP FdI2008 217 29 2 2 36 8 276 602013 37 297 109 6 39 1 5 3 8 98 18 92018 14 112 227 4 12 104 125 322022 12 69 52 21 1 3 5 7 45 66 119Predecessors editChamber of Deputies Kingdom of Sardinia 4 March 1848 to 17 March 1861 Chamber of Deputies Kingdom of Italy 17 March 1861 to 23 March 1939 Chamber of Fasces and Corporations 23 March 1939 to 2 August 1943 National Council Italy 25 September 1945 to 2 June 1946 Constituent Assembly of Italy 2 June 1946 to 31 January 1948See also editBicameralism Chamber of Deputies Italian Parliament Italian Senate Camera dei Deputati TV channel Notes edit FdI 117 VeP 1 FI 42 NPSI 1 SiT 1 CP 1 C 1 IDeA 1 NcI 3 c IaC 2 d CI 1 UdC 1 MAIE 1 FI MA 1 FdI 1 PD 67 CD 1 DemoS 1 Action 10 PER 2 EV 6 SI 4 PP 1 SVP 3 UV 1 RI 1 1 ScN 1 Ind 1 Linguistic minorities 4 i E 3 j N I 2 k References edit onorevole o no re vo le agg s Corriere della Sera Dizionario di Italiano in Italian Retrieved 15 June 2020 There are four vice presidents who lead the debate when there is not the President of the chamber Il 20 e 21 settembre ci sara il referendum sul taglio del numero dei parlamentari in Italian Il Post 15 July 2020 Retrieved 20 July 2022 External links editOfficial website nbsp Obelisk of Montecitorio In the background is the Italian Chamber of Deputies nbsp Back side of Palazzo Montecitorio designed by architect Ernesto Basile nbsp Front side of Palazzo Montecitorio nbsp Another photo of the main entrance of Montecitorio with the Montecitorio column Portals nbsp Italy nbsp European Union nbsp Politics 41 54 5 N 12 28 43 E 41 90139 N 12 47861 E 41 90139 12 47861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chamber of Deputies Italy amp oldid 1192715321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
