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The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Chamber of Deputies (lower house), of 155 Deputies (120 before 2017) and by the Senate (upper house), formed by 43 Senators (38 before 2017) which will increase its size to 50 senators after the next general election.
The organisation of Congress and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of the current constitution and by the Constitutional Organic Law No. 18,918.
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Congress meets in the Chile Congress building, which was built during the last years of the Pinochet regime and stands in the port city of Valparaíso, some 140 km west of the capital, Santiago. This new building replaced the Former National Congress Building, located in downtown Santiago.
Statistical analysis suggest Chilean politicians in Congress "are not randomly drawn from the population, but over-represent high-income communities".[4] As such, Chileans of Castilian-Basque, Palestinian and Jewish ancestry are overrepresented in it.[4]
Accusations of bias in the design of the legislative electoral systemedit
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The 1980 Constitution defined a complicated scheme, unique in the world, for electing the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Each Deputy or Senator was elected from a two-member district. Parties or coalitions put two-member lists on the ballot. If the first-place list in a district won more than twice the votes of the second-place list, both its nominees were elected; otherwise, the top candidate from each list went to Valparaiso, the seat of Chile's Congress. It has been argued this scheme was expressly designed by the Pinochet regime to favour the election of right-wing legislative majorities.[5][6] Several rounds of constitutional amendments have been enacted since 1980 to address this concern.[5][7]
^ abcdefCámara de Diputados de Chile. "Organización y Autoridades Parlamentarias periodo legislativo 2018 - 2022" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^Cabrera-Tapia, Roberto (2021). "The Chilean Congress: Bicameralism in a Presidential System" (PDF). PSA Parliaments specialist group.
^"Junta general names himself as new President of Chile". The Guardian. 14 September 1973. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ abBro, Naim; Mendoza, Marcelo (2021-01-06). "Surname affinity in Santiago, Chile: A network-based approach that uncovers urban segregation". PLOS One. 16 (1): e0244372. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1644372B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0244372. PMC7787389. PMID 33406147.
^ abCarey, John M. Malapportionment and ideological bias in Chilean electoral districts. Dartmouth College. May 18, 2015.
^Pastor, Daniel (2004). "Origins of the Chilean Binominal Election System" (PDF). Revista de Ciencia Política. 24: 38–57.
^Carey, John. Chile's electoral reform. Global Americans. May 27, 2015.
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after the next general election The organisation of Congress and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of the current constitution and by the Constitutional Organic Law No 18 918 Chile Congress buildingCongress meets in the Chile Congress building which was built during the last years of the Pinochet regime and stands in the port city of Valparaiso some 140 km west of the capital Santiago This new building replaced the Former National Congress Building located in downtown Santiago On 13 September 1973 the Government Junta of Chile dissolved Congress 3 Statistical analysis suggest Chilean politicians in Congress are not randomly drawn from the population but over represent high income communities 4 As such Chileans of Castilian Basque Palestinian and Jewish ancestry are overrepresented in it 4 Contents 1 Accusations of bias in the design of the legislative electoral system 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAccusations of bias in the design of the legislative electoral system editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2021 The 1980 Constitution defined a complicated scheme unique in the world for electing the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate Each Deputy or Senator was elected from a two member district Parties or coalitions put two member lists on the ballot If the first place list in a district won more than twice the votes of the second place list both its nominees were elected otherwise the top candidate from each list went to Valparaiso the seat of Chile s Congress It has been argued this scheme was expressly designed by the Pinochet regime to favour the election of right wing legislative majorities 5 6 Several rounds of constitutional amendments have been enacted since 1980 to address this concern 5 7 See also editChamber of Deputies of Chile List of legislatures by country Politics of Chile Senate of ChileReferences edit a b c d e f Camara de Diputados de Chile Organizacion y Autoridades Parlamentarias periodo legislativo 2018 2022 in Spanish Retrieved 13 August 2019 Cabrera Tapia Roberto 2021 The Chilean Congress Bicameralism in a Presidential System PDF PSA Parliaments specialist group Junta general names himself as new President of Chile The Guardian 14 September 1973 Retrieved 31 October 2018 a b Bro Naim Mendoza Marcelo 2021 01 06 Surname affinity in Santiago Chile A network based approach that uncovers urban segregation PLOS One 16 1 e0244372 Bibcode 2021PLoSO 1644372B doi 10 1371 journal pone 0244372 PMC 7787389 PMID 33406147 a b Carey John M Malapportionment and ideological bias in Chilean electoral districts Dartmouth College May 18 2015 Pastor Daniel 2004 Origins of the Chilean Binominal Election System PDF Revista de Ciencia Politica 24 38 57 Carey John Chile s electoral reform Global Americans May 27 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Congress of Chile Camara de 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