Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe
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The Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe Province (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados de la Provincia de Santa Fe) is the lower house of the Legislature of Santa Fe Province, the third most populous of Argentina's provinces.
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Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe Cámara de Diputados de la Provincia de Santa Fe | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 |
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Political groups | Government (28)
Opposition (22)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 10 September 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Legislative Palace of the Province of Santa Fe Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| Website | |
| https://diputadossantafe.gov.ar/web/ | |
The entirety of its members are renewed every four years alongside the governor and the Senate, the upper house of the provincial legislature. It is made up of 50 deputies elected in a single province-wide multi-member constituency through proportional representation using the majority bonus system.[1]
Alongside the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies convenes in the former Customs building in the provincial capital of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.[2]
History
The first legislative body of Santa Fe Province was established in 1819 with the provincial statute, which granted attributions to the Cabildo de Santa Fe. A unicameral legislature, composed of 16 members, was established later on by the Constitution of Santa Fe of 1856.[3]
A constitutional reform passed in 1872 during the governorship of Simón de Iriondo divided the legislature into an upper house, the Senate, and a lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, taking after the National Congress of Argentina.[4]