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General Assembly of Uruguay
; General Assembly of Uruguay ; Asamblea General de Uruguay;
Type
Type	; Bicameral
Houses	; Chamber of Senators (upper house); Chamber of Deputies (lower house)
Structure
Seats	130 members; 99 deputies; 31 senators
Political groups	Senate; Government coalition; FA (16); Opposition parties; ; ; Nacional (9); ; ; Colorado (5); ;
Political groups	Chamber of Deputies; Government coalition; FA (50); Opposition parties; ; ; Nacional (32); ; ; Colorado (13); ; ; Independent (3); ; ; Popular Assembly (1); ;
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation
Meeting place
	; Palacio Legislativo, Montevideo;
Website
	www.parlamento.gub.uy

The General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General) has two chambers.

the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.

the Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) has 31 members, 30 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation and the Vice-president.

Latest elections

e • d Summary of the 26 October 2014 General Assembly of Uruguay election
and the 30 November 2014 presidential election run-off.
Party or coalition Presidential candidate		First round (General election)						Second round (Presidential runoff)
		Votes	%	Seats				Second round (Presidential runoff)
		Votes	%	Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–	Votes	%
	Broad Front Tabaré Vázquez	1,134,187	49.45	50	0	15	–1	1,226,105	56.63
	National Party Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou	732,601	31.94	32	+2	10	+1	939,074	43.37
	Colorado Party Pedro Bordaberry	305,699	13.33	13	–4	4	–1
	Independent Party Pablo Mieres	73,379	3.20	3	+1	1	+1
	Popular Assembly Gonzalo Abella	26,869	1.17	1	+1	0	0
	Partido Ecologista Radical Intransigente César Vega	17,835	0.78	0	N/A	0	N/A
	Workers' Party Rafael Fernández	3,218	0.14	0	N/A	0	N/A

Total		2,372,117	100	99	0	30	0	2,321,230	100

Invalid/blank votes		78,329	–	–	–	–	–	156,051	–
Registered voters/turnout		2,620,791	90.51	–	–	–	–	2,620,791	88.57

Source: Corte Electoral, Buenos Aires Herald

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General Assembly of Uruguay Asamblea General de Uruguay

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Senators (upper house) Chamber of Deputies (lower house)
Structure
Seats	130 members 99 deputies 31 senators
Political groups	Senate Government coalition FA (16) Opposition parties Nacional (9) Colorado (5)

Political groups	Chamber of Deputies Government coalition FA (50) Opposition parties Nacional (32) Colorado (13) Independent (3) Popular Assembly (1)
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation
Meeting place

Palacio Legislativo, Montevideo
Website
www.parlamento.gub.uy

Uruguay

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Uruguay
Constitution Current constitution (1997) Previous constitutions 1830 1918 1934 1942 1952 1967
Executive President (list) Tabaré Vázquez Vice President Lucía Topolansky Cabinet
Legislative General Assembly Senate Chamber of Deputies Palacio Legislativo
Judiciary Supreme Court
Administrative divisions Departments Municipalities
Elections Political parties Recent elections General: 2004 2009 2014 Municipal: 2005 2010 2015 Electoral Court Ley de Lemas (voting system)
Foreign relations
See also Law of Uruguay Civil Code State companies
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