Congress of Venezuela explained

Congress of the Republic of Venezuela
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House Type:	Bicameral
Houses:	Upper house Senate of Venezuela Lower house Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies
Established:	1811
Succeeded By:	National Assembly (Venezuela)
Disbanded:	1999
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Meeting Place:	Palacio Federal Legislativo, Caracas

The Congress of the Republic, also known as the National Congress, represented the Venezuelan Legislative Branch until 1999. It had a bicameral composition: a Chamber of Senators (or Senate) and a Chamber of Deputies.The last president of the Chamber of Senators (who, in turn, served as President of Congress) was Luis Alfonso Dávila, elected senator in the State of Anzoátegui by the Socialist-leaning party Movimiento Quinta República; the last president of the Chamber of Deputies (who also served as Vice President of Congress) was Henrique Capriles Radonski, who was elected deputy in the State of Zulia by the Christian Socialist party COPEI.

Different sectors of Venezuelan political life, both in the opposition and in government, have raised the possibility that, at some point, two chambers will again function in the Venezuelan Legislative Branch, resuming their bicameral composition. However, so far these are only proposals that have been made.^{[1] [2]}

Official names

According to the different Constitutions that Venezuela has had:

• Congreso General de Venezuela, in Constitution of 1811 and 1819 (19 years).
• Congreso del Estado de Venezuela, in Constitution of 1830, 1857 and 1858 (34 years).
• Congreso de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela, in Constitution of 1864, 1874, 1881, 1891, 1893, 1901, 1904, 1909, 1914, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1936 and 1947 (89 years).
• Congreso de la República de Venezuela, in Constitution of 1953 and 1961 (46 years).

Elections

• 1832 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1835 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1838 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1841 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1844 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1847 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1850 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1853 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1856 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1859 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1863 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1873 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1877 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1882 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1888 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1890 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1894 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1898 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1922 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1929 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1931 Venezuelan general election
• 1936 Venezuelan general election
• 1941 Venezuelan parliamentary election
• 1947 Venezuelan general election
• 1958 Venezuelan general election
• 1963 Venezuelan general election
• 1968 Venezuelan general election
• 1973 Venezuelan general election
• 1978 Venezuelan general election
• 1983 Venezuelan general election
• 1988 Venezuelan general election
• 1993 Venezuelan general election
• 1998 Venezuelan parliamentary election

Representatives

Períod	Majority					First Minority
	Party	MPs	Senators	Position	Type	Party	MPs	Senators	Type
1947 - 1948				Government	Absolute				Opposition
1959 - 1964				Government	Absolute				Opposition
1964 - 1969				Government	Simple				Opposition
1969 - 1974				Opposition	Simple				Government
1974 - 1979				Government	Absolute				Opposition
1979 - 1984				Opposition	Simple				Government
1984 - 1989				Government	Absolute				Opposition
1989 - 1994				Government	Simple				Opposition
1994 - 1999				Opposition	Simple				Opposition
1999				Opposition	Simple				Government

See also

• • National Assembly (Venezuela)
• Senate of Venezuela
• Storming of the Venezuelan National Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Isaías Rodríguez planteó reanudar la figura de parlamento bicameral. 2017-09-21. Analitica.com. es. 2020-01-31.
2. Web site: Ramos Allup: Parlamento debe volver a ser bicameral Monitor Legislativo. es-ES. 2020-01-31. 2019-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513204852/http://monitorlegislativo.net/ramos-allup-parlamento-debe-volver-a-ser-bicameral/. dead.