Congress of the Republic of Venezuela
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms of Venezuela
Type
Type
HousesUpper house:
Senate of Venezuela
Lower house:
Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies
History
Established1811
Disbanded1999
Succeeded byNational Assembly (Venezuela)
Meeting place
Palacio Federal Legislativo, Caracas
Hemicycle of the National Congress as shown in the 1963 film Cuentos para mayores

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:

Elections

Representatives

Períod Majority First Minority
Party MPs Senators Position Type Party MPs Senators Type
1947 - 1948
83 / 110
38 / 46
 Government Absolute
16 / 110
4 / 46
 Opposition
1959 - 1964
73 / 132
32 / 51
 Government Absolute Unión Republicana Democrática
34 / 132
11 / 51
 Opposition
1964 - 1969
66 / 179
22 / 47
 Government Simple
39 / 179
8 / 47
 Opposition
1969 - 1974
66 / 214
19 / 52
 Opposition Simple
59 / 214
16 / 52
 Government
1974 - 1979
102 / 200
28 / 47
 Government Absolute
64 / 200
13 / 47
 Opposition
1979 - 1984
88 / 199
21 / 44
 Opposition Simple
84 / 199
21 / 44
 Government
1984 - 1989
113 / 200
28 / 44
 Government Absolute
60 / 200
14 / 44
 Opposition
1989 - 1994
97 / 201
22 / 46
 Government Simple
67 / 201
20 / 46
 Opposition
1994 - 1999
55 / 203
16 / 50
 Opposition Simple
53 / 203
14 / 50
 Opposition
1999
61 / 206
21 / 54
 Opposition Simple
35 / 206
8 / 54
 Government

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Isaías Rodríguez planteó reanudar la figura de parlamento bicameral". Analitica.com (in Spanish). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Ramos Allup: Parlamento debe volver a ser bicameral | Monitor Legislativo" (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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