Chamber of Deputies (Kingdom of Italy)

Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy

Camera dei Deputati del Regno d'Italia
Coat of arms
Type
Type
History
Founded4 March 1861
Disbanded19 January 1939
2 June 1946
Preceded byChamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Succeeded byChamber of Fasces and Corporations
Chamber of Deputies
Seats443 (1861–1867)
493 (1867–1870)
508 (1870–1921)
535 (1921–1929)
400 (1929–1939)
Elections
Two-round system (1861–1919)
Proportional representation (1919–1924)
Strong majority bonus system under the Acerbo Law (1924–1929)
Plebiscitary show elections (1929–1939)
Meeting place
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome

The Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Camera dei deputati del Regno d'Italia) was the main legislative body of the Kingdom of Italy descended from the lower house of the Kingdom of Sardinia, but supplemented with deputies from territories captured during the Second Italian War of Independence and the Expedition of the Thousand. Along with the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, it formed the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until 1939.


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