Current members of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly

2015–2020 Term of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly
Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional
Type
Type
Houses Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Leadership
President of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ex oficio as Vice President)
President of the Senate
Gabriela Montaño Viaña, MAS-IPSP[1]
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Betty Asunta Tejada Soruco, MAS-IPSP[2]
Structure
Seats 166
36 Senators
130 Deputies
Senate political groups
Chamber of Deputies political groups
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Chamber of Deputies voting system
Additional Member System
Senate last election
5 October 2014
Chamber of Deputies last election
5 October 2014
Senate next election
2019
Chamber of Deputies next election
2019
Meeting place
Website
http://www.senado.bo
http://www.diputados.bo

The 20102015 Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia is the first class of the Bolivian legislature, also known as the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, to go by that name. The Assembly is controlled in both houses by the governing Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP), elected with a 2/3 supermajority. Just four incumbent members of the 20052010 Congress returned: Deputy Antonio Franco; Deputy Javier Zabaleta (MAS-IPSP/MSM); Senator René Martínez (MAS-IPSP), who was a deputy; and Senator Róger Pinto, previously of Podemos and now representing PPB-CN.[3]

The Assembly was elected as part of general elections on 12 October 2014. After the votes were counted, the results were as follows:

Party Presidential candidate Votes % Seats
Chamber Senate
Seats +/– Seats +/–
Movement for SocialismEvo Morales3,173,30461.3688025–1
Democrat UnitySamuel Doria Medina1,253,28824.23329
Christian Democratic PartyJorge Quiroga467,3119.04102
Movement without FearJuan del Granado140,2852.710–40
Green Party of BoliviaFernando Vargas137,2402.6500
Invalid/blank votes316,248
Total5,487,6761001300360
Registered voters/turnout5,971,15291.90
Source: TSE

Chamber of Deputies

Commissions

The Chamber of Deputies has twelve legislative commissions (Spanish: comisión legislative), whose leadership is chosen annually.

References

  1. "Directiva del Senado". Cámara de Senadores. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. "Directiva Camaral". Cámara de Diputados. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. "MAS confirma 26 senadores, 85 diputados y asegura 2/3". FM Bolivia. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2010-05-21.


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