The Chamber of Deputies () is the lower house of the Congress of the Dominican Republic. Together, it and the Senate comprise the legislature of the Dominican Republic.

The composition and powers of the House are established by Constitution of the Dominican Republic. The Chamber is composed of deputies who are divided in 178 by province, five nationally, and seven overseas.

The Chamber is charged with the passage of national legislation, known as laws, which, after concurrence by the Senate, are sent to the President of the Dominican Republic for consideration. In addition to this basic power, the Chamber has certain exclusive powers of which include the power to initiate all laws related to revenue, the Impeachment of officers elected by popular vote, the Senate or the National Council of the Magistracy who are sent to trial the Senate.

The lower chamber was called Tribunado 1844–1854, then Chamber of Representatives 1854–1878, and Chamber of Deputies since 1878.

Composition (2024–2028)

On 19 May 2024, deputies were elected, including some by provincial districts, five by national at-large voting, and seven by Overseas Deputies. This list contains the changes that occurred after the election until unknown.

{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: right"

! scope=col | Deputy

! colspan=2 scope=col | Party

! colspan=2 scope=col | Electoral List

! scope=col | Province

! scope=col | Constituency

|-

| JOSÉ HORACIO<br />RODRÍGUEZ GRULLÓN

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 1

|-

| OMAR LEONEL<br />FERNÁNDEZ DOMÍNGUEZ

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 1

|-

| SANDRA HERMINIA<br />ABINADER SUERO DE PRIETO

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 1

|-

| ISABEL JACQUELINE<br />ORTIZ FLORES

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 1

|-

| ORLANDO SALVADOR<br />JORGE VILLEGAS

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 1

|-

| ELIAZER<br />MATOS FÉLIZ

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 1

|-

| LOURDES JOSEFINA<br />AYBAR DIONISIO

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 2

|-

| RAFAEL TOBÍAS<br />CRESPO PÉREZ

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 2

|-

| RAFAEL ANÍBAL<br />DÍAZ RODRÍGUEZ

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 2

|-

| JESÚS BIENVENIDO<br />OGANDO GIL

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 2

|-

| ALFREDO<br />PACHECO OSORIA

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 2

|-

| YUDERKA YVELISSE<br />DE LA ROSA GUERRERO

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 3

|-

| MANUEL ELPIDIO<br />BÁEZ MEJÍA

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 3

|-

| GUSTAVO ANTONIO<br />SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 3

|-

| CARLOS<br />SÁNCHEZ QUEZADA

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 3

|-

| RAMÓN ANTONIO<br />BUENO PATIÑO

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 3

|-

| JOSÉ MIGUEL<br />CABRERA

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 3

|-

| SERGIO<br />MOYA DE LA CRUZ

|

|

| Distrito Nacional

| 3

|-

| JULIO ALBERTO<br />BRITO PEÑA

|

|

| Azua

| -

|-

| LUIS ANTONIO<br />VARGAS RAMÍREZ

|

|

| Azua

| -

|-

| BRENDA MERCEDES<br />OGANDO CAMPOS

|

|

| Azua

| -

|-

| CARLOS ALBERTO<br />RAMÍREZ FILPO

|

|

| Azua

| -

|-

| RAFAEL<br />CUEVAS JIMÉNEZ

|

|

| Bahoruco

| -

|-

| OLFANNY YUVERKA<br />MÉNDEZ MATOS

|

|

| Bahoruco

| -

|-

| MANUEL MIGUEL<br />FLORIÁN TERRERO

|

|

| Barahona

| -

|-

| RUDY MARÍA<br />MÉNDEZ

|

|

| Barahona

| -

|-

| MOISÉS<br />AYALA PÉREZ

|

|

| Barahona

| -

|-

| SONIA<br />AGÜERO MORALES

|

|

| Dajabón

| -

|-

| DARÍO DE JESÚS<br />ZAPATA ESTÉVEZ

|

|

| Dajabón

| -

|-

| YENRRY MANUEL<br />ACOSTA OVALLE

|

|

| Duarte

| -

|-

| LUPE<br />NÚÑEZ ROSARIO

|

|

| Duarte

| -

|-

| NICOLÁS<br />HIDALGO ALMÁNZAR

|

|

| Duarte

| -

|-

| JOSÉ LUIS<br />RODRÍGUEZ HICIANO

|

|

| Duarte

| -

|-

| DORINA YAJAIRA<br />RODRÍGUEZ SALAZAR

|

|

| Duarte

| -

|-

| GERARDO ALFREDO<br />CASANOVA JIMÉNEZ

|

|

| El Seibo

| -

|-

| FAUSTINA<br />GUERRERO CABRERA

|

|

| El Seibo

| -

|-

| JUAN ALBERTO<br />AQUINO MONTERO

|

|

| Elías Piña

| -

|-

| ISRAEL PORFIRIO BIENVENIDO<br />MAÑÓN ALCÁNTARA

|

|

| Elías Piña

| -

|-

| CARLOS MARÍA<br />GARCÍA GÓMEZ

|

|

| Espaillat

| -

|-

| CARLOS ALBERTO<br />AMARANTE GARCÍA

|

|

| Espaillat

| -

|-

| JOSÉ MIGUEL<br />FERREIRAS TORRES

|

|

| Espaillat

| -

|-

| JEFRY JOSÉ<br />GRULLÓN LUGO

|

|

| Espaillat

| -

|-

| SAURY ANTONIO<br />MOTA RAMÍREZ

|

|

| Hato Mayor

| -

|-

| SANTIAGO<br />VILORIO LIZARDO

|

|

| Hato Mayor

| -

|-

| CHARLENE<br />CANAÁN CABRERA

|

|

| Hermanas Mirabal

| -

|-

| FÉLIX SANTIAGO<br />HICIANO ALMÁNZAR

|

|

| Hermanas Mirabal

| -

|-

| GADDIS ENRIQUE<br />CORPORÁN SEGURA

|

|

| Independencia

| -

|-

| LLANELIS<br />MATOS CUEVAS

|

|

| Independencia

| -

|-

| FRANCISCO ANTONIO<br />SOLIMÁN RIJO

|

|

| La Altagracia

| -

|-

| FRANCISCO RODOLFO<br />VILLEGAS PÉREZ

|

|

| La Altagracia

| -

|-

| HAMLET AMADO<br />SÁNCHEZ MELO

|

|

| La Altagracia

| -

|-

| JUAN JULIO<br />CAMPOS VENTURA

|

|

| La Altagracia

| -

|-

| AIDA NILSA<br />LÓPEZ REYNA DE CEBALLOS

|

|

| La Altagracia

| -

|-

| EDUARD ALEXIS<br />ESPIRITUSANTO CASTILLO

|

|

| La Romana

| -

|-

| PLUTARCO<br />PÉREZ

|

|

| La Romana

| -

|-

| EUGENIO<br />CEDEÑO ARECHE

|

|

| La Romana

| -

|-

| PEDRO TOMÁS<br />BOTELLO SOLIMÁN

|

|

| La Romana

| -

|-

| ROSA AMALIA<br />PILARTE LÓPEZ

|

|

| La Vega

| 1

|-

| ÁNGEL TEÓFILO<br />ESTÉVEZ ESTÉVEZ

|

|

| La Vega

| 1

|-

| JOSÉ RAFAEL<br />HERNÁNDEZ PORTES

|

|

| La Vega

| 1

|-

| AGUSTÍN<br />BURGOS TEJADA

|

|

| La Vega

| 1

|-

| JOSÉ DAVID<br />PÉREZ REYES

|

|

| La Vega

| 1

|-

| CARLOS MÁXIMO<br />MEJÍA ABREU

|

|

| La Vega

| 2

|-

| ROGELIO ALFONSO<br />GENAO LANZA

|

|

| La Vega

| 2

|-

| PRISCILA CELVIA<br />D’OLEO AGÜERO

|

|

| María Trinidad Sánchez

| -

|-

| JORGE HUGO<br />CAVOLI BALBUENA

|

|

| María Trinidad Sánchez

| -

|-

| NAPOLEÓN<br />LÓPEZ RODRÍGUEZ

|

|

| María Trinidad Sánchez

| -

|-

| MARÍA MERCEDES<br />FERNÁNDEZ CRUZ

|

|

| Monseñor Nouel

| -

|-

| ORLANDO ANTONIO<br />MARTÍNEZ PEÑA

|

|

| Monseñor Nouel

| -

|-

| NOLBERTO<br />ORTIZ DE LA CRUZ

|

|

| Monseñor Nouel

| -

|-

| RAFAEL ANTONIO<br />ABEL LORA

|

|

| Monte Cristi

| -

|-

| ROSENDY JOEL<br />POLANCO POLANCO

|

|

| Monte Cristi

| -

|-

| JUAN<br />SUAZO MARTE

|

|

| Monte Plata

| -

|-

| PEDRO ANTONIO<br />TINEO NÚÑEZ

|

|

| Monte Plata

| -

|-

| ROMÁN DE JESÚS<br />VARGAS

|

|

| Monte Plata

| -

|-

| HÉCTOR DARÍO<br />FÉLIZ FÉLIZ

|

|

| Pedernales

| -

|-

| EDIRDA YOALIS<br />DE OLEO PEÑA

|

|

| Pedernales

| -

|-

| ANA MERCEDES<br />RODRÍGUEZ DE AGUASVIVAS

|

|

| Peravia

| -

|-

| LUIS<br />ALCIDES BÁEZ

|

|

| Peravia

| -

|-

| JULITO<br />FULCAR ENCARNACIÓN

|

|

| Peravia

| -

|-

| IVANNIA<br />RIVERA NÚÑEZ

|

|

| Puerto Plata

| 1

|-

| FÉLIX ANTONIO<br />CASTILLO RODRÍGUEZ

|

|

| Puerto Plata

| 1

|-

| JULIO EMÍL<br />DURÁN RODRÍGUEZ

|

|

| Puerto Plata

| 1

|-

| JHONNY DE JESÚS<br />MEDINA SANTOS

|

|

| Puerto Plata

| 1

|-

| RAMÓN ALBERTO<br />DORREJO CALVO

|

|

| Puerto Plata

| 2

|-

| JUAN AGUSTÍN<br />MEDINA SANTOS

|

|

| Puerto Plata

| 2

|-

| DANNY RAFAEL<br />GUZMÁN ROSARIO

|

|

| Samaná

| -

|-

| RAMÓN ANÍBAL<br />OLEA MEJÍA

|

|

| Samaná

| -

|-

| YDENIA<br />DOÑÉ TIBURCIO

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 1

|-

| EDDY OSCAR<br />MONTÁS GUERRERO

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 1

|-

| DIONISIO<br />DE LA ROSA RODRÍGUEZ

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 1

|-

| GUSTAVO<br />LARA SALAZAR

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 1

|-

| MANUEL ANTONIO<br />DÍAZ SANTOS

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 2

|-

| FRANCISCO JAVIER<br />PAULINO

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 2

|-

| OTONIEL<br />TEJEDA MARTÍNEZ

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 2

|-

| TULIO<br />JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ

|

|

| San Cristóbal

| 3

|-

| FRANK JUNIOR<br />GUERRERO MATEO

|

|

| San José de Ocoa

| -

|-

| ALTAGRACIA YARELYS<br />ENCARNACIÓN GERÓNIMO

|

|

| San José de Ocoa

| -

|-

| NIDIO<br />ENCARNACIÓN SANTIAGO

|

|

| San Juan

| -

|-

| FRANKLIN<br />RAMÍREZ DE LOS SANTOS

|

|

| San Juan

| -

|-

| MÉLIDO<br />MERCEDES CASTILLO

|

|

| San Juan

| -

|-

| FABIANA<br />TAPIA VALENZUELA

|

|

| San Juan

| -

|-

| PEDRO CÉSAR<br />MOTA PACHECO

|

|

| San Pedro de Macorís

| -

|-

| FIOR DALIZA<br />PEGUERO VARELA

|

|

| San Pedro de Macorís

| -

|-

| LUIS<br />GÓMEZ BENZO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 3

|-

| MIGUEL ALBERTO<br />BOGAERT MARRA

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 4

|-

| AQUILINO<br />SERRATA UCETA

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 4

|-

| ANA MARÍA<br />PEÑA RAPOSO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 4

|-

| IGNACIO<br />ARACENA

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 4

|-

| ELÍAS<br />BÁEZ DE LOS SANTOS

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 4

|-

| EDUVIGES MARÍA<br />BAUTISTA GOMERA

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 4

|-

| LUIS RAFAEL<br />SÁNCHEZ ROSARIO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 4

|-

| DOMINGO EUSEBIO<br />DE LEÓN MASCARO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 5

|-

| JESÚS<br />MARTÍNEZ ALBERTY

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 5

|-

| GETRUDE<br />RAMÍREZ CABRAL

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 5

|-

| ALEXÁNDER JAVIER<br />CUEVAS

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 5

|-

| CÉSAR SANTIAGO<br />RUTINEL DOMÍNGUEZ

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 5

|-

| JESÚS MANUEL<br />SÁNCHEZ MARTÍNEZ

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 5

|-

| RUBÉN DARÍO<br />MALDONADO DÍAZ

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| ENRIQUETA<br />ROJAS JAVIER

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| EMMANUEL<br />MORALES PAULINO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| SÓCRATES<br />PÉREZ LORENZO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| DAMARYS<br />VÁSQUEZ CASTILLO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| BETTY<br />GERÓNIMO SANTANA

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| MELVIN ALEXIS<br />LARA MELO

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| DIÓMEDES OMAR<br />ROJAS

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| LUCRECIA<br />SANTANA LEYBA

|

|

| Santo Domingo

| 6

|-

| DOLORES EMILIA<br />FERMÍN BELTRÁN DE DURÁN

|

|

| Valverde

| -

|-

| JOSÉ FRANCISCO<br />LÓPEZ CHÁVEZ

|

|

| Valverde

| -

|-

| GUSTAVO ADOLFO<br />RODRÍGUEZ ESPINA

|

|

| Valverde

| -

|-

| KENIA FELICIA<br />BIDÓ PARRA DE DELL’AQUILA

|

|

| Overseas Deputy, Electoral District 1

| 1

|-

| SERVIA AUGUSTA<br />FAMILIA ECHABARRÍA

|

|

| Overseas Deputy, Electoral District 1

| 1

|-

| NORBERTO<br />RODRÍGUEZ VÁSQUEZ

|

|

| Overseas Deputy, Electoral District 1

| 1

|-

| RAMÓN MARÍA<br />CEBALLO MARTES

|

|

| Overseas Deputy, Electoral District 2

| 2

|-

| ADELIS DE JESÚS<br />OLIVARES ORTEGA

|

|

| Overseas Deputy, Electoral District 2

| 2

|-

| LILY GERMANIA<br />FLORENTINO ROSARIO

|

|

| Overseas Deputy, Electoral District 3

| 3

|-

| JULIO CÉSAR<br />LÓPEZ PEÑA

|

|

| Overseas Deputy, Electoral District 3

| 3

|-

| PEDRO ANTONIO<br />MARTÍNEZ MORONTA

|

|

| At-large

| -

|-

| JUAN DIONICIO<br />RODRÍGUEZ RESTITUYO

|

|

| At-large

| -

|-

| MIGUEL ÁNGEL<br />DE LOS SANTOS FIGUEROA

|

|

| At-large

| -

|-

| RADHAMÉS<br />CAMACHO CUEVAS

|

|

| At-large

| -

|-

| ELÍAS<br />WESSIN CHÁVEZ

|

|

| At-large

| -

|-

|}

Party strengths in the Chamber of Deputies

The following table shows the composition of the Chamber of Deputies at the start of the most recent legislative periods by Electoral List (this list excludes the National Deputies and the Overseas Deputies for the elections before 2016)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! Party !! 1998 !! 2002 !! 2006 !! 2010 !! 2016 !! 2020 !! 2024

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)

|| 83 || 74 || 60 || 73 || 0 || 3 || 1

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)

|| 49 || 41 || 96 || 102 || 127 || 75 || 13

|-

|align="left"| Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)

|| – || – || – || – || 47 || 90 || 134

|-

|align="left"| Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)

|| 17 || 35 || 22 || 3 || 13 || 6 || 4

|-

|align="left"| Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (BIS)

|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0

|-

|align="left"| Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC)

|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1

|-

|align="left"| Country Alliance (ALPAÍS)

|| – || – || – || – || 1 || 2 || 1

|-

|align="left"| People's Force (FP)

|| – || – || – || – || – || 4 || 27

|-

|align="left"| Broad Front (FA)

|| – || – || – || – || – || 3 || 0

|-

|align="left"| Alliance for Democracy (APD)

|| – || – || – || – || – || 2 || 0

|-

|align="left"| Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (PRSD)

|| – || – || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3

|-

|align="left"| Christian People's Party (PPC)

|| – || – || – || – || – || 1 || 0

|-

|align="left"| Liberal Reformist Party (PLR)

|| – || – || – || – || – || 1 || 1

|-

|align="left"| Civic Renovation Party (PCR)

|| – || – || – || – || – || 1 || 1

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Humanist Party (PHD)

|| – || – || – || – || – || 1 || 0

|-

|align="left"| Dominicans for Change (DXC)

|| – || – || – || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2

|-

|align="left"| National Citizen Will Party (PNVC)

|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1

|-

|align="left"| Christian Socialist Party (PSC)

|| – || – || – || – || – || – || 1

|-

|align="left"| Total ||149||150||178||178|| 190 ||190 ||190

|}

The following table shows the composition of the Chamber of Deputies at the start of the most recent legislative period (2020–2024) by individual party (this list includes the National Deputies and the Overseas Deputies)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! Party !! Seats

|-

|align="left"| Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)

|| 86

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)

|| 66

|-

|align="left"| Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)

|| 5

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)

|| 3

|-

|align="left"| Broad Front (FA)

|| 3

|-

|align="left"| People's Force (FP)

|| 15

|-

|align="left"| Country Alliance (ALPAIS)

|| 2

|-

|align="left"| Alliance for Democracy (APD)

|| 2

|-

|align="left"| Social Democratic Institutional Bloc (BIS)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Dominicans for Change (DXC)

|| 2

|-

|align="left"| Civic Renovation Party (PCR)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Humanist Party (PHD)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Liberal Reformist Party (PLR)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (PRSD)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Total ||190

|}

The following table shows the composition of the Chamber of Deputies at the start of the legislative period 2016–2020 by individual party (this list includes the National Deputies and the Overseas Deputies)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! Party !! Seats

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)

|| 106

|-

|align="left"| Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)

|| 43

|-

|align="left"| Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)

|| 17

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)

|| 16

|-

|align="left"| Liberal Reformist Party (PLR)

|| 3

|-

|align="left"| Country Alliance (ALPAIS)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Broad Front (FA)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Alternative Democratic Movement (MODA)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Christian People's Party (PPC)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Total ||190

|}

The following table shows the composition of the Chamber of Deputies at the start of the legislative period 2010–2016 by individual party (this list includes the National Deputies and the Overseas Deputies)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! Party !! Seats

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)

|| 96

|-

|align="left"| Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)

|| 77

|-

|align="left"| Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)

|| 11

|-

|align="left"| National Progressive Force (FNP)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Christian People's Party (PPC)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Alternative Democratic Movement (MODA)

|| 1*

|-

|align="left"| Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (BIS)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (MIUCA)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Alliance for Democracy (APD)

|| 1

|-

|align="left"| Total ||190

|}

  • <small>In 2010, the deputy Virgilio Meran Valenzuela win his seat like a member of MODA, but due to personal political changes, the web page of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic, list him like a PRD deputy. Moreover, the page not list MODA as a political party with some legislative representative. </small>

See also

  • Politics of the Dominican Republic
  • List of political parties in the Dominican Republic
  • Senate of the Dominican Republic.
  • List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic

References

  • National Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
  • Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic (Spanish)