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Chamber of Senators (Bolivia)

Upper house of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly

Upper house of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly

FieldValue
nameChamber of Senators
native_nameCámara de Senadores
coa_picCAMARA DE SENADORESbolivia.svg
foundation1831
house_typeUpper house
bodyPlurinational Legislative Assembly
leader1_typePresident of the Senate
leader1Diego Ávila
party1PDC
election16 November 2025
members36
structure1File:Bolivia Senate 2025.svg
structure1_res250px
voting_system1Party-list proportional representation
last_election117 August 2025
next_election1By 2030
session_roomPalacio de Congresos Bolivia.jpg
meeting_placeLegislative Palace building in Plaza Murillo
websitehttps://web.senado.gob.bo/

Government (23)

  • PDC (16)
  • Unity (7) Supported by (13)
  • Libre (12)
  • APB Súmate (1)

The Chamber of Senators () is the upper house of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in the Political Constitution of the State and others determined by Bolivian laws. The Senate is the legislative body of the country, where each Senator represents the interests of their Departments. The session room is located in the Legislative Palace building in Plaza Murillo.

The Senate has 36 seats. Each of the country's nine departments returns four senators elected by proportional representation (using the D'Hondt method). (From 1985 to 2009, the Senate had 27 seats: three seats per department: two from the party or formula that receives the most votes, with the third senator representing the second-placed party.) Senators are elected from party lists to serve five-year terms, and the minimum age to hold a Senate seat is 35 years.

The Senate was established in the 1831, disestablished later, and re-established in 1878.

Before the adoption of the new Constitution of 2009, this chamber was called National Senate ().

References

References

  1. "Bolivia: Ley del Régimen Electoral, 30 de junio de 2010".
  2. (1974). "Area Handbook for Bolivia".
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