A deputy is a legislator.
A deputy is an individual who is appointed through the election carried out by the people to become their representative in a legislative chamber . It is necessary, before elaborating on the definition of the concept, to explain that the supreme power of a democratic country is made up of three independent powers : the Executive , the Legislative and the Judicial. They have a similar quality of importance and must work together to maintain the order of the nation.
Deputies are those citizens chosen by the citizens to represent them before the government. Each province has its own, who act on behalf of their region in the corresponding chamber.
The deputy, therefore, is a member of the Chamber of Deputies , the Legislative Assembly , the National Assembly , the House of Representatives or the Parliament , according to the constitutional regime and the name of each country. In States that have two legislative chambers (that is, they are bicameral), the deputies are part of the lower house , leaving the so-called upper house for the senators .
Importance of the deputy
The figure of the deputy is very important in democratic regimes. These are the representatives of the community, chosen by secret and free suffrage of the people. Upon being elected and reaching the corresponding chamber, the deputy is expected to defend the interests of the people who voted for him.
The number of deputies and the method of forming the chamber depend on each legislation. In Argentina , for example, there are provincial deputies and national deputies . National deputies are chosen according to a proportional method in twenty-four districts (23 provinces plus the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ). The mandate of the national deputy lasts four years, while the chamber is renewed in halves every couple of years.
Chile has a Chamber of Deputies of 120 members, elected according to the different electoral districts. In Spain , deputies and senators make up the Cortes Generales that develop the Legislative Power .
It should be noted that the European Union has an international Chamber of Deputies , which is made up of deputies representing all the countries of the bloc.
The deputies make up the Legislative Branch of the State.
Differences with senators
In order for a law to be constituted, it is necessary that both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate participate in said constitution; however, the tasks and obligations of each one are different.
All legislative text is initiated by the deputies, there if it is signed by the majority of those present it passes to the Chamber of Senators who will have the last word; although this may vary according to the justice system of each nation .
In this way, once the Congress of Deputies has approved a law , the Senate meets to deliberate on it to finally decide whether to promulgate it or not. In addition, Senators can oppose their veto or even amend certain parts of the text; said modifications must be approved by an absolute majority.
When choosing both deputies and senators, it must be taken into account that no party can have more than 60% of the Chamber because in this way it would have an absolute majority and then decisions could not be made equitably.
Functions of the Spanish deputies
Among the most important functions of the Chamber of Deputies of Spain are to present the declaration of the President-Elect, the approval of the Expenditure Budget of the Federation, which is sent by the Federal Executive and to review the Public Account of each year to Check if it fits the budget you have.
For their part, the Spanish Senators have a series of different powers , among which are the analysis of the foreign policy that has been implemented by the President of the Republic, approving those international treaties and other diplomatic conventions that the Executive has undertaken, analyze and repeal those laws that have been previously approved by the Deputies and resolve political imbalances that may have arisen between the various powers of the State .
For their part, citizens must be aware of the responsibilities that each of the chambers must fulfill in order to know how to properly choose each of their representatives and, once elected, they can know what to expect and demand from each one.