Legislature of Salta

The Legislature of Salta Province (Spanish: Legislatura de la Provincia de Salta) is the legislature of Salta, one of the twenty three provinces that make up Argentina. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Chamber of Deputies (made up of 60 representatives), and the Senate (with 23 representatives).[1]

Legislature of Salta Province

Legislatura de la Provincia de Salta
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
Chamber of Deputies
Leadership
Senate President[lower-alpha 1]
Antonio Marocco (CpS)
since 10 December 2019
1st Senate Vice President
Mashur Lapad (CpS)
since 10 December 2019
Chamber President
Esteban Amat Lacroix (FJ Sáenz)
since 10 December 2019
Structure
Seats83
23 senators
60 deputies
Senate political groups
Government (20)
  •   Commitment for Salta
  •   Evita Leadership

Opposition (3)

Chamber of Deputies political groups

Opposition (15)

Elections
Last Senate election
15 August 2021 (12 seats)
Last Chamber of Deputies election
15 August 2021 (30 seats)
Meeting place
Legislative Palace
Salta, Salta Province

It is one of eight bicameral legislatures in the country.[2][3] Senators are elected using the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, with each senator representing one of Salta's 23 departments, while deputies are elected by a mixed FPTP / proportional representation system, wherein the most populous departments are allocated more seats, while the smallest departments elect a single deputy. Members of both houses are elected for four-year terms, and, as in the National Chamber of Deputies and most other provincial legislatures, elections are held every two years, so that half of its members are up in each election.

Both houses of the Legislature convene in the Legislative Palace, in the provincial capital of Salta. The building, a city landmark, is of an Italian academic style. Its construction began in 1892 and extended until 1902.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. Ex officio as Vice Governor of Salta.

References
  1. admin (2014-03-05). "Constitución Provincial". Cámara de Senadores de Salta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  2. "Tips sobre las elecciones 2017 en Argentina - Noticias - Parlamentario". www.parlamentario.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ADN, Redacción (2017-02-22). "Provincias gobernadas por PJ discuten si desdoblan elecciones". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. "Salta festejó sus 431 años en una colorida jornada". El Tribuno (in Spanish). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
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