The Legislature of San Luis ( es, Legislatura de la Provincia de San Luis) is the local legislature of the Argentinian province of

San Luis San Luis (Spanish for "Saint Louis") may refer to: Places Argentina * San Luis Province * San Luis, Argentina, capital of San Luis Province Belize * San Luis, Belize, in Orange Walk District Colombia * San Luis, Antioquia, a town and municipality ...

. It is a

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...

body, comprising the 43 members of the

Chamber of Deputies of San Luis Chamber or the chamber may refer to: In government and organizations *Chamber of commerce, an organization of business owners to promote commercial interests * Legislative chamber, in politics *Debate chamber, the space or room that houses delibe ...

, and the

Senate of San Luis A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "th ...

with 9 members. It is one of eight bicameral legislatures in the country. It is elected by a general provincial first-past-the-post voting (Senate), proportional representation (Chamber), and renewed every 2 years by electing a new half of each house. Each representative serves a four-year term. The Provincial Constitution denotes its legislative powers. The Legislature meets in the provincial capital.

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{{authority control Bicameral legislatures Government of Argentina San Luis Province

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