# Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala. The Guatemalan Congress is made up of 160 deputies who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms. The electoral system is closed party list proportional representation. 31 of the deputies are elected on a nationwide list, whilst the remaining 127 deputies are elected in 22 multi-member constituencies. Each of Guatemala's 22 departments serves as a district, with the exception of the department of Guatemala containing the capital, which on account of its size is divided into two (distrito central and distrito Guatemala). Departments are allocated seats based on their population size and they are shown in the table below.

## Deputies by Department

| Department | Deputies |
| Listado Nacional | 31 |
| Distrito Central | 19 |
| Alta Verapaz | 9 |
| Baja Verapaz | 2 |
| Chimaltenango | 5 |
| Chiquimula | 3 |
| El Progreso | 1 |
| Escuintla | 6 |
| Guatemala (Distrito) | 11 |
| Huehuetenango | 10 |
| Izabal | 3 |
| Jalapa | 3 |
| Jutiapa | 4 |
| Petén | 4 |
| Quetzaltenango | 7 |
| Quiché | 8 |
| Retalhuleu | 3 |
| Sacatepéquez | 3 |
| San Marcos | 9 |
| Santa Rosa | 3 |
| Sololá | 3 |
| Suchitepéquez | 5 |
| Totonicapán | 4 |
| Zacapa | 2 |
| Total | 160 |

## History

Guatemala had a bicameral legislature in the 1845 constitution. It was replaced with the unicameral Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes), which was in turn reformulated as the National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) in 1879, then the Congress of the Republic in 1945.

## Political culture

It is not uncommon for deputies to change parties during the legislature's term or to secede from a party and create a new party or congressional block.

## Building

The Congress of the Republic Guatemala is located in the Legislative Palace in Guatemala city.
During the protests against the budget for 2021 on 21 November 2020, protestors entered the building and set parts of it on fire.

## Latest election

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| | Vamos | Vamos | Vamos | 628,126 | 15.06 | 6 | 696,325 | 15.54 | 33 | 39 | +23 |
| | National Unity of Hope | National Unity of Hope | National Unity of Hope | 538,010 | 12.90 | 5 | 571,867 | 12.76 | 23 | 28 | –26 |
| | Semilla | Semilla | Semilla | 488,692 | 11.72 | 5 | 430,297 | 9.60 | 18 | 23 | +16 |
| | Cabal | Cabal | Cabal | 371,215 | 8.90 | 3 | 401,035 | 8.95 | 15 | 18 | New |
| | Vision with Values | Vision with Values | Vision with Values | 288,546 | 6.92 | 3 | 258,605 | 5.77 | 8 | 11 | +4 |
| | Valor–Unionist | | Valor–Unionist | 229,861 | 5.51 | 2 | 124,133 | 2.77 | 3 | 5 | New |
| | Valor–Unionist | | Valor | 229,861 | 5.51 | – | 197,538 | 4.41 | 7 | 7 | –2 |
| | Valor–Unionist | | Unionist Party | 229,861 | 5.51 | – | 22,363 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | –3 |
| | Will, Opportunity and Solidarity | Will, Opportunity and Solidarity | Will, Opportunity and Solidarity | 186,438 | 4.47 | 1 | 178,750 | 3.99 | 3 | 4 | New |
| | Todos | Todos | Todos | 169,101 | 4.05 | 1 | 198,893 | 4.44 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
| | URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | | URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | 133,694 | 3.21 | 1 | 25,013 | 0.56 | 0 | 1 | New |
| | URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | | Winaq | 133,694 | 3.21 | – | 76,137 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | –3 |
| | URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | | Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity | 133,694 | 3.21 | – | 87,687 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | –3 |
| | Nosotros | Nosotros | Nosotros | 131,217 | 3.15 | 1 | 138,742 | 3.10 | 2 | 3 | New |
| | Victory | Victory | Victory | 124,946 | 3.00 | 1 | 126,830 | 2.83 | 2 | 3 | – |
| | Bienestar Nacional | Bienestar Nacional | Bienestar Nacional | 112,742 | 2.70 | 1 | 121,488 | 2.71 | 3 | 4 | –4 |
| | Blue Party | Blue Party | Blue Party | 98,487 | 2.36 | 1 | 109,802 | 2.45 | 1 | 2 | New |
| | Elephant Community | Elephant Community | Elephant Community | 95,435 | 2.29 | 1 | 90,040 | 2.01 | 1 | 2 | New |
| | Podemos | Podemos | Podemos | 86,475 | 2.07 | 0 | 87,011 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Commitment, Renewal and Order | Commitment, Renewal and Order | Commitment, Renewal and Order | 84,667 | 2.03 | 0 | 102,421 | 2.29 | 3 | 3 | –3 |
| | Movement for the Liberation of Peoples | Movement for the Liberation of Peoples | Movement for the Liberation of Peoples | 74,802 | 1.79 | 0 | 81,142 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Humanist Party of Guatemala | Humanist Party of Guatemala | Humanist Party of Guatemala | 61,564 | 1.48 | 0 | 72,059 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | –6 |
| | Change | Change | Change | 52,754 | 1.26 | 0 | 87,821 | 1.96 | 1 | 1 | New |
| | National Advancement Party | National Advancement Party | National Advancement Party | 45,940 | 1.10 | 0 | 41,594 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | –2 |
| | My Family | My Family | My Family | 45,402 | 1.09 | 0 | 44,576 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Republican Union | Republican Union | Republican Union | 34,982 | 0.84 | 0 | 34,159 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National Convergence Front | National Convergence Front | National Convergence Front | 28,827 | 0.69 | 0 | 29,386 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | –8 |
| | Guatemalan People's Party | Guatemalan People's Party | Guatemalan People's Party | 23,837 | 0.57 | 0 | 12,672 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Republican Party | Republican Party | Republican Party | 21,658 | 0.52 | 0 | 20,115 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National Integration Party | National Integration Party | National Integration Party | 13,927 | 0.33 | 0 | 12,416 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4,171,345 | 100.00 | 32 | 4,480,917 | 100.00 | 128 | 160 | – |
| Source: TSE (99.13% counted, national votes) TSE ||||||||||||

### Central American Parliament

20 :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Vamos | 655,906 | 17.75 | 5 | +2 |
| | National Unity of Hope | 594,918 | 16.10 | 4 | –1 |
| | Semilla | 425,629 | 11.52 | 3 | +2 |
| | Vision with Values | 274,193 | 7.42 | 2 | +1 |
| | Valor–Unionist | 256,291 | 6.94 | 2 | +1 |
| | Todos | 166,509 | 4.51 | 1 | – |
| | Will, Opportunity and Solidarity | 155,181 | 4.20 | 1 | +1 |
| | Nosotros | 131,284 | 3.55 | 1 | +1 |
| | Victory | 120,106 | 3.25 | 1 | +1 |
| | URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | 118,998 | 3.22 | 0 | –2 |
| | Bienestar Nacional | 108,030 | 2.92 | 0 | – |
| | Elephant Community | 100,932 | 2.73 | 0 | – |
| | Blue Party | 95,540 | 2.59 | 0 | – |
| | Podemos | 86,116 | 2.33 | 0 | – |
| | Commitment, Renewal and Order | 81,892 | 2.22 | 0 | –1 |
| | Humanist Party of Guatemala | 70,219 | 1.90 | 0 | – |
| | Change | 55,276 | 1.50 | 0 | – |
| | My Family | 48,948 | 1.32 | 0 | – |
| | National Advancement Party | 41,712 | 1.13 | 0 | – |
| | Republican Union | 34,415 | 0.93 | 0 | – |
| | National Convergence Front | 28,930 | 0.78 | 0 | –2 |
| | Guatemalan People's Party | 23,435 | 0.63 | 0 | – |
| | Republican Party | 20,666 | 0.56 | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | 3,695,126 | 100.00 | 20 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,695,126 | 65.83 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,272,521 | 22.67 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 645,511 | 11.50 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,613,158 | 100.00 | | |
| Source: TSE (99.10% percent counted) ||||||