National Congress of Ecuador
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The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Ecuador.
Under the 1998 Constitution, Congress meets in Quito and is made up of 100 deputies (diputados). Each of the country's 22 provinces returns a minimum of two deputies plus one additional seat for every 200,000 inhabitants.
Congressional elections were last held on 20 October 2002; the next will take place in 2006.
Results
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'''Summary of the 20 October 2002 National Congress of Ecuador election results |- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and alliances !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats |- |align=left valign=top|Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|15 |- |align=left valign=top|Democratic Left (Izquierda Democrática) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|13 |- |align=left valign=top|Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (Partido Renovador Institucional de Acción Nacional) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|10 |- |align=left valign=top|Joint list of PSP and MUPP-NP |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|6 |- |align=left valign=top|Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement - New Country (Movimiento Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik - Nuevo País) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|5 |- |align=left valign=top|People's Democracy-Christian Democratic Union (Democracia Popular-Unión Demócrata Cristiana) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|4 |- |align=left valign=top|Democratic People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Democrático) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|3 |- |align=left valign=top|Patriotic Society Party 21 January (Partido Sociedad Patriótica 21 de Enero) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|2 |- |align=left valign=top|Joint list of MUPP-NP and PS-FA |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|2 |- |align=left valign=top|Joint list of MPD and PS-FA |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|2 |- |align=left valign=top|Ecuadorian Socialist Party-Broad Front (Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano-Frente Amplio) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign=top|Concentration of People's Forces (Concentración de Fuerzas Populares) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign=top|Freedom Party (Partido Libertad) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign=top|Solidary Fatherland Movement (Movimiento Patria Solidaria) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign=top|Provincial Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Provincial) |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign=top|Democratic Transformation (Transformación Democrática) |valign="top"| |valign="top"| |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of ID and MIRE |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of ID and DP-UDC |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of ID and Movimiento Ciudadanos Nuevo País |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of MUPP-NP and MCNP |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of DP-UDC, PS-FA and Alfarismo Nacional |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of PSC and Unión Nacional-UNO |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of PSC and AN |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left valign="top"|Joint list of PSP and MPD |valign="top"| |valign="top"|. |valign="top"|1 |- |align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 63.5%) |width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100 |- |align=left colspan=4|Source: El Universo |}Eligibility
To serve as a congressional deputy, the following requirements must be met:
- Ecuadorian citizen by birth, not by naturalisation
- Having full enjoyment of political rights
- At least 25 years of age upon filing candidacy
- Native of the province represented, or resident thereof for at least three years immediately prior to the election
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