Legislature of La Rioja

Legislative body of La Rioja Province, Argentina

Not to be confused with the Parliament of La Rioja, in Spain.

Legislature of La Rioja Province

Type
Type|

Unicameral

Leadership

President
(Vice Governor)

Florencia López (PJ/FDT)
since 10 December 2019

First Vice President

Teresita Leonor Madera (PJ/FDT)
since 10 December 2019

Second Vice President

Ismael Aníbal Bordagaray, JXC
since 10 December 2019

Structure
Seats| 36 legislators

Legislature political groups

| Government (29)

* Frente de Todos

Opposition (7)

* JXC (4)
* Libertad Avanza (1)
* Hay Futuro (1)
* Nuestra Rioja (1)

Length of term

| 4 years
Authority| Constitution of La Rioja
Elections

Legislature voting system

| Proportional representation / First-past-the-post

Last Legislature election

| 14 November 2021

Next Legislature election

| May 7 2023
Website
legislaturalarioja.gob.ar

The Legislature of La Rioja (Spanish: Legislatura de la provincia de La Rioja), also sometimes referred to as the Legislative Function (Función Legislativa), is the unicameral legislative body of La Rioja Province, in Argentina. It comprises 36 legislators, elected in each of the 18 departments of La Rioja. Half of the legislature is renewed every two years.[1]

The legislature was established by the first provincial constitution, adopted in 1855, and convened for the first time on 18 March 1856. According to the provincial constitution, the legislature must count with one member per 4,000 inhabitants.[2] Out of the 18 departments, 12 elect a single legislator, and thus employ the first-past-the-post system. The remaining six departments employ proportional representation to elect its multiple legislators. The Capital Department has the largest number of representatives in the legislature, with 8.[3][4]

The legislature is presided by the vice governor, who is elected every four years alongside the governor. The current vice governor, elected in 2019, is Florencia López, of the Justicialist Party.[5]

## Seats per department

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Department  | Seats

|

Ángel V. Peñaloza | 1
Arauco | 3
Belgrano | 1
Capital | 8
Castro Barros | 1
Chamical | 3
Chilecito | 4
Facundo Quiroga | 1
Famatina | 1
Felipe Varela | 3
Independencia | 1
Lamadrid | 1
Ocampo | 1
Rosario Vera Peñaloza | 3
San Blas de los Sauces | 1
San Martín | 1
Sanagasta | 1
Vinchina | 1
Total  | 36

## References

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1. ^ "La Rioja: el Frente de Todos en La Rioja se impuso con más del 50%". Ámbito (in Spanish). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
2. ^ "Breve historia". Legislatura de la Provincia de la Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
3. ^ "Cambio de reglas en las elecciones generales de La Rioja". CIPPEC (in Spanish). November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
4. ^ "La Rioja: el oficialismo amplió su ventaja y Milei logró un diputado provincial". Página 12 (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
5. ^ "Legislatura de la Provincia de La Rioja". Legislaturas Conectadas (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022.

## External links

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* Official website (in Spanish)
* Constitution of La Rioja Province (in Spanish)

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Provincial legislatures in Argentina

Provinces|

* Buenos Aires
* CD
* S
* Catamarca
* CD
* S
* Chaco
* Chubut
* Córdoba
* Corrientes
* CD
* S
* Entre Ríos
* CD
* S
* Formosa
* Jujuy
* La Pampa
* La Rioja
* Mendoza
* CD
* S
* Misiones
* Neuquén
* Río Negro
* Salta
* CD
* S
* San Juan
* San Luis
* CD
* S
* Santa Cruz
* Santa Fe
* CD
* S
* Santiago del Estero
* Tierra del Fuego
* Tucumán

Autonomous city|

* Buenos Aires City

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