The '''Chamber of Deputies''' (Arabic:مجلس النواب( تونس) ''Majlis al-Nuwaab)'') is the [[lower chamber]] of the [[Parliament of Tunisia]], the [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[legislature|legislative branch]] of the government of [[Tunisia]]. It has 189 seats and members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms. 20% of the seats are reserved for the opposition. The Chamber plays a growing role in debate on national policy but never originates legislation. Elections are held in the last 30 days of each five-year term. To be eligible for office, one must be a voter with a Tunisian mother or father and be at least 23 years old the day candidacy is announced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyulawglobal.org/Globalex/Tunisia.htm |title=A Guide to the Tunisian Legal System |author=Dahmène Touchent |date=August 2005 |work= |publisher=New York University School of Law |accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref> Elections were most recently held in October 2009.
Elections held on October 24, 2004 and October 25, 2009, resulted in substantial majorities for the Democratic Constitutional Rally. The 2004 election yielded the following results:
