The Italian Parliament is made up of the Chamber of Deputies with 630 members and the Senate of the Republic with 315, and the seats of both assemblies are distributed based on three methods.
The Italian Parliament is composed of the Chamber of Deputies (with 630 members or deputati elected on a national basis) and Senate of the Republic (with 315 members or senatori elected on a regional basis, plus a small number of senators for life or senatori a vita, either appointed or ex officio). Distribution of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic First-past-the-post Proportional representation Overseas constituencies First-past-the-post Proportional representation Overseas constituencies 232 386 12 116 193 6 
