At stake in this election:       

• 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER 
• Head of Government: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER
• Assembly: Argentina has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la nación) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with 257 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by qualified majority to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Senate (Senado) 72 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 6-year terms.** In the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) 257 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

**One-third of the Senate is renewable every two years. Senators are elected from 24 multi-member districts, with 3 Senators. 2 Senate seats per district are granted to the party receiving the highest number of votes, while the other seat is given to the first minority party.

***One-half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewable every two years. Party lists are closed. There are 24 multi-member districts. The threshold is 3 percent.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Front for Victory / Frente para la Victoria (FPV)
  • Leader: Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER
  • Seats won in last election: 78​
• Party: Republican Proposal / Propuesta Republicana (PRO)
  • Leader: Mauricio MACRI
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Radical Civic Union/Union Civica Radical (UCR)
  • Leader: Ernesto SANZ
  • Seats won in last election: 13
• Party: Socialist Party/Partido Socialista (PS)
  • Leader: Ruben GIUSTINIANI
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: Radical Civic Coalition/Coalicion Civica (CC)
  • Leader: Elisa CARRIO
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Last election:

• The last election for the Chamber of Deputies was held on 23 October 2011. The Front for Victory Party won 78 seats; The Radical Civic Union won 13 seats, the Popular Union won 3 seats, and the Socialist Party won 5 seats. 

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 41,446,246 (July 2013 est.)
• Registered voters: 30,635,464 (2013)[2]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 21,250,587 (July 2013 est.)
• Is Argentina a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)[4]
• Has Argentina ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 July 1985)[5]
• Gender Quota: Yes[6]
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 94 (37%) of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)[7]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 49[8]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low[9]

Disability Data:

• Is Argentina a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)[10]
• Has Argentina ratified CRPD: Yes (2 September 2008)[11]
• Population with a disability: 6,453,656[12]