Barcelona (Congress of Deputies constituency)
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For the Parliament of Catalonia constituency, see Barcelona (Parliament of Catalonia constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Barcelona (Senate constituency).
Barcelona is one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects 32 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Barcelona. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.
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Barcelona | |
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Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency | |
Province | Barcelona |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Population | 5,727,615 (2022)[1] |
Electorate | 4,243,500 (2023) |
Major settlements | Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Mataró, Santa Coloma de Gramanet |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1977 |
Seats | 33 (1977–1989) 32 (1989–1996) 31 (1996–Apr 2019) 32 (Apr 2019–present) |
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