| Alicante | |
|---|---|
| Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:SpanishCongressDistricts(Alicante).png) Location of Alicante within Spain | |
| Province | Alicante |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Population | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Green_Arrow_Up_Darker.svg){kind=icon} 1,901,594 (2022)[1] |
| Electorate | 1,306,311 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Alicante, Elche, Alcoy, Elda, Benidorm, Orihuela |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1977 |
| Seats | 9 (1977–1986) 10 (1986–1996) 11 (1996–2008) 12 (2008–present) |
| Member(s) | |
Alicante (Valencian: Alacant) 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 12 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Alicante. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.
- ^ "Real Decreto 1037/2022, de 20 de diciembre, por el que se declaran oficiales las cifras de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal referidas al 1 de enero de 2022" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (305): 178928–178933. 21 December 2022. ISSN 0212-033X.