Las Palmas | |
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Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency | |
Province | Las Palmas |
Autonomous community | Canary Islands |
Population | 1,129,395 (2022)[1] |
Electorate | 898,882 (2023) |
Major settlements | Las Palmas, Telde, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Arrecife, San Bartolomé de Tirajana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1977 |
Seats | 6 (1977–1986) 7 (1986–2004) 8 (2004–present) |
Member(s) |
Las Palmas 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 eight deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Las Palmas. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.