Abruzzo (Chamber of Deputies constituency)

Abruzzo
Constituency
for the Chamber of Deputies
RegionAbruzzo
Electorate1,026,974 (2022)[1]
Major settlementsChieti, L'Aquila, Pescara, Teramo
Current constituency
Created1993
Seats9
Member(s)
  •   FdI (4)
  •   M5S (1)
  •   PD (1)
  •   FI (1)
  •   Lega (1)
  •   Az (1)

Abruzzo is one of the 29 constituencies (Italian: circoscrizioni) represented in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Italian parliament.[2] The constituency currently elects 14 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Italian region of Abruzzo. The electoral system uses a parallel voting system, which act as a mixed system, with 37% of seats allocated using a first-past-the-post electoral system and 61% using a proportional method, with one round of voting.[3]

The constituency was first established by the Mattarella law on 4 August 1993 and later confirmed by the Calderoli law on 21 December 2005 and by the Rosato law on 3 November 2017.

  1. ^ "Circoscrizione Abruzzo". Ministero dell'Interno. 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Conoscere la Camera – Scheda illustrativa". Camera dei Deputati. 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Come funziona la legge elettorale e cosa prevede". Corriere della Sera. 2017.