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) |
Member(s) |
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.