Biscay | |
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Basque Parliament Electoral constituency | |
Province | Biscay |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Population | 1,152,651 (2019)[1] |
Electorate | 950,563 (2020)[2] |
Major settlements | Bilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1980 |
Seats | 20 (1980–1984) 25 (1984–present) |
Member(s) |
Biscay (Basque: Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is one of the three constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Basque Parliament, the regional legislature of the Basque Autonomous Community. The constituency currently elects 25 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Biscay. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.