Biscay (Basque Parliament constituency)

Biscay
Basque Parliament
Electoral constituency
Location of Biscay within the Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
Autonomous communityBasque Country
Population1,152,651 (2019)[1]
Electorate950,563 (2020)[2]
Major settlementsBilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo
Current constituency
Created1980
Seats20 (1980–1984)
25 (1984–present)
Member(s)
  •   PNV (12)
  •   EH Bildu (7)
  •   PSE–EE (3)
  •   Podemos (1)
  •   EzAn–IU (1)
  •   PP (1)

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.

  1. ^ "Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Población por provincias y por sexo". ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Elecciones al Parlamento del País Vasco y al Parlamento de Galicia del 12 de julio de 2020" (PDF). www.ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.