Biscay | |
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Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency | |
Province | Biscay |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Population | 1,149,344 (2022)[1] |
Electorate | 942,983 (2023) |
Major settlements | Bilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1977 |
Seats | 10 (1977–1993) 9 (1993–2008) 8 (2008–present) |
Member(s) |
Biscay (Basque: Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) 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 Biscay. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.