Biscay (Senate constituency)

Biscay
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
Location of Biscay within Spain
ProvinceBiscay
Autonomous communityBasque Country
Population1,152,651 (2019)[1]
Electorate949,598 (Nov 2019)
Major settlementsBilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats4 (1977–)
Member(s)
  •   PNV (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Biscay is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate of Spain, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency elects four senators. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Biscay. The electoral system uses an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to three candidates.

  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.