Madrid (Senate constituency)

Madrid
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
Location of Madrid within Spain
ProvinceMadrid
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
Population6,663,394 (2019)[1]
Electorate5,088,093 (Nov 2019)
Major settlementsMadrid, Móstoles, Alcalá de Henares, Fuenlabrada, Leganés, Getafe, Alcorcón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Parla, Alcobendas
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Madrid 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 Madrid. The electoral system uses limited 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.