Barcelona (Congress of Deputies constituency)

Barcelona
Congress of Deputies
Electoral constituency
Location of Barcelona within Spain
ProvinceBarcelona
Autonomous communityCatalonia
PopulationGreen arrow up5,899,063 (2024)[1]
ElectorateGreen arrow up4,243,500 (2023)
Major settlementsBarcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Mataró, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats33 (1977–1989)
32 (1989–1996)
31 (1996–Apr 2019)
32 (Apr 2019–present)
Member(s)
  •   PSC (13)
  •   SumarECP (5)
  •   PP (5)
  •   ERC (4)
  •   Junts (3)
  •   Vox (2)

Barcelona 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 32 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Barcelona. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

  1. ^ "Real Decreto 1210/2024, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se declaran oficiales las cifras de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal referidas al 1 de enero de 2024". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.

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