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Biscay (Basque Parliament constituency)
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For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Biscay (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Biscay (Senate constituency).
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.
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Biscay | |
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Basque Parliament Electoral constituency | |
![]() Location of Biscay within the Basque Country | |
Province | Biscay |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
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Major settlements | Bilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1980 |
Seats | 20 (1980–1984) 25 (1984–present) |
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