Asturias (Congress of Deputies constituency)

Asturias—Oviedo until 1986—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 Asturias. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

For the Senate constituency, see Asturias (Senate constituency).
Asturias
Congress of Deputies
Electoral constituency
Location of Asturias within Spain
ProvinceAsturias
Autonomous communityPrincipality of Asturias
Population1,004,686 (2022)
Electorate959,023 (2023)
Major settlementsGijón, Oviedo, Avilés, Siero, Langreo, Mieres
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats10 (1977–1986)
9 (1986–2004)
8 (2004–Apr 2019)
7 (Apr 2019–present)
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (2)
  •   Sumar (1)
  •   Vox (1)
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