Biscay (Basque Parliament 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.

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Biscay (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Biscay (Senate constituency).
Biscay
Basque Parliament
Electoral constituency
Location of Biscay within the Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
Autonomous communityBasque Country
Population1,152,651 (2019)
Electorate950,563 (2020)
Major settlementsBilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo
Current constituency
Created1980
Seats20 (1980–1984)
25 (1984–present)
Member(s)
  •   PNV (12)
  •   EH Bildu (7)
  •   PSE–EE (3)
  •   Podemos (1)
  •   EzAn–IU (1)
  •   PP (1)
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