Cantabria (Congress of Deputies constituency)

Cantabria—Santander until 1982—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 five deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Cantabria. 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 Cantabria (Senate constituency).
Cantabria
Congress of Deputies
Electoral constituency
Location of Cantabria within Spain
ProvinceCantabria
Autonomous communityCantabria
Population585,402 (2022)
Electorate507,818 (2023)
Major settlementsSantander, Torrelavega
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats5
Member(s)
  •   PP (2)
  •   PSOE (2)
  •   Vox (1)
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