Barcelona (Congress of Deputies constituency)

For the Parliament of Catalonia constituency, see Barcelona (Parliament of Catalonia constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Barcelona (Senate constituency).
Barcelona
Congress of Deputies
Electoral constituency
Location of Barcelona within Spain
ProvinceBarcelona
Autonomous communityCatalonia
Population 5,899,063 (2024)
Electorate 4,243,500 (2023)
Major settlementsBarcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Mataró, Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats33 (1977–1989)
32 (1989–1996)
31 (1996–2019)
32 (2019–present)
Members
  •   PSC (13)
  •   Sumar−ECP (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 closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

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