Autonomous community Andalusia Electorate 748,579 (2016) Seats 7 (1977–) Region Andalusia Seat 7 (1977–) | Population 917,297 (2016) Major settlements Granada, Motril Province Province of Granada Major settlement Motril | |
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Created Spanish general election, 1977 | ||
Granada is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3%.
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It is one of eight districts which correspond to the provinces of Andalusia. The largest municipalities are Granada, with a population of over 200,000, and Motril, with a population of over 60,000.
Boundaries and electoral system
Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution the boundaries must be the same as the province of Granada and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.
Eligibility
Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from Regional Assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible.
Number of members
Granada has returned seven members at every election from 1977 onwards.
In 2004 Spain had 34,571,831 voters giving an average of 98,777 voters per deputy. In Granada the ratio was very close to that being 99,186.